20 April 2021
The reward of Muslims in comparison to the Ahlul Kitab
Question Kindly provide the translation and reference of the full narration: إنما أجلكم في أجل من خلا من الأمم، ما بين صلاة العصر إلى مغرب الشمس، وإنما مثلكم ومثل اليهود، والنصارى، كرجل استعمل عمالا،…
20 April 2021
Reconciliation between Hadiths on Sayyidah ‘Aishah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) necklace
Question In the following two narrations, one narration indicates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) himself went to search for the necklace and the second narration indicates that…
7 April 2021
Translation of the word يباشرها/مباشرة
Question What is the translation of يباشِرُها in the following Hadith? عن عائشة أم المؤمنين رضي الله عنها قالت: كان إحدانا إذا كانتْ حائضًا، أمَرَها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فتأتزر بإزارٍ، ثم…
7 April 2021
Following the ways of the Banu Israil, handspan by handspan
Question Kindly provide the reference, authenticity, and explanation of the following narration: Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has narrated that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa…
31 March 2021
A Hadith prohibiting starting Salah before joining the saff
Question Is this Hadith authentic? إذا أتى أحدكم الصلاة فلا يركع دون الصف، حتى يأخذ مكانه من الصف
30 March 2021
A narration regarding Sayyidah Hawwa
Question What is the authenticity and meaning of this Hadith? "And were it not for Hawwa, no woman would ever mislead her husband."
30 March 2021
Sayyiduna Ja’far, Zayd and ‘Ali (radiyallahu’anhum) being elated at the words of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Kindly provide the reference and explanation of the following Hadith: قال علي رضي الله عنه: أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنا و جعفر وزيد، فقال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم لزيد: أنت مولاي،……
25 March 2021
Ummud Darda (rahimahallah) visits the sick
Question What is the authenticity and interpretation of this narration? عن الحارث بن عبد الله الأنصاري قال: رأيت أم الدرداء على رحالها أعواد ليس عليها غشاء، عائدة لرجل من أهل المسجد من الأنصار……
17 March 2021
A follow up query regarding keeping children indoors when night sets in
Question In the question you have answered here regarding keeping children indoors when night sets in, does this also apply to adults?
11 March 2021
Long moustaches, a salient feature of the non-believers
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said: "Whoever does not take from his moustache [i.e., trim/shave it], then he is not from us." (Sunan Tirmidhi, Hadith: 2761) I have heard that…
10 March 2021
Authenticity of the narration regarding the punishment for those who backbite and defame people
Question Is this narration authentic? When I was taken on Mi'raj, I passed by a group of people who had nails of copper with which they were scratching their faces and chests. I said, 'Who are these…
3 March 2021
Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the murder of a shepherd
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that the climate of Madinah did not suit some people, so Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)…
24 February 2021
Hadithus Sur (The Hadith of the Trumpet)
Question A narration has been circulating on social media, the gist of which describes how the Angel of death will eventually take his own life after taking the lives of the other prominent Angels,…
23 February 2021
Talhah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) hand gets pierced by an arrow
Question Where is it mentioned that Sayyiduna Talhah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) used himself as a shield to block arrows from reaching Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)?
18 February 2021
A severe punishment for fornication
Question Is the following narration suitable to quote? قال: ثم مضيت هنيهة، فإذا أنا بنساء تعلقن بِثَدْيِهِنَّ، فَسَمِعَتْهُنَّ يَضْجِجْنَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ، قُلْتُ: يَا جِبْرِيلُ مَنْ…