Tag Archives: Moulana Suhail Motala

January, 2021

• 28 January

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

  Question What is the reference of this narration and what is the meaning of ‘Go out’? “When you go out, praise God and praise Him for what is His worthy of, and send salutations to the Prophet, and ask forgiveness, for Istisqa is seeking forgiveness.”
• 27 January

  Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) purchases a trouser for four dirhams

  Question Is this narration authentic? قلت: يا رسول الله، وإنك لتلبس السراويل؟ قال: نعم، وبالليل والنهار، وفي السفر والحضر، فإني أمرت بالتستر، فلم أجد شيئا أستر منه
• 27 January

  A du’a asking protection from sudden death

  Question Is this a du’a found in a Hadith? اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُهْلِكْنَا فَجْأَةً وَلَا تَأْخُذْنَا بَغْتَةً وَلَا تُعْجِلْنَا عَنْ حَقٍّ وَلَا وَصِيَّةٍ
• 26 January

  Authenticity of the Hadith in Ibn Majah regarding the reward of visiting the sick

  Question What is the authenticity of the Hadith you have mentioned here: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever visits his ill Muslim brother, is walking among the harvest of Jannah until he sits. Once he sits, mercy envelopes him. [If he visits] in the morning, seventy thousand angels make du’a of …
• 26 January

  The scholar’s grave will be illuminated

  Question What is the status of the following narration? “When a scholar (‘aalim) passes away, Allah gives his knowledge a form. That form becomes his friend and companion till the day of Qiyamah and repels the vermin and pests from him.” (Daylami)
• 26 January

  Status of the Hadith narrator; ‘Ubaydullah ibn Jarir

  Question Is the narrator ‘Ubaydullah ibn Jarir Al Bajali reliable?
• 25 January

  Reporting the incidents of the Banu Israil

  Question Could you please give me the reference of the Hadith in which Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said to narrate the stories of the Banu Israil?
• 25 January

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

  Question Could you kindly give a reference for this? Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Chess is the gambling of non Arabs.”
• 25 January

  A description of Hatim’s Al Asamm Salah

  Question What is the authenticity and translation of this narration? يروى عن حاتم الأصم رضي الله عنه أنه سئل عن صلاته فقال إذا حانت الصلاة أسبغت الوضوء وأتيت الموضع الذي أريد الصلاة فيه فأقعد فيه  حتى تجتمع جوارحي ثم أقوم إلى صلاتي فأجعل الكعبة بين حاجبي والصراط تحت قدمي والجنة عن يميني والنار عن يساري وملك الموت ورائي وأظنها آخر …
• 21 January

  Another version of the Hadith regarding the reward of visiting the sick

  Question Can you mention the source of this Hadith? ‘Whoever comes to visit his Muslim brother (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Jannah (Paradise) until he sits, then when he sits he is showered with mercy. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels will send blessing upon him until the evening, and if …
• 21 January

  The Quran has explained the sickness as well as the cure

  Question Is the following Hadith suitable to quote? ألا أدلكم على دائكم ودوائكم، ألا إن داءكم الذنوب، ودواؤكم الاستغفار
• 20 January

  Hasan’s Al Basri (rahimahullah) tafsir of a word in Surah Tawbah

  Question What is the reference and grading of this narration? سمعت الحسن يقول: {العابدون} [التوبة: 112] قال: الصلاة يعني: طولها
• 20 January

  A Hadith regarding calamities and the Masjid

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “When disease descends from the skies, it is averted from the inhabitants of the Masajid.”