17 December 2013
Status of the hadith on the hearts becoming hard
Question I heard a hadith in which the Prophet (sallallahu'alaihi wasallam) mentions that the inability to weep is caused by the hardness of the heart which is caused by the multiplicity of sin…
16 December 2013
Ruling on good deeds done before Islam
Question When a person accepts Islam, what happens to all the good deeds he did before Islam?
16 December 2013
Arabic books on importance of following a madhab
Question I have a concern regarding teaching someone to follow a madhhab. The person is from a background where the family does not adhere to following one specific madhhab. The person’s knowledge is…
16 December 2013
Fadail A'mal mentions Kashf, is this shirk?
Question In the book: Fada’il al-A’mal, first edition 1994 of the English translation. On the end of page 21 of Virtues of Salah, you will find the words ascribing kasha of “seeing sins falling…
16 December 2013
Kissing the fingers upon hearing the Shahadatain
Question Is the kissing of the fingers upon hearing the Prophet's (sallallahu'alaihi wasallam) name a Sunnah?
16 December 2013
Hadith on wigs
Question Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said, “May the curse of Allah be on the women who joins (another person's) hair (to her own) and the one…
15 December 2013
Wiping the hands on the face after du’a
Question I heard that it is Sunnah to pass the hands over the face after du’a. A salafi scholar says that it is bida’h (an innovation) to do so. What is the proof that it is Sunnah to pass the hands…
13 December 2013
To use the right hand when counting Dhikr
Question I recently read an email which stated that our Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu'alaihi wasallam) prohibited the Sahabah (radiyallahu'anhum) from using their left hands to count when doing dhikr.…
11 December 2013
Reference for the incident of a person who didn’t have food
Question During a lecture, I heard this story: A Sahabi (radiyallahu'anhu) asked his wife for something to eat. She said that there was nothing in the home to eat. He went to the masjid, prayed two…
11 December 2013
Clarification of the Hadith that says some Sahabah drank wine
Question I read a Hadith in Sahih Bukhari that mentions that Hamzah (radiyallahu'anhu) was drunk with some Ansar in an Ansari house. The Prophet (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) and his companions saw…
11 December 2013
Whoever gives me the good news of Safar departing…
Question I need to know if this Hadith is authentic: 'Anyone who gives me the good news that he survived Safar, I will give him the good news of that person's entering Jannah.'
9 December 2013
Reading the English Translation of Sahih Bukhari
Question Is it okay to read the translation of Sahih Bukhari by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan?
7 December 2013
Proofs for cutting the hand of a thief from the wrist
Question: I wanted to ask a quick question about the verse in the Quran 5:38 that talks about cutting the hand of the thief. The sunnah says to cut at the wrist but I haven’t been able to locate any…
6 December 2013
Virtues of Surah Yasin
Question: Please mention the Hadiths regarding the benefits of reciting Surah Yasin, and the best times and occasions to recite it.