14 March 2025
An unreliable virtue of fasting in Ramadan
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: "Whoever fasts during Ramadan and controls their hearing, sight, and actions from sin and lying, will be brought close to…
20 February 2025
An unauthentic form of Salah on the day of Jumu’ah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? On the Day of Jumu'ah, if a person enters the Masjid and offers four rak'ahs of Salah before the Jumu'ah Salah, reciting Surah Fatihah and Surah Ikhlas fifty times…
17 February 2025
An unreliable virtue of reciting Surah Takathur
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? He who recites Surah Takathur, Allah will not account the bounties he was given in the world and He will award him such a reward as if he…
14 February 2025
A fabricated narration regarding the age of Jibril (‘alayhis salam)
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked Jibril ('alayhis salam) about his age. Jibril responded that he was unaware of his exact age but mentioned a star in the…
5 November 2024
An unreliable narration on trimming the moustache
Question Is there a Hadith stating that if a person has a long moustache the angels do not come close to him when he recites the Holy Quran?
9 October 2024
An unreliable virtue of a particular salutation
Question Is the following authentic? اللهم صل على محمد وعلى آل محمد في الأولين والآخرين، وفي الملأ الأعلى إلى يوم الدين Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad fil awwalina wal akhirin wa…
21 May 2024
Eating onions when entering a new town
Question Is there any Hadith wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) advised eating the onions of a place to protect oneself from any potential sickness/disease of that area?
3 May 2024
An unreliable narration regarding the accountability of this ummah on the Day of Qiyamah
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? سألت الله أن يجعل حساب أمتي إلي لئلا تفتضح عند الأمم، فأوحى الله عز وجل إلي: يا محمد بل أنا أحاسبهم فإن كان منهم زلة سترتها عنك لئلا تفتضح عندك……
5 February 2024
Another unreliable narration on lengthening the moustache
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? "Whoever lengthens his moustache in this world, his remorse will be lengthy on the Day of Judgment, and Allah will set over him with seventy…
26 October 2023
An unreliable virtue of reciting Surah Qadr before Zawal on a Friday
Question What is the correct reference for this? Can it be quoted? "Whoever recites Surah Qadr twenty times on Friday before noon, they will see Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) in their…
12 July 2023
An unreliable narration on the narcissus/daffodil flower
Question What is the status of the following about the Narcissus flower: Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Smell a narcissus, even if only once in a lifetime. For in the heart of man…
16 May 2023
A narration on consulting women
Question Is this Hadith authentic? شاوروهن وخالفوهن "Consult women [mashwarah] and then go against what they say."
10 April 2023
Assisting the one who asks for help
Question Is this narration authentic? It appears in the Hadith: "Whoever complains about their necessity, assisting them is binding."
24 March 2023
Sit in the company of a scholar who invites you to five things
Question What is status of the following narration? لا تجلسوا مع كل عالم، إلا عالم يدعوكم من خمس إلى خمس: من الشك إلى اليقين، ومن العداوة إلى النصيحة، ومن الكبر إلى التواضع، ومن الرياء إلى الإخلاص،…
14 February 2023
An unreliable virtue for students of knowledge
Question Please provide me with some detail with regard to the authenticity of this Hadith: من أحب أن ينظر إلى عتقاء الله، فلينظر إلى المتعلمين "Whoever wishes to look at Allah's emancipated ones,…