5 June 2017
A comprehensive du’a
Question Is this du'a authentic? It was narrated from Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) taught her this supplication: Allahumma inni as aluka minal…
3 June 2017
Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah) explains true asceticism
Question Who is this statement attributed to? "Asceticism is not only eating hard [bread] and wearing coarse clothing, but it is to curtail aspirations and to anticipate death"
8 May 2017
The Hadith, “Allah does not accept the Salah of a man who trails his lower garment”
Question Is this Hadith authentic and is the reference correct? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to a man who was…
20 March 2017
A Hadith on Jibril (‘alayhis salam) performing the nikah of Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha)
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Fatimah! When I wished to get you married to 'Ali, Allah ordered Jibril and all the Angels stood in…
8 March 2017
The punishment for disobedience to parents is meted out without delay
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Bakrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "While the punishments for other sins are…
21 February 2017
Fabricated Hadith with a trustworthy chain of narrators
Question What if someone fabricates a Hadith with a trustworthy chain of Narrators, how do the Muhaddithun know if it is fabricated?
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…
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
20 October 2016
Status of the narrator: Abu Mikhnaf
Question What is the status of the narrations of Abu Mikhnaf? 1. In general 2. In the narrations relating to Karbala and Yazid ibn Mu'awiyah
13 October 2016
Female Narrators
Question Is it true that there are no weak female narrators of Hadith?
26 September 2016
The enormous stature of the earlier Hadith Masters
Question If a Hadith in Tirmidhi has been declared hasan sahih by Imam Tirmidhi (rahimahullah) but declared weak by contemporary 'Ulama after scrutinising the chain. Which ruling would be given…
26 September 2016
Authenticity of a du’a after Adhan for the fulfillment of one’s needs
Question Is this du'a to recite after Adhan for the fulfillment of needs authentic? اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ هَذِهِ الدَّعْوَةِ الصَّادِقَةِ الْمُسْتَجَابَةِ الْمُسْتَجَاب لَهَا دَعْوَة الْحَقِّ، وَكَلِمَةِ…
24 September 2016
A person will be unable to move on the Day of Qiyamah until he is asked a few questions
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Barzah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The feet of the slave of Allah shall…
21 August 2016
Which Sahabi did Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) see?
Question Can you confirm which Sahabi did Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) see?
15 June 2016
The humiliation of debts
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When Allah wishes to humiliate a person in this world, he places him in debt"