Tag Archives: Dhahabi

July, 2017

• 20 July

  Those who praise Allah in prosperity and adversity will be among the first to enter Jannah

  Question Is this narration correct? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stated: “[Among the] first people to be called to enter Jannah will be those who praised Allah in times of happiness and sadness [in prosperity and in adversity].
• 20 July

  A narration stating a minimum duration for which the inhabitants of Jahannam will have to remain therein

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “By Allah, None will exit Jahannam until he spends a few hiqb in there.” One hiqb is approximately eighty (80) years, each year is 360 days.
• 8 July

  An alleged virtue of a tolerant person

  Question What is status of following narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The tolerant person was almost a Nabi”
• 4 July

  A fabricated narration on the virtue of giving ghusl to the deceased

  Question I have read that a person who bathes the deceased, seventy (70) of his sins will be forgiven, if one forgiveness is distributed among the whole creation it will be enough for their forgiveness. Is this an authentic Hadith and is it suitable to quote?
• 1 July

  An unreliable narration regarding ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “My personal adviser and trustee, my confidant and the best person after me who will fulfill my promises is Ali ibn Abi Talib”

June, 2017

• 28 June

  An unauthentic virtue of providing for one’s family

  Question Is this authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “O Abu Kahil, whoever works and provides for his wife, children and slaves, enforcing the laws of Allah upon them and only provides halal, Allah Ta’ala will grant him the stage of the martyrs”
• 10 June

  Is there a specific way to pass the hand over an orphan’s head?

  Question Is there a narration which mentions that  one should pass his hand over an orphan’s head from the middle of his head towards his forehead and a non orphan from his forehead towards the middle of his head?
• 10 June

  Another unauthentic virtue of keeping the name Muhammad

  Question What 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 Ta’ala blesses the home in which there is someone …
• 8 June

  A Hadith encouraging visiting the graveyard, giving ghusl and reading janazah Salah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? زر القبور تذكر بها الآخرة، واغسل الموتى، فإن معالجة جسد خاو موعظة بليغة، وصل على الجنائز لعل ذلك أن يحزنك، فإن الحزين في ظل الله يتعرض كل خير
• 5 June

  A comprehensive du’a

  Question Is this du’a authentic? It was narrated from Sayyidah  ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) taught her this supplication: Allahumma inni as aluka minal khayri kullihi, ‘ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma ‘alimtu minhu wa ma la a’lam. Wa a’udhu bika minash sharri kullihi, ‘ajilihi wa ajilihi, ma ‘alimtu minhu wa ma la a’lam. Allahumma inni as’aluka min khayri …
• 3 June

  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”

May, 2017

• 8 May

  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 performing Salah while his lower garment was below his ankles, “Go and perform your wudu again.” That man went and came back having performed it. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu …

March, 2017

• 20 March

  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 rows. Jibril then addressed them and married you to ‘Ali”