Ibn Hajar

17 Muharram 143610 November 2014

Status of Children Buried Alive in Jahiliyyah

QuestionWhat is the grade of the following Hadith and what does it mean? Sayyiduna Salamah ibn Yazid Al Ju'fi (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "My brother and I came to the Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said that our mother had passed away during jahiliyyah, she use to honour her guests,…

14 Muharram 14367 November 2014

Authenticity of a Du’a to Be Recited in the Morning and Evening

QuestionWhat is the status of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever says three times when he gets up in the morning: 'A'udhu billahis sami'il 'alim minash shaytanir rajim' and he recites the last three verses of Surah Al-Hashr Allah appoints seventy thousand (70 000) angels who say…

12 Muharram 14365 November 2014

The Virtues of Reaching Old Age

QuestionPlease verify the authenticity of the following narration: "No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When he is fifty, Allah makes easy his reckoning. When he reaches sixty, Allah grants him repentance. And when he reaches seventy, Allah loves him…

9 Dhul Qa'dah 14354 September 2014

Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah)’s Al ‘Ujab Fi Bayanil Asbab

QuestionI was reading Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al 'Asqalani's Al 'Ujab Fi Bayanil Asbab (regarding the reasons of revelation of the different verses of the Holy Quran), and I wanted to ask what his methodology is in this book with regards to the hadiths he cites in it? Are all of…

7 Dhul Qa'dah 14352 September 2014

A Du’a Before Wudu

QuestionIs the following du'a to be read before wudu? اللهم اني اسألك تمام الوضوء وتمام الصلوة وتمام رضوانك وتمام مغفرتك Translation: O Allah I ask you to bless me with a complete wudu, complete Salah, your complete happiness and forgiveness.

15 Rajab 143515 May 2014

Verification of Hadith; “Soon People Will Invite Each Other Plotting against You”

QuestionIs the following narration authentic? The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Soon people will invite each other plotting against you like how a person eating invites others to share their dish. Someone asked: 'Will that be because of our small numbers at that time'? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam)…

28 Jumadal Akhirah 143529 April 2014

Hadith on the Virtue of Chastity

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith: "The person who falls in love, remains chaste, conceals this [from others], and dies is a shahid (martyr)."