Tag Archives: Majma’uz Zawaid

July, 2018

• 13 July

  A du’a asking for strength and honour

  Question Can we read and practice on this on this du’a? What is the correct reference? اللهم ‍ إني ضعيف فقو في رضاك ضعفي، وخذ إلى الخير بناصيتي، واجعل الإسلام منتهى رضائي، اللهم إني ضعيف فقوني، وذليل فأعزني، وفقير فارزقني
• 12 July

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Sahabah’s hospitality towards the delegation of ‘Abd Qays

  Question حدثنا يونس بن محمد قال حدثني يحيى بن عبد الرحمن العصري حدثنا شهاب بن عباد أنه سمع بعض وفد عبد القيس وهم يقولون ‘قدمنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاشتد فرحهم بنا فلما انتهينا إلى القوم أوسعوا لنا فقعدنا فرحب بنا النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ودعا لنا ثم نظر إلينا فقال من سيدكم وزعيمكم فأشرنا بأجمعنا …
• 11 July

  The most helpless of people are those who don’t make du’a

  Question Could you verify this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The most helpless person is the one who doesn’t make du’a.”
• 11 July

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) fear for this Ummah

  Question What is the authenticity of this? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I do not fear poverty [after my demise], rather I fear that you will gather and amass wealth. I do not fear you [my ummah] unintentionally erring, rather I fear that you will intentionally [sin]”
• 6 July

  Another version of the narration regarding ‘A sinner is given respite before the sin is recorded’

  Question Please mention the Hadith and the authenticity regarding the angel waiting for three hours before writing down a bad deed.
• 6 July

  Snakes in the grave of a disbeliever

  Question Is it true that two snakes will be released upon the disbeliever in his grave? One will be at his head and the other at his feet, they will be biting him until the Day of Qiyamah.
• 5 July

  Starting and ending the day with a good deed

  Question Can you mention the reference for this Hadith please? من استفتح أول نهاره بخير، وختمه بخير. قال الله عز وجل لملائكته: لا تكتبوا عليه ما بين ذلك من الذنوب
• 5 July

  Angels descend when a girl is born

  Question How authentic is this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a girl is born, Allah Ta’ala sends His angels to that house. They come to the dwellers of the house and pray that peace may be upon them. The angels then cover the newly born girl with their wings and caress the head of the baby saying …

June, 2018

• 29 June

  Saying ‘La ilaha illallah’, the most virtuous of good deeds

  Question Please can you provide a reference for this Hadith and comment on its authenticity. عن أبي ذر قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أوصني، قال: إذا عملت سيئة فأتبعها حسنة تمحها قال: قلت: يا رسول الله، أمن الحسنات لا إله إلا الله؟ قال: هي أفضل الحسنات
• 28 June

  Consulting the Jurists and pious

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) emphasised the importance of both; understanding and piety in his advice to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) when he asked, “O Messenger of Allah, if we were afflicted with a matter wherein there is no permissibility or prohibition, what do you instruct us to do? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) replied: …
• 26 June

  A Hadith on the signs of Qiyamah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic along with the explanations in brackets? Signs of Qiyamah: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I take oath by The Being Who has sent me with the Truth! The world will come to an end only after [the calamities] of earthquakes, showers of stones (from the heaven) and disfigurement have taken place. The Sahabah asked: …
• 25 June

  Knowledge is of three types

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) says: “Knowledge is of three types; the clear book [Quran], an established Sunnah, and saying ‘I do not know’.”
• 21 June

  The value of two rak’ahs of Salah

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) once passed a grave and asked, ‘Who is buried here?’ The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) replied, ‘So and so person.’ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) thereupon said, ‘Offering two rak’ahs of Salah is more beloved to him than your entire world.’