10 Safar 1435 | 16 December 2013
Arabic Books on Importance of Following a Madhab
Question Kindly advise on how to teach a beginner to follow a madhhab. The individual comes from a family that does not adhere to any particular madhhab. He is young, has limited Islamic knowledge,…
10 Safar 1435 | 16 December 2013
Fadail A’mal Mentions Kashf, Is This Shirk?
Question Kindly provide some commentary on the following passage found in the English translation of Fada'il Al-A'mal. In Virtues of Salah (1994 English edition), a statement is attributed to Imam…
10 Safar 1435 | 16 December 2013
Kissing the Fingers Upon Hearing the Shahadatain
Question Is the kissing of the fingers upon hearing the Prophet's (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) name a Sunnah?
10 Safar 1435 | 16 December 2013
Hadith on Wigs
Question Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the…
9 Safar 1435 | 15 December 2013
Wiping the Hands on the Face after Du’a
Question Kindly provide the Hadiths which indicate that it is Sunnah to pass one's hands over the face after du'a.
7 Safar 1435 | 13 December 2013
To Use the Right Hand When Counting Dhikr
Question Is there any Hadith which prohibits counting dhikr on the left hand? Kindly provide the relevant narrations and their references
5 Safar 1435 | 11 December 2013
Reference for the Incident of a Person Who Didn’t Have Food
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following incident and the name of the Sahabi involved. A Sahabi (radiyallahu 'anhu) asked his wife for something to eat but she informed him that there…
5 Safar 1435 | 11 December 2013
Clarification of the Hadith That Says Some Sahabah Drank Wine
Question Kindly provide some commentary on the Hadith in Sahih Bukhari which mentions that Sayyiduna Hamzah (radiyallahu 'anhu) was drunk with some of the Ansar. How should this narration be…
5 Safar 1435 | 11 December 2013
Whoever Gives Me the Good News of Safar Departing…
Question Is this Hadith authentic? "Whoever gives me the glad tidings that he survived Safar, I will give him the glad tidings of Jannah."
3 Safar 1435 | 9 December 2013
Reading the English Translation of Sahih Bukhari
Question Is it permitted to read the translation of Sahih Bukhari by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan?
1 Safar 1435 | 7 December 2013
Proofs for Cutting the Hand of a Thief from the Wrist
Question: Kindly provide the Hadiths which indicate that the hand of a thief is to be amputated at the wrist. In the verse regarding theft (Surah Al-Ma'idah, 5:38), Allah Ta'ala commands that the…
30 Muharram 1435 | 6 December 2013
Virtues of Surah Yasin
Question: Kindly provide the Hadiths regarding the virtues of reciting Surah Yasin, as well as the best times and occasions for its recitation.