21 April 2025
Reciting Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un when remembering a calamity
Question What is the status of this narration? من أصيب بمصيبة، فذكر مصيبته، فأحدث استرجاعا، وإن تقادم عهدها، كتب الله له من الأجر مثله يوم أصيب……
7 March 2025
An unreliable narration regarding ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) choosing a du’a over sheep
Question What is the source and authenticity of this du'a? اللهم اغفر لي ذنبي، ووسع لي خلقي وطيب لي كسبي، وقنعني بما رزقتني، ولا تذهب قلبي إلى شيء صرفته عني……
23 November 2024
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) cursed three categories of people
Question I heard the following Hadith and will like to know the authenticity. Three categories of people stay under the Curse of Allah Ta'ala: 1) The Imam who insists to lead Salah while people…
15 November 2024
An unreliable narration on making children happy
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily, there is a house in Jannah called Darul Farah. Only those who make children happy shall enter there."
28 October 2024
A narration prohibiting staring at a beardless youth
Question What is the status of the following narration? نهى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أن يحد الرجل النظر إلى الغلام الأمرد
15 October 2024
Another version of the Hadith on saying “La ilaha illAllah” with madd
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever lengthens his pronunciation upon saying "No god except Allah," (La ilaha illal lah)…
11 October 2024
The status of ‘Abdul ‘Aziz ibn Ishaq Al Baqqal
Question Are the books of 'Abdul 'Aziz ibn Ishaq Al Baqqal reliable? I have heard that he authored a book called Musnad Imam Zayd.
20 September 2024
The status of the Hadith narrator, Ibn Abi Sabrah
Question What is the status of the narrator Abu Bakr ibn Abi Sabrah? His narration appears in Sunan Ibn Majah. According to Imam Ibn Majah (rahimahullah), does this mean that he was reliable?
5 September 2024
A Pre-Islamic Incident regarding the Greatness of Allah
Question I am looking for the reference and Arabic text of this incident: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that during the days of Jahiliyyah, an old woman would take her goats to the…
1 August 2024
A narration regarding the number of women in Jahannam
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "Out of 99 women, one is in paradise and the rest are in Jahannam."
24 July 2024
The reliability of the narrator, Sayf ibn ‘Umar at Tamimi
Question Is Sayf ibn 'Umar at-Tamimi reliable?
23 July 2024
A Hadith on loving Hasan, Husayn and their parents (radiyallahu ‘anhum)
Question What is the reference of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) took Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu 'anhuma) by the hand and said "Whoever loves me and loves these two, and their…
2 May 2024
Four attributes/traits that will earn one a house in Jannah
Question Is this authentic? أربع خصال من كن فيه بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة، من كان عصمة أمره لا إله إلا الله، وإذا أصابته مصيبة قال: إنا لله وإنا إليه راجعون، وإذا أعطي شيئا قال: الحمد لله، وإذا أذنب…
1 April 2024
A narration mentioning a reward for falling ill in Makkah Mukarramah
Question Please advise on the authenticity of the following Hadith: من مرض يوما بمكة كتب الله تعالى له من العمل الصالح الذي كان يعمله لسبع سنين، فإن كان غريبا ضوعف ذلك……
29 March 2024
An unreliable narration regarding speaking about ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? عن عائشة، رضي الله عنها، أم المؤمنين: ذكر علي عبادة