Tag Archives: Fathul Bari

November, 2018

• 12 November

  Al Aswadan; Dates and water

  Question Why are dates and water referred to as ‘Al Aswadan- i.e Two black things’?
• 7 November

  Using pure gold and silver utensils

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not drink from gold and silver utensils and do not eat from gold and silver plates.”
• 6 November

  The fly falling into a utensil

  Question I read a Hadith somewhere that states (something to the effect) that if a fly falls in something, one should dip it fully and then drink that because there is disease in one wing and cure in the other. Can you please explain?
• 6 November

  Clarification regarding reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi’ one hundred times daily

  Question Can this be divided and read throughout the day or it should be read at once? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites the following one hundred times in a day, will have all his [minor] sins forgiven, even if it be equal to the foam of the ocean.” Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi
• 1 November

  Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) vomits out haram food

  Question Is this incident reliable? Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) had a slave who used to give him a portion of his daily income as the master’s share. Once he brought him some food, and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) took a morsel out of it. Then the slave remarked: “You always enquire about the source of what I bring …
• 1 November

  Explanation of ‘Spending some time in the morning in Allah’s path…’

  Question I heard an ‘Alim explain that: “Spending some time in the morning or evening in path of Allah is better than the world and whatever it contains…” Does not refer to being better than the things of the world because the world has no value in the sight of Allah, rather it refers to being better than all the …
• 1 November

  Leaving out istikharah is regarded to be from the misfortune of a person

  Question What is the status of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “From the evil fortune of a man is his leaving out making istikharah with Allah”

October, 2018

• 31 October

  ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement, ‘Be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world’

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: The life of this world is travelling away from us and the Hereafter is travelling towards us. Both have children, so be from the children of the Hereafter and not from the children of this world, for today is for action without reckoning (judgement) and tomorrow is reckoning without action.
• 23 October

  The Baytul Ma’mur

  Question What is the Baytul Ma’mur and can please mention a Hadith regarding it?
• 16 October

  The angels listening to Usayd ibn Hudayr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) recitation of Quran

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Narrated Sayyiduna Usayd ibn Hudayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu), that while he was reciting Surah Al Baqarah at night, and his horse was tied beside him, the horse was suddenly startled and troubled. When he stopped reciting, the horse became quiet, and when he started again, the horse was startled again. Then he stopped reciting and the …
• 10 October

  Jibril (‘alayhis salam) resembling Sayyiduna Dihyah (radiyallahu’anhu)

  Question Please provide a reference for what is famous that Jibril (‘alayhis salam) resembled Sayyiduna Dihyah (radiyallahu’anhu)

September, 2018

• 19 September

  Loving and hating for the sake of Allah, are among the best of actions

  Question Can I quote this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of the actions is to love for the sake of Allah and to hate for the sake of Allah”
• 17 September

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would send the old and feeble to Mina early

  Question Kindly help in locating this Hadith with brief explanation. The gist of the Hadith is as follows: “Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) sent Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) with the women of his family, he sent them ahead to Mina from Muzdalifah. They performed Fajr Salah at Mina.”