29 November 2017
Offering Esha Salah in congregation for forty days in any masjid
Question عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ "مَنْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدٍ جَمَاعَةً أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً لاَ تَفُوتُهُ الرَّكْعَةُ الأُولَى مِنْ…
28 August 2017
A narration regarding animals on the ark of Nuh (‘alayhis salam)
Question Is the following story found in the Hadith and can it be quoted? 'When the animal dung on the ark of Nuh ('alayhis salam) was becoming excessive, Allah Ta'ala ordered Nuh ('alayhis salam) to…
24 August 2017
‘Do not crowd at the Hajarul Aswad, lest you harm someone’
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) prohibited Sayyiduna 'Umar from kissing black stone if crowded and a means of discomfort and harm.
29 April 2017
Wahb ibn Munabbih (rahimahullah) on the clothing of Adam (‘alayhis salam)
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "The clothing of Adam and Hawa was light [nur] which covered their private parts, none could see the 'awrah [private area] of the other.…
23 March 2017
Abu Hurayrah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) seeking forgiveness 12 000 times daily
Question Would Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) seek forgiveness 12 000 times daily?
4 March 2017
Reciting Bismillah will save a person from the guards of Jahannam
Question Is the following narration appropriate to quote? "Whoever desires to be saved from the nineteen dreadful guards over Jahannam known as Zabaniyah, he should recite Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim"…
31 January 2017
Imam Mahdi will be a regular person
Question A Scholar who doesn't cite any source mentioned that Al Mahdi will be a regular person. When he discovers he is the Mahdi, Allah Ta'ala will rectify him. He will be a regular person who…
2 December 2016
Did ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) kill five hundred people in Siffin?
Question I read a narration regarding the Battle of Siffin that Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) killed 500 people single-handedly and the reference was Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah. I was wondering if…
21 September 2016
How to really get to know someone
Question Where is the narration to the effect that a person was praised in the presence of 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) and he asked: 'Did you do business or travel with that person?'
29 July 2016
A narration stating Iblis will fall into prostration before Qiyamah
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the sun rises from the west, Shaytan will fall into sajdah calling out to Allah, 'Command…
19 July 2016
A du’a attributed to Khidr (‘alayhis salam)
Question Is the following incident authentic? 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: I entered the Tawaf one night, and found a man holding onto the cover of the Ka'bah, saying: يَا مَنْ لَا…
11 March 2016
Keys of the treasure of the heavens and the earth
Question What is the authenticity of the narration which states that Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) regarding the explanation of the verse 'The keys…
4 March 2016
More signs of Qiyamah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "The flourishing of Jerusalem will mark the desertion of Yathrib (Madinah). The desertion of Yathrib will mark the start of Al-Malhamah [the great war that will…
21 September 2015
Tafsir of Ibn ‘Abbas on the verse of Surah Dhariyat
Question The statement ليعبدون اي ليعرفون is attributed to Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu'anhuma) with regards to the meaning of وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون . Is this attribution…