Tag Archives: Mizanul ‘Itidal

August, 2018

• 7 August

  Reciting twenty rak’ahs of optional Salah between Maghrib and ‘Isha

  Question What is status of this narration and can this specific Hadith be quoted? من صلى بين المغرب والعشاء عشرين ركعة بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة Whoever offers twenty rak’ahs of [optional] Salah between Maghrib and ‘Isha, Allah will build a home in Jannah for him

July, 2018

• 18 July

  The narrator ‘Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan’

  Question What is the status of the narrator, ‘Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan’?
• 13 July

  An unreliable virtue of offering Fajr Salah for forty days with the first takbir

  Question Is this authentic? It appears in a Hadith that whomsoever offers Fajr Salah for forty (40) days without missing the first rak’ah, will not die until he sees his abode in Jannah.
• 5 July

  An unreliable narration on earthquakes and lightening before Qiyamah

  Question Can I quote this narration? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Soon you will not find homes for shelter nor conveyances to transport you. When questioned, Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) replied, The houses will be destroyed by earthquakes and animals will be destroyed by lightning”
• 4 July

  A Hadith on fasting and carrying out other good deeds in Ramadan

  Question Please comment on the status of this narration: من أتى عليه شهر رمضان صحيحا مسلما، صام نهاره، وصلى وردا من ليله، وغض بصره، وحفظ فرجه ولسانه ويده، وحافظ على صلاته مجموعة، وبكر إلى جمعه، فقد صام الشهر، واستكمل الأجر، وأدرك ليلة القدر، وفاز بجائزة الرب

May, 2018

• 15 May

  A virtue of saying ‘La ilaha illallah’

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whosoever recites La ilaha illallah any time during the day or night, his sins are remitted from his account and virtues are written instead.”
• 10 May

  Authenticity of a du’a to recite when discharging Zakah

  Question The following du’a has been mentioned to be recited at the time of distributing Zakah: اللهم اجعلها مغنما، ولا تجعلها مغرما O Allah! Make it a gain and do not make it a loss
• 2 May

  ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding spiderwebs

  Question I would like to ask regarding the authenticity of the following narration of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu anhu): “Clean your homes from the web of the spider because keeping it causes poverty”

March, 2018

• 5 March

  The eloquence of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)

  Question Could you please provide the Arabic text and reference for the following: Once when the sky was cloudy, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) asked the people if they had observed the towering [clouds] in the sky. The people replied that the clouds looked extremely beautiful and well stacked, one on top of the other. He then asked them how …
• 2 March

  Another version of the Hadith regarding passing away with wudu

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? أخبرنا أبو نصر بن قتادة، حدثنا أبو عمرو بن مطر، أخبرنا محمد بن يحيى بن سليمان المروزي، حدثنا بشر بن الوليد، حدثنا كثير بن عبد الله أبو هاشم الناجي، قال: سمعت أنسا، يقول: قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ” يا بني إن استطعت أن تكون أبدا على وضوء فافعل، فإن ملك الموت …

February, 2018

• 21 February

  Four evil characteristics

  Question What is the status of the following narration? أربعة من الشقاء: جمود العين، وقسوة القلب، وطول الأمل، والحرص على الدنيا
• 20 February

  Imam Nu’aym ibn Hammad and his book ‘Kitabul Fitan’

  Question Can you shed some light on the Hadith Scholar, Imam Nu’aym ibn Hammad and his book Kitabul Fitan? Is he reliable and are the Hadiths found in this book reliable?
• 12 February

  A narration stating that seventy thousand angels escorted Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) on her wedding night

  Question Is it true that that when Sayyidah Fatimah (radiyallahu ‘anha) went to the home of Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu), she was escorted by Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), Jibril, Mikail and seventy thousand other angels?