3 November 2022
The best provision is Taqwa
Question Is the following a Hadith? "The best of provision is God-Consciousness (Taqwa)" I know it is an ayah of the Quran, however, I have seen it quoted as a Hadith.
10 October 2022
Stick to the great majority
Question What is the status of the Hadith in Sunan Ibn Majah? «عليكم بالسواد الأعظم»
10 August 2022
Did Nuh (‘alayhis salam) and those on the ark carry along grains which they ground on ‘Ashura?
Question "On the day of 'Ashura Nabi Nuh's ark halted at mount Judi. They ate the remains of their food and specifically grains which they ground." Is this correct?
30 November 2021
An unreliable narration regarding ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) offering Salah seven years prior to anyone
Question Is this Hadith authentic? عن علي رضي الله عنه قال: إني عبد الله، وأخو رسوله، وأنا الصديق الأكبر لا يقولها بعدي إلا كاذب، صليت قبل الناس بسبع سنين قبل أن يعبده أحد من هذه الأمة……
23 August 2021
A punishment for highway robbery which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) witnessed on Mi’raj
Question What is the authenticity of the following: "There was a stick that was in the middle of the path. It would tear up whoever passed by it. When Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) asked Jibril…
5 August 2021
A narration stating the seven leaders of Jannah
Question Please confirm if this Hadith is authentic? "We seven, the progeny of Abdul Muttalib are the leaders of Paradise: Me, Hamza, Ali, Ja'far, Hasan, Husayn, and the Mahdi."
17 June 2021
Authenticity of the incident regarding a drought at the time of ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question What is the authenticity of the narration regarding a drought during the time of Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) answered here?
17 July 2020
There is no perfect wudu without taking the name of Allah
Question Is this Hadith regarding saying Bismillah before wudu authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no [perfect] wudu for the one who does not recite the Name of…
18 March 2020
Caution against hoarding food
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? "Whoever hoards food [and keeps it from] the Muslims, Allah will afflict him with leprosy and bankruptcy."
4 March 2020
An unreliable narration regarding the destruction of cities/countries before Qiyamah
Question What is the status of this narration? :روي من حديث حذيفة بن اليمان عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم أنه قال: ويبدأ الخراب في أطراف الأرض حتى تخرب مصر، ومصر آمنة من الخراب حتى تخرب البصرة وخراب…
7 February 2020
Is Hizqil (‘alayhis salam) an angel?
Question Is Hizqil ('alayhis salam) an angel? Please clarify.
18 November 2019
Allah Ta’ala does not expose a sinner the first time he perpetrates a crime
Question I am looking for a narration which states that a man was caught stealing during the Caliphate Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu). When 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) was going to mete out the…
7 November 2019
A narration regarding the demise of Zakariyya (‘alayhis salam)
Question I have heard a Hadith which states that before Zakariyya ('alayhis salam) was killed, he went into a tree and part of his upper garment was left sticking out of the tree. His enemies came…
11 September 2019
A narration regarding the burial of Danyal (‘alayhis salam)
Question What is status of following Hadith? من دل على دانيال فبشروه بالجنة Give glad tidings of Jannah to the one who points out the [body of] Danyal
31 July 2019
A narration regarding learning languages other than Arabic
Question Is this narration authentic? It was narrated that 'Ata said: "Do not learn the languages of the non-Arabs and do not enter upon them in their churches, for the Divine wrath is descending…