4 June 2015
Mention of whistling in Hadith
Question Nowadays many mobile phones have a whistling ring tone, 1) What is mentioned in the Hadith regarding whistling? 2) Is this considered the same as music and thus the person will be sinful?……
2 June 2015
Reciting ‘La hawla wa la quwwata illah billa’ to preserve a bounty (ni’mah)
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "Whosoever wants to preserve a ni'mah [blessing/bounty] that Allah has bestowed upon him, then he should recite 'la hawala wa la quwwata illah billah'…
2 June 2015
Barakah (blessings) in three types of transactions
Question Kindly advise if the following narration is authentic: Sayyiduna Suhayb (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is Barakah (blessings) in…
28 May 2015
Hadith on visiting one’s parent’s grave on Jumu’ah and reciting Surah Yasin
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "If a person visits the grave of his parents or one of them on Friday and recites Surah Yasin, he will be forgiven"
25 May 2015
Did Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say to Sayyiduna ‘Ali, "You shall inform my ummah the truth after me"?
Question Please verify this narration: Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that the Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu): "You shall inform…
22 May 2015
An unauthentic virtue for visiting one’s Mother’s or relative’s grave
Question What is the status of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Whoever visits his mother's grave or the grave of one of…
20 May 2015
An unauthentic form of Salah to be recited on Thursday night and sending the reward to one’s parents
Question Is the following narration authentic? The prayer for one's parents is a Sunnah, due to the following Hadith: "Whoever prays two rak'ahs on the eve of Friday, between Maghrib and 'Isha in…
18 May 2015
Fabricated Hadith on the pomegranate
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said about the pomegranate: 'it cleanses you of Satan and evil aspirations for forty days.' Is this sound?
18 May 2015
An unauthentic virtue of a specific salah on the twenty seventh (27th) of Rajab
Question Could you kindly confirm the following Hadith: "Whoever prays twelve rakats on the night of twenty seventh of Rajab, in every rakat recites Surah Fatihah and any other Surah from Quran.…
16 May 2015
Was Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) nur (celestial light)?
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Fourteen thousand years before Adam was created, 'Ali and I were a light in the presence of Allah. When…
12 May 2015
Alleviating the distress of a believer in Rajab
Question Kindly verify the following Hadith: "Whoever alleviates distress of a Muslim in the month of Rajab, Allah will grant him a palace in Paradise"
9 May 2015
A Hadith falsely attributed to Sahih Bukhari
Question Where in Sahih Bukhari does this Hadith appear? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "In three situations, if you pray du'a, it will definitely be accepted: 1) When your body starts…
4 May 2015
An unauthentic virtue of enduring the bad character of one’s spouse
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? The one who will be patient with bad character of his wife, will get the same reward as Ayyub ('alayhis salam). Similarly, the woman who will be patient…
30 April 2015
Seeking forgiveness in Rajab
Question Kindly verify the following narration. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Seek much forgiveness from Allah in Rajab because in every hour (of the month) Allah frees people from the…
28 April 2015
The ruling of fabricated narrations
Question What is the ruling regarding mawdu' (fabricated) narrations? Can we act upon a mawdu' Hadith?