8 February 2014
Why did Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) miss some salah?
Question What are the explanations for a few salah of Rasulullah (salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) being made "qadha" during the battle of the trench?
7 February 2014
Iman is between fear and hope
Question One often hears the statement, sometimes cited as a Hadith or saying of the Salaf: "Iman is between fear and hope" or different wordings. What is the source for this statement? And…
6 February 2014
Is this Hadith really in Bukhari?
Question Someone came to me and informed me of a Sirah Bayan he heard. In the bayan, the khatib mentioned a Hadith in which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was resting on the thigh of Ali…
27 January 2014
Etiquettes of entering and leaving the home
Question What should we say for protection when leaving the house? What are the adabs of leaving and entering one’s home? What is the du'a to stop Shaytan or Jinn from entering our house? Is there a…
22 December 2013
Hadith on handshake with both hands
Question Please tell me where the Hadith regarding shaking hands using both hands can be found?
17 December 2013
Virtues of Ayatul-Kursi
Question Please quote some Hadiths regarding the benefits of Ayatul-Kursi?
17 December 2013
Hadith: I am leaving behind two things
Question Could you please inform what is the academic status of these two Hadiths: 1. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of Allah and the Sunnat 2. I am leaving behind two things: the Book of…
16 December 2013
Ruling on good deeds done before Islam
Question When a person accepts Islam, what happens to all the good deeds he did before Islam?
16 December 2013
Hadith on wigs
Question Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the…
13 December 2013
To use the right hand when counting Dhikr
Question I recently read an email which stated that our Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited the Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) from using their left hands to count when doing…
11 December 2013
Clarification of the Hadith that says some Sahabah drank wine
Question I read a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari that mentions that Hamzah (radiyallahu 'anhu) was drunk with some Ansar in an Ansari house. The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and his companions saw…
11 December 2013
Allah has not sent down any sickness but has also sent a cure for it
Question Kindly verify this Hadith: On the authority Ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said, “Allah has not sent down any disease or sickness upon…
9 December 2013
Reading the English Translation of Sahih Bukhari
Question Is it okay to read the translation of Sahih Bukhari by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan?
7 December 2013
Hadith: Women shaping eyebrows
Question Is there a Hadith forbidding a woman from shaping her eyebrows? please refer me to the narrator as well