11 July 2017
Salutations (durud) when lowering the body into the grave
Question Is there a Hadith which encourages reciting salutations on Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) (durud) when lowering a body into the grave?
8 June 2017
A Hadith encouraging visiting the graveyard, giving ghusl and reading janazah Salah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? زر القبور تذكر بها الآخرة، واغسل الموتى، فإن معالجة جسد خاو موعظة بليغة، وصل على الجنائز لعل ذلك أن يحزنك، فإن الحزين في ظل الله يتعرض كل خير……
10 May 2017
The grave is the first stage of the Hereafter
Question Is this incident authentic? Whenever he passed by a graveyard, Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) always wept so bitterly that his beard would get wet. Someone asked, "Why is it that you…
26 April 2017
A miracle during the days of Al Harrah
Question Is this narration authentic Sa'id ibn Abdul Aziz (rahimahullah) narrates: "During the Incident of Al Harrah, there was no Adhan or Iqamah proclaimed from Masjid An Nabawi for three days.…
21 April 2017
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) desire to be buried in Madinah Munawwarah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "...There is no piece of land in this entire world more beloved to me that I be buried in [than Madinah……
6 April 2017
“I have not been sent to sever ties”
Question I have heard a Hadith wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) told a Sahabi to kill his father. The Sahabi turned to go and kill his father, but Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)…
29 March 2017
300 Ambiya buried around the Ka’bah
Question What is the status of the following Hadiths? "Whenever a Nabi would leave his nation, he would go to the Ka'bah to worship Allah and certainly there are 300 graves of Ambiya around the…
21 March 2017
Surah Mulk protects from the punishment of the grave
Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? One of the companions of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) pitched a tent on a grave without knowing that it was a grave. Suddenly…
7 February 2017
A person will be buried in the soil he was created from
Question Kindly verify the following statement and to whom it is attributed? "Every person will be buried in the soil from which he was created"
26 January 2017
A person will be shown his abode in Jannah or Jahannam daily in the grave
Question I received this message and would like to know if the narration is authentic? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When…
23 December 2016
A query regarding ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) questioning in the grave
Question Is this narration reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was once explaining what will happen in the grave when the Angels come to question a person. Sayyiduna 'Umar…
24 October 2016
Charity extinguishes the heat of the grave
Question What is the status of this Hadith and can it be quoted? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Charity extinguishes the heat of the grave"
7 March 2016
What to recite when throwing soil in the grave
Question I would like to know if Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and his Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhum) use to recite the verse: Minha khalaqnakum wa fiha nu'edukum wa minha nukhrijukum…
12 February 2016
Another Hadith on the call of the grave
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Sayyiduna Abu Sa’id Al Khudri (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) entered his place of salah and…
14 December 2015
The six bounties of a martyr (shahid)
Question Please provide the reference and authenticity of the following narration "The martyr (shahid) has six blessings from Allah, he is forgiven from the moment his blood is first shed and will be…