18 October 2022
The severe punishments for not discharging Zakah
Question What is the translation/explanation of the following part of the Hadith: ونِواءً على أهْلِ الإسْلامِ This is part of a lengthy narration which appears in Sahih Muslim (Hadith: 987). The…
28 July 2021
Reciting Ya Basiru and Ya Nuru
Question I have read somewhere if you touch your right hand on the heart and read Ya Basiru and Ya Nuru, it will help you to sleep well and protect against heart diseases. Is this an authentic…
24 October 2017
The peril of studying Hadith without the guidance of the Fuqaha
Question Please provide reference and the Arabic Text of the saying or a similar attributed to Imam Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah (rahimahullah): "Hadith are a source of deviation if not taken from its……
29 September 2016
Virtue of propagating Hadith
Question What is the grading of the following Hadith? Our beloved Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: اللهم ارحم خلفائي (O Allah, have mercy on my vicegerents) The Sahabah (radiyallah 'anhum)…
7 March 2016
Meaning of ‘riwayatan’ and ‘dirayatan’
Question In certain Darul 'Ulums, some Hadith books are taught 'riwayatan' and some 'dirayatan'. What is the difference?
22 July 2015
How to quote a ‘weak but suitable’ Hadith?
Question What do you mean when you say "This Hadith is [weak but] suitable to quote." Does this mean that I may quote the narration by saying that the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said it…