25 November 2024
Four deeds which draw sustenance
Question What is the reference for this statement? أربعة تجلب الرزق قيام الليل، وكثرة الاستغفار بالأسحار، وتعاهد الصدقة، والذكر أول النهار وآخره……
23 November 2024
Reciting tasbih in Salah for the one unable to recite Quran
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? A man came to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said: "I cannot memorise anything from the Quran, so teach me something which is sufficient for…
23 October 2024
A narration on the virtue of remembering Allah among the heedless
Question Is this Hadith regarding remembering Allah among the negligent authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who remembers Allah among the heedless is like a fighter among…
15 October 2024
Another version of the Hadith on saying “La ilaha illAllah” with madd
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever lengthens his pronunciation upon saying "No god except Allah," (La ilaha illal lah)…
1 April 2024
The reward for reciting Allahu Akbar one hundred times in the morning and evening
Question Please confirm the source and authenticity of this narration "Whoever recites Takbir (Allahu Akbar) 100 times during the morning and 100 times in the evening, no one will surpass him [in…
22 March 2024
Real wealth we ought to possess
Question What is the reference for this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was asked: "What kind of wealth should we acquire?" He replied: "Let one of you acquire: A thankful heart,…
16 June 2023
A dhikr to recite four hundred times before proceeding for ‘Eid Salah?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever said "La ila ha illallahu wahdahu la shari ka lahu lahul mulku wa lahu hamdu yuhyi wa yumitu wa huwa hayyun…
26 May 2023
The best dhikr and the best words of gratitude
Question What is the status of this Hadith? أفضل الذكر لا إله إلا الله، وأفضل الشكر الحمد لله
26 May 2023
The first words the Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) taught their children
Question Is this narration suitable to quote? "The Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) would teach their children لا اله الا الله and this will be the first the children will say."
2 March 2023
Reciting la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah thirty times daily
Question What is the source and authenticity of the Hadith that states we should recite La hawla wa la quwwata ten times in the morning La hawla wa la quwwata ten times in the evening La hawla wa la…
1 December 2022
When a person makes dhikr, he is mentioned by the ‘Arsh
Question What is the reference of this Hadith? إن مما تذكرون من جلال الله التسبيح، والتهليل، والتحميد ينعطفن حول العرش، لهن دوي كدوي النحل، تذكر بصاحبها، أما يحب أحدكم أن يكون له أو لا يزال له من…
1 December 2022
Ka’b’s al Ahbar statement regarding the virtue of certain recitals
Question What is the status of this narration? Ka'b al Ahbar said: "The saying of سبحان الله و الحمد لله لأ اله إلا الله الله اكبر goes buzzing around the 'Arsh mentioning the name of the reciter."……
23 November 2022
Sufyan’s ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullah) explanation of the dhikr to be recited in abundance in ‘Arafah
Question Muhibuddin Tabari mentions in his book Al Qira Liqasid Ummul Qura that once Sufyan ibn 'Uyanah (rahimahullah) was asked by Husayn ibn Marwazi why the du'a which Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa…
2 November 2022
Shah Waliyullah’s ten ways of remembering Allah/dhikr
Question Kindly elaborate on the 10 categories of dhikr classified by Shah Waliyullah in his book, Hujjatullahil Balighah which are namely: 1. Tasbih 2. Tahmid 3. Tahlil 4. Takbir 5. Asking Allah…
24 October 2022
A dhikr/recital which supersedes other dhikrs
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was reported to have said, "Whoever says the following 100 times in a day, nobody will be able to do a better deed except one who does more." The…