Tag Archives: Moulana Suhail Motala

March, 2021

• 9 March

  A believer ensures that his neighbour is not hungry

  Question Can you confirm the source of this Hadith? ليس المؤمن الذي يشبع وجاره جائع
• 8 March

  Excessive laughing will cause a person to be disregarded

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He who laughs a lot his rights will be taken lightly.”
• 8 March

  A Tabi’i’s statement regarding the harm of a beardless youngster

  Question Is this authentically attributed to Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah)? “Turning a hungry lion upon an ‘Abid (worshipper) is not as detrimental to him as a handsome lad left before him.”
• 8 March

  Overlook the errors of people of good mannerism

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? أقيلوا ذوي الهيئات عثراتهم
• 5 March

  Speak good, you will gain rewards

  Question Kindly translate the following Hadith from Musnadush Shihab: قولوا خيرا تغنموا، واسكتوا عن شر تسلموا
• 5 March

  A follow up query regarding rewards being multiplied seventy times on Friday

  Question I am aware that research has been done on the topic of actions being multiplied by 70 times on Jumu’ah/Friday. However I have found the narration in question in Mirqatul Mafatih and it would be extremely beneficial if Moulana could comment further on this narration.
• 5 March

  Sufyan’s Thawri (rahimahullah) statement regarding shaytan accompanying a youngster

  Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah): “If every woman has one Shaytan accompanying her, then a handsome lad has two.”
• 4 March

  A du’a seeking protection from doubt

  Question What is the level of authenticity of this narration? اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّكِّ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ
• 4 March

  Another version of the Hadith regarding children seeking forgiveness for their deceased parents

  Question What is the source of this Hadith? عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الرجل ليرقى الدرجة، فيقول: ما هذا؟ فيقال: باستغفار ولدك من بعدك لك
• 3 March

  Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the murder of a shepherd

  Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that the climate of Madinah did not suit some people, so Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) ordered them to follow his shepherd, i.e. his camels, and drink their milk and urine. So they followed the shepherd and drank the camels’ milk and urine till their …
• 3 March

  Prohibition against spying and searching for faults of Muslims

  Question It has been reported that a man was brought before ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) because his beard had wine. Ibn Mas’ud said: “We have been prohibited from spying [on Muslims] and finding faults [with them]. But we can take to task only and only if the sin is overt. (Abu Dawud) Please can you give commentary for the …
• 3 March

  A follow up query regarding a narration on the will of Allah Ta’ala

  Question The following has been attributed to the words of Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah). “O Dawud, you want and I want, so if you submit to what I want, I will take care of what you want. And if you don’t submit to what I want, I will exhaust you in what you want, and then you will only get what …
• 2 March

  A narration regarding safeguarding the Sunnah

  Question Is this narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم من حفظ سنتي أكرمه الله بأربع خصال المحبة في قلوب البررة و الهيبة في قلوب الفجرة و السعة في الرزق و الثقة في الدين