Tag Archives: Moulana Suhail Motala

January, 2019

• 17 January

  A Sunnah du’a to recite when retiring to bed

  Question What is the status and translation of the following du’a? Bismillah wa da’tu jambi Allahumagh firli dhambi wa akhsi shaytani wa fukka rihani waj’alni fin nadiyyil a’ala
• 17 January

  Combing the hair while standing

  Question Is it established from authentic Hadith that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) predicted that problems and calamities would come at very fast rate for a person who combs hair while standing?

December, 2018

• 24 December

  The property of the oppressor will be destroyed

  Question Could you mention the reference for this please? دار الظالم خراب ولو بعد حين The property of the oppressor will be destroyed, even if it is after some time
• 24 December

  ‘Aaishah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) disapproval of backgammon

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) heard that some people who were living on her property had a backgammon set, so she sent word to them saying: ‘If you do not throw it out, I will throw you out of my property. And she denounced them for that. (Al Adabul Mufrad)
• 19 December

  ‘Abu Bakr is our leader, the best of us and the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah’

  Question Kindly inform me if this narration is authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Abu Bakr is our leader and the best of us and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah”
• 18 December

  Caution against oppressing in one’s bequests/wasiyyah

  Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Sometimes a man and a woman live in the obedience of Allah for sixty years then before they die they cause such harm in their bequests that Jahannam becomes warranted for them” [i.e. They cause harm to the heirs by either bequeathing more than one third, …
• 18 December

  Whoever protects his tongue, Allah will conceal his sins

  Question What is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said “Whoever protects his tongue Allah will conceal his sins”
• 17 December

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) describes Allah Ta’ala, the Being who he supplicates to

  Question Could you confirm the source of this Hadith? عن رجل من بَلْهُجَيْمٍ قال قلت يا رسول الله، إلام تدعو قال أدعو إلى الله وحده الذي إن مسك ضر فدعوته كشف عنك والذي إن ضللت بأرض قفر دعوته رد عليك والذي إن أصابتك سنة فدعوته أنبت عليك
• 17 December

  A person who does not pay Zakah will not receive the complete reward for offering Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has said, “We have been commanded to perform Salah and to pay Zakah, so Salah will not be accepted from a person who does not pay Zakah.” [i.e. He will not receive the complete reward for Salah]
• 17 December

  A follow up query on the Hadith ‘None of you will be able able to see His Rabb in this world’

  Question Regarding this answer, I am unable to find this Hadith in the given reference of Sahih Muslim. Could you kindly give me the chapter?
• 17 December

  ‘Always speak the truth, even if it leads to your death’- ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Could you mention the reference for this narration? عليك بالصدق وإن قتلك الصدق
• 14 December

  ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) prefers to bite on coal rather than express displeasure at taqdir

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and could you mention the reference? لأن أعض على جمرة حتى تبرد أحب إلي من أن أقول لشيء قد قضاه الله ليته لم يكن
• 14 December

  A short form of istikharah

  Question Kindly comment on the authenticity of this Hadith and is it suitable for practise and how do you act on it? عن أبي بكر الصديق أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أراد أمرا قال اللهم خر لي واختر لي