11 September 2017
Women being prevented from going to the masjid
Question Are there Hadiths about Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhum) specifically preventing women from going to the masjid? I have always come across the following Hadith in relation to this……
22 August 2017
Living close to the Masjid but not frequenting it is a sign of hypocrisy
Question What is the source of this narration? كفى علماً عَلَى النفاق أن يكون الرَّجُلُ جار المسجد لا يرى فِيهِ
12 August 2017
Using the diminutive form when referring to a Masjid or Quran
Question Is there an authentic narration which disallows using the diminutive form when referring to a Masjid, the Holy Quran or Humans i.e. men and women?
11 August 2017
Offering Salah at home without a valid excuse
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever hears the Adhan and does not respond to it [i.e. does not offer Salah at the Masjid], then [his Salah at home] has…
2 August 2017
Another narration on three people under the care and protection of Allah Ta’ala
Question What is authenticity of following narration? ثلاثة كلهم ضامن على الله، إن عاش رزق وكفي، وإن مات أدخله الله الجنة: من دخل بيته فسلم، فهو ضامن على الله، ومن خرج إلى المسجد، فهو ضامن على الله،…
11 July 2017
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Sahabah would engage in light-hearted conversation after Fajr
Question Is this Hadith reliable? "Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would sit with the Sahabah (radiyallahu 'anhu) after Fajr Salah until sunrise. They would sometimes discuss the days of…
6 July 2017
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered that the Masjids be cleaned and perfumed
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) commanded that Masjids be built among houses [i.e. in each Neighbourhood and locality] and that they be cleaned…
18 April 2017
Sources of good; alleviating distress, concealing faults, seeking knowledge and gathering to recite Quran
Question Is this Hadith authentic? It is reported on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whosoever removes a worldly grief…
6 April 2017
A du’a for when entering the Masjid
Question What is the authenticity of this du'a? اعوذ بالله...وًسلطانه القديم
24 March 2017
A statement on the virtue of feeding a morsel to a hungry person
Question Is this Hadith authentic? لقمة في بطن الجائع أفضل من عمارة ألف جامع 'Feeding one morsel to a hungry person is more virtuous than constructing 1000 Masjids'
7 March 2017
Would Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) go to Masjidul Quba on a Saturday?
Question Is there a narration which states that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would go to Masjidul Quba on a Saturday?
7 March 2017
An unauthentic narration on loving Allah and frequenting the Masjids
Question What is the status of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whomsoever loves Allah, loves the Quran. And whoever loves the Quran, loves me. And whoever loves me, loves…
20 January 2017
One virtue of offering Salah in Masjidul Aqsa
Question I have come across a Scholar who quotes a Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that Nabi Sulayman ('alayhis salam) asked Allah for three favours. The third favour was that…
3 November 2016
Seven forms of Sadaqah Jariyah (perpetual reward)
Question What is the authenticity if this narration: Sayyiduna Anas (radhiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: “There are seven such actions that a servant…
15 October 2016
There will come a time when people gather in the Masjid yet there will be no believers among them
Question Is this Hadith reliable? 'There will come a time upon people when they gather and pray in the Masjids yet there will be no believers among them'