26 October 2023
The best of good deeds are done secretly
Question Please provide a reference and Arabic text. Al Fudayl said: "The most favourable deed is that which is concealed, this prevents it from being interfered with by Shaytan and kept away from…
11 September 2019
Carrying out good deeds for show and ostentation will be a cause of disgrace on the Day of Qiyamah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abu Hind Ad Dari (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) say: "The one who carries out any task with the…
29 April 2019
Deprived due to doubting someone’s sincerity
Question Please mention the reference of this narration: قال مكحول رأيت رجلا يصلي وكلما ركع وسجد بكى فاتهمته أنه يرائي ببكائه فحرمت البكاء سنة……
12 February 2019
Jahannam for those who are ostentatious and are not sincere
Question Is this narration authentic: عن ابن عباس عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : إن في جهنم لواديا يستعيذ جهنم من ذلك الوادي في كل يوم أربعمائة مرة أعد ذلك الوادي للمرائين من أمة محمد لحامل كتاب…
20 September 2018
The virtue of fasting for the pleasure of Allah Ta’ala, just before one’s demise
Question There is a Hadith in Musnad Ahmad wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever fasts one day, seeking the pleasure of Allah, if that is the last day of his life, he will enter…
9 July 2018
The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) disliked people showing off with ‘ibadah
Question Is the following authentic and if so what is meant by it? Imam Ibrahim An Nakha'i (rahimahullah) said about the Salaf: "When in a gathering, they used to dislike a person showing the best of…
1 December 2017
Ikhlas is protection from ostentation and shirk
Question Who is this statement attributed to and could you mention the reference please? ترك العمل من أجل الناس رياء والعمل من أجل الناس شرك والإخلاص أن يعافيك الله عنهما……
15 December 2016
Doing deeds only for Allah’s sake
Question I heard part of a Hadith (to this effect): "One who loves for Allah's sake and hates for Allah's sake... will enter jannah." I cannot recall the other two actions.
26 October 2016
The importance of carrying out deeds solely for Allah Ta’ala
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? إذا جمع الله الأولين والآخرين يوم القيامة، ليوم لا ريب فيه، نادى مناد: من كان أشرك في عمله لله أحدا، فليطلب ثوابه من عنده، فإن الله أغنى الشركاء…
17 June 2015
A Hadith giving glad tidings to the sincere ones
Question Is this Hadith reliable ? "Glad tidings for the sincere ones, for they are the lamps of guidance that dispel all the trials of darkness"
15 June 2015
The effect of sincerity
Question Is it true that the Nabi (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said to Sayyiduna Mu'adh (ibn jabal): "be sincere in your faith and even a few good deeds will suffice you" ?
9 March 2015
The importance of ikhlas (sincerity)
Question What is the reward of sincerity of intention (ikhlasun niyyah)?