13 April 2015
Importance of earning a lawful income
Question Is this narration on earning reliable? 'Abdullah (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: "The seeking of a halal earning is the (next) Fard (duty)…
31 March 2015
Loving the Arabs is part of Iman
Question Is the following narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'The love for the Arabs is faith and hatred for them is disbelief. One who loved the Arabs, loves me and one…
31 March 2015
A warning against spreading rumors and carrying tales
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Verily, carrying tales and bearing malice are the deeds of Jahannam and they both cannot be gathered in a Muslim's heart
31 March 2015
An unauthentic Hadith warning against hating the Ahlul Bayt
Question Is the following narration authentic? Sayyiduna Hasan ibn 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said, 'Beware of hating us for Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has said: 'On the Day of…
27 March 2015
Reciting Durud, an alternative to giving sadaqah (charity)
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: That person who is not able to give sadaqah should say the following durud in his du'a:…
25 March 2015
Correct wording of the famous Hadith ‘Khayrul quruni qarni’
Question Are the correct words of the famous Hadith: 'Khayrul quruni qarni' or 'Khayru ummati qarni'?
23 March 2015
The Ambiya (‘alayhimus salam) are alive in their graves
Question What is the authentification of this Hadith?: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: The Ambiya are alive in their graves and they…
18 March 2015
Every pomegranate has a seed from Jannah?
Question I have recently read a Hadith about pomegranates. Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said, "There is not a pomegranate which does not…
17 March 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) being protected by a spider’s web during Hijrah
Question The famous story of the spider web being at the cave where Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) stayed is well known and it says the Quraysh did…
9 March 2015
The virtues of reciting La ilaha illallah
Question What are the rewards of saying La ilaha illallah?
18 December 2014
Hadith: ‘Sleep is the brother of death’
Question Kindly verify the following Hadith: 'Sleep is the brother of death'
20 November 2014
Will Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) marry Maryam (‘alayhas salam) in the hereafter
Question Is there an authentic source that confirms that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) will marry Maryam ('alayhas salam) and Asiyah (rahimahallah) in the Hereafter?
10 November 2014
Status of children buried alive in Jahiliyyah
Question What is the grade of the following Hadith and what does it mean? Sayyiduna Salamah ibn Yazid Al Ju'fi (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: 'My brother and I came to the Rasulullah (sallallahu…
7 November 2014
Hadith on the blessings (Barakah) of Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)
Question What is grade of this Hadith? Ummu Ayman (radiyallahu 'anha) reports: 'The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayh wa sallam) had a wooden cup in which he used to urinate (during night). In…
31 October 2014
Virtue of the Quraysh
Question Is the following narration authentic? Sayyiduna Rifa’ah ibn Rafi' (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once instructed Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu…