I’laus Sunan

22 Dhul Hijjah 14393 September 2018

The Days for ‘Aqiqah

QuestionIs there a Hadith in Al Mu’jamul Awsat of Imam Tabarani (rahimahullah) and Majma'uz Zawaid that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: The 'Aqiqah is on the seventh or the fourteenth or the twenty first. How authentic is this Hadith?

7 Dhul Hijjah 143830 August 2017

Can One Sheep/Goat Suffice for Many People in Udhiyah/Qurbani?

QuestionRecently on social media people were saying that there is no need to slaughter more than one sheep or goat per household. They quoted the following Hadiths to substantiate this: 1. Narrated by 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) and Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) that when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) wanted to…

8 Jumadal Ula 143717 February 2016

A Narration Prohibiting Observing Non-Muslim Festivities

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Whoever builds [a home] in the land of the foreigners [that is, the non-Muslims] and observes their Nayruz [Persian New Year] and Mahrajan [a Persian festival celebrated on the equinox] and imitates them till he dies in that state, he shall be resurrected…

7 Muharram 143721 October 2015

Second Jama’ah in a Masjid

QuestionIs there a Hadith that talks about one should not make another fard salah in Jama'ah in the same masjid? Example one set of people make 'Asr salah in Jama'ah in the masjid. Then another group of people come to the masjid for 'Asr after the first Jama'ah so they…

30 Rajab 143619 May 2015

The Obligation of Salatul Witr

QuestionPlease provide the source for the following Hadith: "Witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it is not of us." Are there variations of this Hadith in which the last part, "he is not of us", is repeated multiple times and is there a difference of opinion…