20 March 2020
The complete narration regarding alleviating the distress of a Believer in Rajab
Question Is this narration authentic? من فرج عن مؤمن كربة في رجب أعطاه الله في الفردوس قصرا مد بصره أكرموا رجبا يكرمكم الله
11 March 2020
Reciting Surah Yasin after Fajr in Rajab
Question It was reported that Sayyidah 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) reported: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "In the month of Rajab, whoever recites Surah Yasin once after Fajr Salah shall…
18 September 2019
Translation of a word in a Hadith of Sahih Muslim regarding sighting of the moon
Question What is the translation of the word 'مده/أمده' in the following Hadith? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: إن الله قد أمده لرؤيته، فإن أغمي عليكم فأكملوا العدة……
10 September 2019
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ensured that he fasted on ‘Aashura
Question Please could you reference this Hadith? "I never saw Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) seeking to fast on a day more preferable to him than this day, the day of 'Aashura..."
7 August 2019
An unreliable virtue of fasting on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Nabi Dawud was forgiven on the 9th of Dhul Hijjah, thus, whoever…
2 August 2019
A specific type of Salah for the first night of Dhul Hijjah?
Question I have heard that on praying four rak'ahs on the first night of Dhul Hijjah in a way that after Surah Fatihah in each rak'ah Surah Ikhlas is recited twenty five times. A person will receive…
20 June 2019
Authenticity of ‘Salatul ‘Utaqa’ in Shawwal
Question Salatul 'Utaqa (Salah of the emancipated) in Shawwal is the Sunnah for those who want to be emancipated from Jahannam. There is a Hadith on the authority of Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik…
19 March 2019
Does the fifteenth of Rajab hold any extra merit?
Question Is there any narration which states that the fifteenth (15th) of Rajab is a blessed day and it is called the 'Day of Istiftah'?
18 March 2019
The book; Al Adab Fi Rajab
Question How authentic is Mulla 'Ali Al Qari's book, Al Adab Fi Rajab and can we quote the Hadiths from it?
20 September 2018
Ibn Shihab Az Zuhri would ensure that he fasted on ‘Aashura
Question Can you mention the source for this please? الليث: عن معاوية بن صالح، أن أبا جبلة حدثه، قال كنت مع ابن شهاب في سفر فصام يوم عاشوراء، فقيل له: تصوم يوم عاشوراء في السفر وأنت تفطر في رمضان؟…
20 September 2018
Fasting on ‘Aashura carries the reward for fasting for one year
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Fasting on the day of 'Aashura is equivalent [i.e. carries the reward] of fasting for one year"
18 September 2018
Passing one’s hand on the head of an orphan on ‘Aashura
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Pass your hand over the head of an orphan on the day of 'Aashura, it will be as though you have done good…
4 May 2018
A fabricated narration on the virtue of Sha’ban
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The virtue of Sha'ban over other months is like my virtue over all the Prophets"
24 April 2018
An unauthentic form of Salah to offer on the 15th of Sha’ban
Question Is this authentic? On the night of 15 Sha'ban, offer twelve rak'ahs of Salah. In each rak'ah recite Surah Ikhlas thirty (30) times. You will see your abode in Jannah and be granted…
18 April 2018
‘Amr ibn Qays Al Mulai (rahimahullah) would close his business in Sha’ban
Question I have heard of a pious predecessor who would close up his business in Sha'ban so that he could free his time to recite Quran. Who was this pious person?