Moulana Suhail Motala – Page 5

18 October

Another version of the Hadith on a person becoming pleased with good deeds

Question What is the source of these words? من سرته حسنته وساءته سيئته فذلك المؤمن

15 October

A narration stating the virtue of reciting one hundred salutations on Friday

Question Is this narration authentic? من صلى علي ليلة الجمعة أو يوم الجمعة مئة مرة غفر الله له خطيئة ثمانين سنة Whoever sends one hundred salutations [durud] upon me on the eve of Friday or on Friday, Allah will forgive eighty years of sins.

15 October

A narration regarding ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) not killing a polytheist who spat on him

Question Is the following narration authentic and what is its reference? This is just the gist of the narration: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was fighting a polytheist and was about to kill the polytheist when the polytheist spat in his face. Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) stopped and walked away. When asked he said that at first he was going to …

14 October

Status of the Hadith narrator Muhammad ibn Wazir As Sulami

Question What is the status of the narrator Muhammad ibn Wazir As Sulami?

14 October

Another version of the narration regarding every Nabi having an accepted du’a

Question Is this Hadith authentic? لكل نبي دعوة فأريد إن شاء الله أن أختبي دعوتي شفاعة لأمتي يوم القيامة

13 October

Another initial name of Sayyiduna Hasan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)

Question Was Sayyiduna Hasan’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) name ‘Harb’ which means war?

13 October

The honourable ones are the bearers of the Quran and those who engage in ‘ibadah at tahajjud

Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? أشراف امتي حملة القران و أصحاب اليل

12 October

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) would make du’a at the time of Maghrib

Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? “‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) liked to make du’a at the time of Maghrib.” I heard this in a lecture and It was mentioned that it is in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah

12 October

Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Zubayr ibnil ‘Awwam

Question I was trying to determine the birth year of Muhammad ibn Ja’far ibn Zubayr ibnil ‘Awwam and if he was a Tabi’i or not. Can you kindly assist?

11 October

Authenticity of the Hadith regarding the virtue of reciting la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah

Question Is this Hadith authentic? “La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah is a cure for ninety nine illnesses, the lightest being depression/anxiety.”

11 October

The death of a scholar

Question What is the status of the following narration? موت العالم مصيبة لا تجبر وثلمة لا تسد وهو نجمٌ طُمِس وموت قبيلة أيسر لي من موت عالم

8 October

Truth saves and lies destroys

Question What is the status of the following words which are commonly heard in the Khutbah of Jumu’ah: عليكم بالصدق فإن الصدق ينجي والكذب يهلك Hold on to [speaking] the truth for the truth will save and lies destroys