Tag Archives: Moulana Suhail Motala

September, 2020

• 16 September

  Meaning of the words ‘أخوك البكري’

  Question What is the translation of البكري in the following Hadith? عن عبد الله بن عمرو بن الفغواء الخزاعي، عن أبيه، قال: دعاني رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقد أراد أن يبعثني بمال إلى أبي سفيان يقسمه في قريش بمكة بعد، الفتح، فقال: التمس صاحبا قال: فجاءني عمرو بن أمية الضمري، فقال: بلغني أنك تريد الخروج وتلتمس صاحبا، قال: …
• 16 September

  Giving charity to people of other faiths

  Question Is this narration considered authentic? تصدقوا على أهل الأديان
• 16 September

  Meaning of the term ‘لا بأس به’ (la ba-sa bihi)

  Question If a Muhaddith is saying ‘la ba-sa bihi’ (لا بأس به) then is he praising a narrator or criticising him?
• 15 September

  The number of ‘Arab Ambiya

  Question Which Hadith speaks about the number of ‘Arab prophets?
• 15 September

  A du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recited when the first ten Verses of Surah Al Muminun were revealed

  Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? عن عبد الرحمن بن عبد القاري، قال: سمعت عمر بن الخطاب، يقول: كان النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إذا أنزل عليه الوحي سمع عند وجهه كدوي النحل فأنزل عليه يوما فمكثنا ساعة فسرّي عنه فاستقبل القبلة ورفع يديه وقال:اللهم زدنا ولا تنقصنا، وأكرمنا ولا تهنا، وأعطنا ولا تحرمنا، وآثرنا ولا تؤثر …
• 14 September

  Translation of a du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would recite when leaving a gathering

  Question Can you please provide an explanatory translation of the du’a in this answer?
• 11 September

  Mu’awiyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Salah closely resembled Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن أبي الدرداء قال:ما رأيت أحدا بعد رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أشبه صلاة برسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من أميركم هذا يعني معاوية
• 10 September

  How do you ascertain if a woman is fertile before marriage?

  Question I have the following question: There is a Hadith which mentions that we are required to choose a spouse who is loving and fertile. How would we able to know if the potential spouse is loving and fertile?
• 10 September

  Clarification on Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding wine

  Question How do the scholars interpret this Hadith? ‘Abdullah ibn Buraydah (rahimahullah) said: ‘I entered upon Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) with my father. Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) made us sit on a mattress then he brought food to us and we ate. Then he brought drink to us. Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) drank and then he offered that to my father, thus my …
• 9 September

  The reason for the reward of passing away far from one’s birthplace

  Question Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) says, “A man who was born in Madinah passed away in Madinah. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said ‘If only he passed away somewhere other than his birthplace [i.e. If only he was born out of Madinah and passed away in Madinah].’ Someone asked ‘And why is that O Rasulullah?’ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi …
• 7 September

  Stopping at ten places in Quran known as ‘Waqful ghufran’

  Question Is the following narration authentic? من ضمن أن يقف في عشرة مواضع في القرآن ضمنت له الجنة
• 4 September

  A query regarding the wording of the Hadith on the virtue of assisting a Muslim

  Question I know the narration with the following wording is recorded in Sahih Muslim: والله في عون العبد ما كان العبد في عون أخيه Allah will aid a servant so long as the servant aids his brother I want to know if there is any narration with the words: ان الله في عون العبد مادام العبد في عون اخيه
• 4 September

  The virtue of reciting Surah Aalu ‘Imran on a Friday

  Question How sound is this Hadith? “Anyone who recites Surah Aalu ‘Imran on Friday, the angels will send blessing on him till the night.”