23 December 2016
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…
23 December 2016
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…
22 December 2016
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 2016
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…
14 December 2016
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"
21 November 2016
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…
12 November 2016
The importance of safeguarding one’s tongue
Question Could you provide a reference for this Hadith? "A man stumbles with his tongue worse than he stumbles with his feet"
24 October 2016
Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) seeing off the army
Question Is the following narration reliable? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) once walked with an army seeing them off. He said, 'All praise belongs to Allah, our feet have become dusty in His…
19 October 2016
The only regret a person will have in the Hereafter
Question Is the following Hadith suitable to quote? "The only regret of the inhabitants of Jannah will be the time they had spent not remembering Allah Ta'ala"
12 October 2016
‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)’s statement regarding Abu Bakr and ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) being superior
Question What is the original source of this narration? 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: 'No one regards me as superior to Abu Bakr and 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) but I will beat him, the beating of a…
1 October 2016
The four Muadhins of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question I have heard that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) had four Muadhins. Can you please mention their names
1 October 2016
Dawud (‘alayhis salam) enquires regarding being grateful to Allah Ta’ala
Question Is this story correct and where can it be found? Dawud ('alayhis salam) once asked Allah Ta'ala, 'O My Rabb! [Being given the ability to] thank you and to express gratitude to you is also…
21 September 2016
How to really get to know someone
Question Where is the narration to the effect that a person was praised in the presence of 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) and he asked: 'Did you do business or travel with that person?'
8 September 2016
Another virtue of the 10 days of Dhul Hijjah
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said, 'There are no days more preferred by Allah, nor days in which actions are more beloved to Allah the Mighty and Majestic than these ten days…
7 September 2016
To eat the liver from one’s animal of sacrifice (Qurbani/Udhiyah)
Question Is the habit of eating from the liver of the Qurbani animal proven in the Hadith?