Hayatus Sahabah

24 Muharram 143617 November 2014

Sahabah Who Were Miraculously Given Water

QuestionWhat is the authenticity and the full narration regarding Sahabi in Jail who was not provided water by his jailer. The Sahabi then made du'a and rain fell for him in the basement of the Jail?

27 Rajab 143527 May 2014

Sayyiduna Nu’ayman ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

QuestionThere are certain narrations about the pranks of Sayyiduna Nu'ayman ibn Amr (radiyallahu 'anhu), like the narration where he sold Suwaybit ibn Harmalah as a slave to a group of Arabs or where he slaughtered a camel that did not belong to him. What did the classical scholars say about…

7 Rajab 14357 May 2014

Sprinkling Water on Each Spouse After Nikah

QuestionI have heard two points in a lecture regarding procedures related to after the Nikah. 1) It is Sunnah sprinkle water on each spouse. 2) It is Sunnah for the father of the bride to go to the house of the couple and make Du'a for them. It was mentioned…

19 Rabi'ul Akhir 143520 February 2014

Sayyiduna Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Reading the Tawrah

QuestionKindly provide the complete reference and authenticity of the narration in which Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) reads from the Tawrah in the presence of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam), causing the colour of the blessed face of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to change. Is there any narration which mentions…

12 Safar 143516 December 2013

Fadail A’mal Mentions Kashf, Is This Shirk?

QuestionKindly provide some commentary on the following passage found in the English translation of Fada'il Al-A'mal. In Virtues of Salah (1994 English edition), a statement is attributed to Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) describing him as witnessing sins falling from the limbs of a person performing wudu. Is this attribution authentic,…