Tag Archives: Bayhaqi

June, 2015

• 12 June

  Entering a home decorated with pictures of animate objects

  Question How should we interpret the following Hadith? Does this apply to all Muslims in general, or only ‘Ulama? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “It is not appropriate for a person to enter a house that had been decorated.”  
• 8 June

  The du’a for a cold day

  Question Please provide the words, reference and reliability of the famous du’a for a cold day that has been circulating recently.
• 4 June

  Reciting the Takbir when completing the last few Surahs of the Quran

  Question Are there any virtues mentioned in the Hadith for reciting the takbir from Surah Duha to Surah Nas when one is completing a recital of the Quran?
• 3 June

  Allah Ta’ala is the companion of those who remember him

  Question Is it true that Allah says “I am the companion of the one who remembers me ” ?

May, 2015

• 25 May

  An unauthentic reward for performing Tarawih Salah

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whomsoever reads Salah at night [in Ramadan], will get one thousand five hundred [1500] rewards for each sajdah, and Allah will build for him a house in Jannah from rubies which will have sixty thousand [60 000] doors. Each door leads to a gold palace embedded with red …
• 14 May

  What to recite when a person dies

  Question Upon a person’s death please tell me if the shahadah must be read as well as Surah Baqarah. Also does reading Quran , Yasin or du’as help the dead person?
• 14 May

  Imam Shafi’i’s du’a for protection when summoned by the Khalifah

  Question Kindly provide the reference for the following du’a of Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah) as well as the incident behind the du’a. شهد الله أنه لا إله إلا هو الآية… اللهم إني أعوذ بنور قدسك، وببركة طهارتك، وبعظمة جلالك، من كل عاهة وآفة، وطارق الجن والإنس، إلا طارقاً يطرق بخير منك يا رحمن. اللهم بك ملاذي فيك ألوذ. وبك غياثي فيك أغوث …
• 4 May

  The virtue of memorising forty Hadiths

  Question I have heard that there is a Hadith which says to the nearest meaning: The one who memories forty Hadiths, will awaken on the day of judgement with the ‘Ulama. Is this a Hadith or saying of the salaf, can you please clarify if this is even correct? Jazakallahu Khair
• 1 May

  A lengthy Hadith explaining the signs of Qiyamah

  Question There is a lengthy Hadith recorded in Tabarani – Hadith- 10556- on the authority of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) which enlists approximately twenty three signs of Qiyamah. One of the narrators are weak. Is this Hadith sufficiently corroborated and can it be quoted?

April, 2015

• 21 April

  Majority of sins emanate from the tongue

  Question Is the following Hadith reliable? “The majority of man’s sins emanate from his tongue”
• 14 April

  Drink water in sips, not gulps

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) said the best drink in this world is water, when you are thirsty drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver. Is this reliable?

March, 2015

• 25 March

  A great reward for saying a certain Hamd (Praise of Allah)

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whomsoever says the following: ‘Alhamdu lillahil ladhi tawada’a kullu shay in  li’azamatih wal hamdu lillahil ladhi dhalla kullu shay in li ‘izzatih wal hamdulillahil ladhi khada’a kullu shay in li mulkih wal hamdulillahil ladhis taslama kullu shay in li qudratih’, Allah will record for him one thousand good …
• 12 March

  Sahabah drinking the blood of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Kindly verify the authenticity of the narration where Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) drank the blood of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam). Can This narration be used to show the extreme love that Sahabah had for Nabi (sallalahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?