18 Jumadal Ula 143815 February 2017
Every Era Will Be Worse than the Previous Era
QuestionIs this narration authentic? "Be patient till you meet your Rabb, for no time will come upon you but the time following it will be worse than it"
Fitan
24 Rabi'ul Awwal 143824 December 2016
Remaining Steadfast on the Quran and Enduring Punishment During the Time of Fitnah
QuestionIs the following narration authentic and what does it mean? خذوا العطاء ما دام عطاء، فإذا صار رشوة في الدين فلا تأخذوه، ولستم بتاركيه، يمنعكم الفقر والحاجة، ألا إن رحى الإسلام دائرة، فدوروا مع الكتاب حيث دار، ألا إن الكتاب والسلطان سيفترقان، فلا تفارقوا الكتاب، ألا إنه سيكون عليكم أمراء…
14 Rabi'ul Awwal 143814 December 2016
A Hadith on the Virtue of the First Generations of this Ummah and How to Treat Others
QuestionIs this narration reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily the first generations of this ummah are the best of them and the last of them are the worst of them in differing and sectarianism. Thus, whoever has faith in Allah and the Last Day, then let him meet…
29 Safar 143830 November 2016
Explanation of the Hadith on Practicing on a Tenth Only
QuestionWhat is the meaning of one tenth in this Hadith? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported, Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Verily, you are in a time in which whoever among you leaves a tenth of what he has been commanded will be ruined. Then there will come a…
9 Safar 143810 November 2016
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu ‘anhu) on the Trials and Tribulations to Come
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Trials in Din will come after you. In these trials and tribulations, wealth will be in great abundance and the Quran will be opened until even a believer, a hypocrite, a man, a woman, a child and an adult, a slave and a…
13 Muharram 143815 October 2016
There Will Come a Time When People Gather in the Masjid Yet There Will Be No Believers Among Them
QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? "There will come a time upon people when they gather and pray in the Masjids yet there will be no believers among them"
14 Sha'ban 14362 June 2015
Where Is Najd, Which Is Referred to in Hadith?
QuestionWhere is "Najd" which appears in the Hadith?
20 Rajab 14369 May 2015
Stones Aiding the Muslims in Battle
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "You will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even a stone would say 'come here, O Muslim, there is a Jew, so kill him'" There are other versions as well, including one that mentions the…
1 Safar 143624 November 2014
Which Sahabi Had Seen Dajjal?
QuestionWhich Sahabi had seen Dajjal?
27 Muharram 143620 November 2014
Hadith: “A Little Showing off Is Polytheism…”
QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Khattab (radiyallahu 'anu) went out one day to the masjid of the Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), and he found Sayyiduna Mu’adh ibn Jabal sitting by the grave of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), weeping. He said: 'Why are…
23 Dhul Qa'dah 143518 September 2014
Hastening to Do Good Before Trials and Tribulations
QuestionI humbly request if you could explain the following Hadith: "Hasten to perform good deeds before the emergence of trials like pieces of a dark night. A man will awake as a believer and end the day a disbeliever, or end the day a believer and wake as a disbeliever.…
16 Shawwal 143513 August 2014
Hadith on Black Flags
QuestionCan you please comment on the gradation of this narration? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) says: "When you see the black flags, remain where you are and do not move your hands or your feet. Thereafter there shall appear a feeble folk to whom no concern is given. Their hearts will…
10 Jumadal Akhirah 143511 April 2014
Authenticity of Hadiths on the Conquest of India
QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadiths? 1) Thawban (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Two groups of my Ummah Allah has protected from the Hellfire, a group that will conquer India and a group that will be with 'Isa son of…