Dhahabi

1 Rabi'ul Awwal 144725 August 2025

A Hadith on a war in Mina

QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "In the month of Dhul Qa'da there will be fighting and breaching of agreements between the tribes due to which Hajis [pilgrims] will be looted and there will be war in Mina. There will be a general massacre and…

29 Rajab 144629 January 2025

Mu’awiyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Du’a for the Khilafah of His Son

QuestionKindly provide the source for the following: When Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan (radiyallahu' anhu) made Yazid his successor, he supplicated to Allah Ta'ala as: "Oh Allah, if I have given the Khilafah to Yazid out of fatherly affection, then end his rule. But if I have given it to…

13 Jumadal Ula 144615 November 2024

An Unreliable Narration on Making Children Happy

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily, there is a house in Jannah called Darul Farah. Only those who make children happy shall enter there."

12 Rabi'ul Awwal 144616 September 2024

The Salam in Janazah Salah

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "There are three things which were practiced by Rasulullah that the people have now abandoned, one of them being: Saying the salam in the Janazah salah like in normal Salah."

9 Rabi'ul Awwal 144613 September 2024

Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) and the Baker Who Engaged in Istighfar

QuestionIs the following incident regarding Imam Ahmad and the baker's Istighfar authentic? حاول الامام ولكن لا جدوى فقال الامام للحارس: سأنام موضع قدمي وبالفعل نام مكان موضع قدميه. فقام حارس المسجد بإبعاده من مكان المسجد، وكان الامام شيخاً وقورا وتبدو عليه ملامح الصلاح والتقوى فرآه خباز فلما رآه بهذه الهيئة…

7 Rabi'ul Awwal 144611 September 2024

A Hadith Stating a Cure for Waswasah

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Usamah narrates that a person came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I complain to you of whispers I find in my heart. I enter Salah but I am unsure whether I read an even or odd…

16 Muharram 144623 July 2024

A Hadith on Loving Hasan, Husayn and Their Parents (radiyallahu ‘anhum)

QuestionWhat is the reference of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) took Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma) by the hand and said "Whoever loves me and loves these two, and their father and mother, shall be with me on my level on the Day of Resurrection."

7 Dhul Qa'dah 144515 May 2024

The Value and Significance of Forty Days of Salah

QuestionCan this Hadith be quoted? Narrated by 'Amr ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas: I heard Sa'd and some other companions of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying, "Two men were brothers during the time of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), and one of them…

25 Sha'ban 14456 March 2024

Do Not Assist Oppressive Leaders

QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Verily, there will be rulers after me, so do not affirm their lies, nor help them in their wrongdoing. Whoever affirms their lies and helps them in their wrongdoing, he will be turned away from me at the Fountain."

24 Muharram 144511 August 2023

A Du’a to Recite for Eye Disease/Ophthalmia

QuestionIs this du'a authentic and is the reference to Mustadrak Hakim correct? «اللهم متعني ببصري، واجعله الوارث مني، وأرني في العدو ثأري، وانصرني على من ظلمني»

13 Muharram 144531 July 2023

The Complete Text of the Unreliable Forty Hadith on Etiquette

QuestionPlease advise if the following Hadith is authentic and may be taught to children. Sayyiduna Salman (radiyallahu 'anhu) has related: "I asked Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) which are the forty traditions about which you have said, "Whoever memorised them shall enter Paradise?" He replied, "They are: That you believe…