10 March 2025
Two things to avoid while fasting
Question Kindly provide the reference for this: "Two things, if safeguarded, will ensure one's fast remains intact: backbiting and lying."
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…
29 August 2022
Fasting three specific days during the sacred months
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "Whoever keeps fasts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in these months will get the reward of 700 years of 'ibadah; Rajab, Dhul Qa'dah, Dhul Hijjah, Muharram"
23 February 2022
Fasting seven days in Rajab
Question Is the following narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever observes seven fasts in the month of Rajab, the seven doors of Hell will be closed for him."…
25 August 2021
An unreliable narration regarding feeding a fasting person on the day of ‘Ashura
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"
22 April 2021
Allah Ta’ala glances upon the ummah on the first night of Ramadan
Question I have come across this and it was quoted as a narration. Is this something found in Hadith? "On the first night of Ramadan, Allah Ta'ala gazes upon all of humanity, His creation. If Allah…
16 February 2021
A river in Jannah called “Rajab”?
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: إن في الجنة نهرًا يقال له: رجب، أشد بياضًا من اللَّبن، وأحلى من العسل، مَن صام يومًا من رجب، سقاه الله من ذلك…
28 August 2020
An unreliable virtue of fasting on ‘Ashura
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever fasts on the day of 'Ashura (10th of Muharram) will be granted the reward of ten thousand…