Tag Archives: Bayhaqi

February, 2017

• 14 February

  Salah is the pillar of Din

  Question What is the status of the following famous narration? الصَّلاةُ عِمادُ الدِّينِ مَنْ أقَامَها فَقدْ أقَامَ الدِّينَ وَمنْ هَدمَها فَقَد هَدَمَ الدِّينَ Salah is the pillar of Din. Whoever establishes it has established Din and whoever neglects and destroys it has destroyed Din
• 10 February

  The initiator of salam is free from pride

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic: ‘The one who initiates the salam is free from pride’
• 8 February

  The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) would cry and tremble when they heard Quran

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Urwah ibn Zubayr said: “I asked my grandmother Asma (radiyallahu ‘anha), ‘What was the condition of the Sahabah when they would hear Quran? She replied, ‘Their eyes teared and their skins trembled just as Allah has described them [in the Quran]'”
• 7 February

  A person will be buried in the soil he was created from

  Question Kindly verify the following statement and to whom it is attributed? “Every person will be buried in the soil from which he was created”
• 6 February

  A narration on saying Alhamdulillah thrice when one is blessed with a bounty

  Question Is the following authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a servant of Allah is blessed with a bounty from Allah and he says ‘Alhamdulillah’  then the servant has fulfilled showing gratitude for that bounty. If he says ‘Alhamdulillah’ for a second time, Allah will renew the reward for him and if he says ‘Alhamdulillah’ three times then …

January, 2017

• 27 January

  Is the Hadith ‘Do not sleep after meals as this creates hardness in the heart’ authentic?

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Ummul Mu’minin, Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Make the digestion process simpler by engaging in dhikr or Salah after meals. Do not sleep after meals as this creates (spiritual) hardness in the heart”

December, 2016

• 28 December

  Abdals and Qutbs

  Question Which Hadiths mention the Abdals and Qutbs and what is their authenticity?
• 23 December

  A virtue of reciting Surah ikhlas one hundred times with wudu

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The person who reads Surah Ikhlas 100 times with wudu, beginning with Surah Fatihah, will receive the following virtues: 1. Allah Ta’ala will record ten good deeds for every letter 2. Erase ten sins 3. Elevate ten stages 4. Build one hundred palaces in Jannah 5. On that particular day Allah Ta’ala will grant him …
• 23 December

  Reciting Surah Yasin on the eve of Friday

  Question Is this this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites Surah Yasin on the eve of Friday he will be forgiven by morning”
• 22 December

  The Value of Contentment

  Question What is the status of the following Hadith which appears in Al Mu’jamul Awsat: القناعة مال لا ينفد
• 18 December

  The virtue of pardoning when one has the ability to punish

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: Musa (‘alayhis salam) said, O my Rabb! Who among Your servants is the most respected to you? Allah Ta’ala said: ‘One who has the power (to punish), yet forgives’
• 14 December

  Ponder over the creation/favours of Allah Ta’ala and do not ponder over the Being of Allah

  Question What is the source and authenticity of the Hadith “Ponder over the creation of Allah Ta’ala and do not ponder regarding the Being of Allah”

November, 2016

• 21 November

  The Hadith “The plaintiff should provide the evidence and the oath is obliged on the defendant”

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “It is the plaintiff who should provide the evidence, and the oath is obliged on the one that contests”