27 June 2022
An unreliable Hadith on the virtue of earning a halal livelihood
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever earns money lawfully from halal, will be forgiven with the first morsel [of that halal income] he puts in his…
25 August 2021
An unreliable narration regarding feeding a fasting person on the day of ‘Aashura
Question How reliable is this Hadith? "Whoever gives iftar to a person on the day of Ashura, it is as the whole nation of Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) broke fast by him"
30 July 2021
An unreliable narration on removing one’s shoes
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If one of you enters upon his Muslim brother, he should not take off his shoes without his permission."
15 June 2021
An unauthentic punishment for discarding Salah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? انا الشجاع الاقرع امرني ربي ان اضربك على تضييع الصلاة
4 June 2021
An unreliable narration from Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu 'anhu): "What is the first thing Allah blessed you with? He said, 'that He…
23 April 2021
An unreliable Hadith regarding expenditure in Ramadan
Question Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The expenses spent in Ramadan, Allah will not hold a person accountable for on the Day of Resurrection." Can this narration be quoted?
16 April 2021
A narration stating that three people will not be accountable for the bounty of food
Question Is this authentic? "Three people will not be asked about the bounty of food and drink the fasting, the one who eats suhur, and the one who has guests."
1 March 2021
Cities in the Hereafter reserved for those who fast in Rajab?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? إن لله مدائن لا يدخلها إلا من صام رجب
17 February 2021
The virtue of Rajab over the other months
Question Please advise on the authenticity of this "The virtue of Rajab over the rest of the months as the virtue of the Quran over other words."
12 February 2021
‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding the death of a scholar
Question Can this be quoted? 'Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "The death of 1000 worshippers is easier to bear than the death of a scholar who has knowledge of what Allah has permitted…
28 January 2021
An unreliable narration regarding wealth and poverty
Question Is there a narration that says if you own less than 60 000 you are a pauper?
25 November 2020
An unreliable virtue of walking with a cane
Question Is this narration reliable? Virtue of walking with an 'Asa (cane) "Walking with a stick is from humility. For each step, a person gets a thousand good deeds, and raising him a thousand…
17 November 2020
Another version of the narration stating that a hypocrite will be unable to memorise certain Surahs
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A hypocrite will not be able to memorise the following Surahs: Bara-ah, Yasin, Dukhan, and 'Amma Yata sa-alun."
13 November 2020
Eating watermelon before meals
Question Are these benefits of watermelon authentic? البطيخ قبل الطعام يغسل البطن غسلا ويذهب بالداء أصلا
3 September 2020
An unreliable virtue of drinking the leftover water after wudu
Question I have read that drinking the leftover water from wudu is a Sunnah and is the cure from seventy diseases . Please advise on the authenticity of this.