19 Ramadan 1447 | 10 March 2026
Competing for the Hereafter
Question Please provide the reference and Arabic text of the following: Hasan Basri (rahimahullah) said: "Whoever competes with you in your religion, then mutually compete with him, but whoever…
22 Sha'ban 1447 | 12 February 2026
The Mahr of Jannah
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following: "Leaving the world behind is difficult, but leaving Jannah is even more difficult. And indeed, the price of Jannah is leaving the world…
12 Sha'ban 1447 | 2 February 2026
A Hadith on Prioritising the Hereafter
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "Whoever loves his worldly life will suffer in his Hereafter, and whoever loves his Hereafter will suffer in his worldly life. Thus, prefer what is everlasting over…
17 Jumadal Akhirah 1447 | 10 December 2025
A Narration Regarding the Presentation of Our Deeds to the Deceased
Question What is the status of the following narration? ألا إنه لم يبق من الدنيا إلا مثل الذباب تمور في جوها، فالله الله في إخوانكم من أهل القبور فإن أعمالكم تعرض عليهم……
2 Muharram 1447 | 30 June 2025
The statement of ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud regarding the accumulation of worldly wealth
Question What is the reference for this statement of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu)? قال ابن مسعود: الدنيا دار من لا دار له، ومال من لا مال له، ولها يجمع من لا عقل له……
21 Dhul Hijjah 1446 | 20 June 2025
The Example of This World Is That of a Jar of Honey
Question I am looking for the reference and the Arabic text of the following quote which I believe is attributed to Ibn Qayyim (rahimahullah). "The world is like a bowl filled with honey. Flies see…
15 Jumadal Ula 1446 | 19 November 2024
Minor Distractions Causes Man to Forget the Hereafter
Question What is the reference for this narration? "Astonishing is the son of Adam; at one moment his heart is engrossed in the Hereafter, yet the bite of a flea makes him forget the Hereafter…
23 Rajab 1445 | 5 February 2024
A Comprehensive Masnun Du’a Asking Allah Ta’ala to Bless our Din, Dunya and Hereafter
Question Kindly provide a reference for this du'a: اللهم بارك لي في دنياي التي فيها بلاغي
27 Jumadal Ula 1445 | 12 December 2023
A Sign That Allah Ta’ala Loves a Person
Question Is this a Hadith? When Allah loves a servant He increases his grief and whenever He dislikes a servant He expands his worldly possessions.
24 Rajab 1443 | 28 February 2022
The World Is Worthless in the Sight of Allah Yet It Belongs to Him
Question Kindly mention the reference for this and the Arabic text: "The world is worthless to its Lord, and yet it belongs to him. So it's not right that you value it so much, and it's not even…
15 Rabi'ul Awwal 1442 | 3 November 2020
The Insignificance of This World
Question Kindly translate the following Hadith: عن أبي بن كعب أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن مطعم بن آدم ضرب للدنيا مثلا بما خرج من بن آدم وإن قزحه وملحه فانظر ما يصير إليه……
24 Muharram 1442 | 14 September 2020
Translation of a Du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Would Recite When Leaving a Gathering
Question Can you please provide an explanatory translation of the du'a in this answer?
18 Dhul Hijjah 1441 | 10 August 2020
Translation of a Hadith Regarding Four Categories of People
Question Kindly translate this Hadith الناس أربعة، والأعمال ستة، فالناس موسع عليه في الدنيا والآخرة، وموسع له في الدنيا مقتور عليه في الآخرة، ومقتور عليه في الدنيا موسع عليه في الآخرة، وشقي في الدنيا…
14 Shawwal 1441 | 8 June 2020
The Person Who Makes This World His Abode, in Reality Does Not Have an Abode
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "This world is an abode for whom there is no abode, a wealth for one who has no wealth and the one who has no…
29 Safar 1441 | 31 October 2019
Would Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Recite “Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanah…”?
Question Is there any mention in the Hadith that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) himself would recite the following du'a? ربنا آتنا في الدنيا حسنة وفي الآخرة حسنة، وقنا عذاب النار……