Children

15 Ramadan 143810 June 2017

Another Unauthentic Virtue of Keeping the Name Muhammad

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a Muslim spends the night with his wife and makes the intention that if she falls pregnant, he will name the child Muhammad, then Allah Ta'ala will bless them with a male offspring. And Allah…

15 Ramadan 143721 June 2016

Hadith on Treating Children Equally Regarding Gifts

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Treat your children equally regarding gifts. If I were to favour anyone, I would have favoured women"

20 Rajab 143728 April 2016

Keeping the Name Muhammad

QuestionIs this authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates the following Hadith: 'Whoever gives birth to a male child and names him Muhammad because of love for me [Rasulullah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)] and to derive barakah [blessings] from my name, he [the father] and his child will be in…

13 Rabi'ul Akhir 143724 January 2016

Three Pledges that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Took from Sahabah

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Who will pledge allegiance to me on these verses [In Surah Al An'am, verse 151], that you do not associate any partners with Him that you are good to your parents that you do not kill…

24 Dhul Qa'dah 14368 September 2015

Reward for Caring Properly for One’s Daughters

QuestionPlease provide the reference for the following Hadith: "If a man gets a daughter grows her up properly and gives her an education and gets her married Jannah becomes binding on him"

16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015

Virtue of a Woman Whose First Child Is a Daughter

QuestionI wanted to ask the authenticity of the following Hadith: من بركة المرأة ابتكارها بالأنثى 'Wathilah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that he (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “Amongst the blessing of a woman is that the first born be a girl.” Ibn Asakir.

7 Shawwal 143624 July 2015

Keeping Children Indoors When Night Sets In

QuestionWhat is meant by "when the darkness of the night envelopes" in the following Hadith? Which time is it referring to? 'Ata (rahimahullah) related that he heard Jabir ibn 'Abdullah (radiyallahu 'anhu) say that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "When the darkness of the night envelops–or it becomes…

14 Sha'ban 14362 June 2015

Does Allah Ta’ala Punish by Causing Children to Die and Making Women Barren?

QuestionIs the following authentic? Rasulullah ( sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When Allah Ta'ala desires to punish a people(for their sins) he causes their children to die in abundance and makes their woman barren, punishment then befalls them and there remains no one under the mercy of Allah Ta'ala"

29 Rajab 143618 May 2015

Parents Forsaking Their Children

QuestionI just wanted to know that what does the Quran or Hadith say about parents forsaking their own children?