11 September 2017
‘The poor are your good deeds’
Question Is this narration authentic? فقراؤكم حسناتكم The poor are [a means] of your good deeds
15 August 2017
Deeds that necessitate Jannah; Feeding, enjoining good and controlling the tongue
Question Is this Hadith authentic? جاء أعرابي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال: دلني على عمل يدخلني الجنة. قال: أطعم الجائع، واسق الظمآن، وأمر بالمعروف، وانه عن المنكر، فإن لم تطق فكف لسانك إلا من…
5 July 2017
Fear Allah wherever you are and follow up a bad deed with a good deed
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Be conscious of Allah wherever you are, follow up a bad deed with a good deed it will wipe out the ill effects of the bad…
12 November 2016
The virtue of removing harmful objects from the path
Question Is this narration reliable? Sayyiduna Mu'adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu 'anhu) was once walking with someone when he removed a stone from the path. The man asked Sayyiduna Mu'adh, 'Why did you…
3 November 2016
Seven forms of Sadaqah Jariyah (perpetual reward)
Question What is the authenticity if this narration: Sayyiduna Anas (radhiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: “There are seven such actions that a servant…
16 October 2016
The ill effect of insulting others
Question Please provide a reference for the following and please confirm if the translation is in order: On the Day of Judgment, a person’s book of deeds will be given into his hands [and he will not…
15 June 2016
Do not consider any act of good insignificant
Question Please provide the correct translation of this narration: لا يحقرن أحدكم شيئا من المعروف، وإن لم يجد فليلق أخاه بوجه طلق، وإن اشتريت لحما أو طبخت قدرا فأكثر مرقته واغرف لجارك منه……
8 December 2015
Hadith on the power of du’a
Question What is the source of this tradition? 'Nothing can change qada [al-mu'allaq]. Only du'a can change it; and only favours/goodness can lengthen one's lifetime."
27 October 2015
Allah takes those forward who put themselves forward
Question Is the following a Hadith: Whoever puts himself forward Allah Ta'ala will take him forward
4 September 2015
The most beloved acts to Allah are those carried out with consistency
Question Please provide the reference and verify the translation of the following narration. "O people, you should do whatever [good] deeds you can, for Allah does not get tired [of giving reward]…
14 August 2015
Relying solely on belief in Allah with conviction and not carrying out good deeds
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) were discussing 'La ilaha illallah' and whoever says this will enter Jannah. They decided later not to tell…
14 July 2014
Deeds done in Ramadan will last the whole year?
Question We often hear that: if you do good actions in Ramadan, you will get tawfiq to do it the whole year. Is it a Hadith?
16 December 2013
Ruling on good deeds done before Islam
Question When a person accepts Islam, what happens to all the good deeds he did before Islam?