Tag Archives: Forgiveness

October, 2019

• 15 October

  Seeking forgiveness for the deceased after burial

  Question I want to know the authenticity of this Hadith: “When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would finish the burial of the deceased, he would stay by the grave and say, ‘Seek forgiveness for your brother and beg steadfastness for him as he is now being questioned.'”

September, 2019

• 17 September

  An additional reward in some versions of the bazar du’a

  Question Please can you confirm whether the below is a Hadith and if the reference is correct? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whosoever recites the du’a for the market place will receive one million rewards, one million of his sins will be wiped out and his ranks will be raised a million times. Further more a place will be …
• 13 September

  Whoever carries out five deeds will not be deprived of five things

  Question Can this Hadith be quoted? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من ألهم خمسة لم يحرم خمسة من ألهم الدعاء لم يحرم الإجابة لأن الله تعالى يقول وقال ربكم ادعوني أستجب لكم ومن ألهم التوبة لم يحرم القبول لأن الله تعالى يقول وهو الذي يقبل التوبة عن عباده ومن ألهم الشكر لم يحرم الزيادة لأن الله تعالى يقول …
• 11 September

  Praising Allah and seeking forgiveness when shaking hands

  Question 1. Is it a Sunnah to say ‘Alhamdulillah, yaghfirullahu lana walakum’ when shaking hands? 2. Do both people shaking hands say this du’a, or does one say ‘Amin”?
• 10 September

  Forgiveness of Minor sins

  Question It is mentioned in this Hadith that sins are forgiven if you say the du’a before sleeping, does it include both major and minor sins?
• 9 September

  Forgiving and overlooking one’s helper/slave seventy times a day

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? A person came to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and asked: O Rasulullah! How many times should I forgive/overlook my servant? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) remained silent. The man asked again: O Rasulullah! How many times should I forgive/overlook my servant? He replied: Everyday seventy times [i.e. many times a day].'”
• 9 September

  Another du’a to recite when retiring to bed

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: من قال إذا أوى إلى فراشه: الحمد لله الذي علا فقهر، وبطن فخبر، وملك فقدر، الحمد لله الذي يحيي ويميت، وهو على كل شيء قدير، خرج من ذنوبه كيوم ولدته أمه
• 6 September

  Istighfar (seeking forgiveness) ensures safety from punishment

  Question I want to know if this Hadith which mentions those who make istighfar will be granted safety from Allah’s punishment is authentic? العبد آمن من عذاب الله، ما استغفر الله Translation: A person will be safe from the punishment of Allah as long as he seeks Allah’s forgiveness.
• 6 September

  Allah Ta’ala guaranteed safety from punishment for the ummah of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: أنزل الله عليّ أمانين لأمتي وما كان الله ليعذبهم وأنت فيهم وما كان الله معذبهم وهم يستغفرون [الأنفال: 33] فإذا مضيت تركت فيهم الاستغفار إلى يوم القيامة

August, 2019

• 7 August

  An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Nabi Dawud was forgiven on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, thus, whoever fasts on this day sixty (60) years of his sins will be expiated.”

July, 2019

• 17 July

  Only a wicked person does not forgive others

  Question Is this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)? اللئيم لا يوفّق للعفو من ضيق صدره
• 10 July

  Reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi hamdihi’

  Question Your website mentions the high reward for reciting ‘Subhanallahi wa bi Hamdihi’ (100 times), a person’s minor sins will be forgiven. Does a person get the reward for doing the above each time, whenever he completes it, even if he only did them rarely in his lifetime?

June, 2019

• 21 June

  Marriage to a Maiden of Jannah (Hur) as a reward for fasting

  Question What is the status of the below? Is it a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and who is Al Hasan? Al Hasan (rahimahullah) said: “A maiden of Jannah will speak to the Wali of Allah while he is laying with her on [the shore of] a river of honey in Jannah, while she hands him a glass …