22 Rabi'ul Awwal 143822 December 2016
Prohibition Against Killing Frogs
QuestionWhat is the status of the following narration? كانت الضفدع تطفئ النار عن إبراهيم، وكان الوزغ ينفخ فيه، فنهي عن قتل هذا، وأمر بقتل هذا
Musannaf ‘Abdur Razzaq
8 Rabi'ul Awwal 14388 December 2016
Sahabah Would Laugh but Their Iman Was Firmer Than Mountains
QuestionIs this authentic? سئل ابن عمر هل كان أصحاب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يضحكون؟ قال نعم، والإيمان في قلوبهم أعظم من الجبال Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar was asked, "Would the companions of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) laugh? He replied, 'Yes and the Iman in their hearts was greater…
5 Rabi'ul Awwal 14385 December 2016
Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) on the Importance of Salah
QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? إن أهم أمركم عندي الصلاة فمن حفظها وحافظ عليها حفظ دينه ومن ضيعها فهو لما سواها أضيع Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) wrote to his governors, "The most important of all affairs according to me is Salah. Whoever protects it and is punctual with…
2 Rabi'ul Awwal 14382 December 2016
“Honour my Sahabah, for They Are the Best of You”
QuestionWhat is the reference of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Honour my Sahabah for they are the best of you"
23 Safar 143824 November 2016
“May Allah Have Mercy on My Brother, ‘Abdullah ibn Rawahah”
QuestionWhat is the status of this narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "May Allah have mercy on my brother Abdullah ibn Rawahah, wherever he was and the time of Salah set in, he would stop his conveyance [to offer Salah]"
20 Safar 143821 November 2016
Islam is Surrendering Your Heart to Allah and Not Harming Fellow Muslims
QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "Islam is that your heart surrenders to Allah and that the Muslims are safe from [the harms of] your tongue and hand"
9 Safar 143810 November 2016
Mu’adh ibn Jabal (radiyallahu ‘anhu) on the Trials and Tribulations to Come
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this narration? Trials in Din will come after you. In these trials and tribulations, wealth will be in great abundance and the Quran will be opened until even a believer, a hypocrite, a man, a woman, a child and an adult, a slave and a…
1 Muharram 14383 October 2016
Explanation of the Hadith: ‘Akh-khiru hunna..
QuestionWhat is the explanation of the following Hadith: "Akhriju hunna min haythu akhraja hunnallah"
4 Ramadan 143710 June 2016
Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) on Illness Expiating Sins
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following? On the authority of [Abur] Rabbab Al Qushayri (rahimahullah) who said: “We entered upon Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) to visit him, when a Bedouin entered upon him. So he said: Where is your Amir? Abud Darda was the Amir then. We said, 'He…
25 Jumadal Akhirah 14374 April 2016
Offering the Four Sunnah Before Zuhr Without Any Interval
QuestionCan you please provide a Hadith about the four rak'ahs Sunnah before the fard of Zuhr. My habit is that I pray first the four Sunnah then the four fard. Thereafter I offer two rak'ahs Sunnah.
1 Jumadal Akhirah 143711 March 2016
The Form of Durud (Salutations) of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma)
QuestionWhat is the authenticity for the following durud (salutations) of Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma)? "O Allah, accept the intercession of Muhammad and raise him to the highest rank, and grant him what he desires in the Hereafter and this world"
22 Jumadal Ula 14372 March 2016
The Reward for a Widowed Mother Who Takes Care of Her Child
QuestionIs this narration authentic? "I and a widow whose face has darkened, and she is patient with her child will be as close as these two fingers in Jannah"
11 Dhul Hijjah 143625 September 2015
A Hadith Describing Adam (‘alayhis salam)
QuestionIs the following Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Ubay ibn Ka'b (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Adam was hairy and tall, of wheatish complexion, having curly hair as on a high palm-tree..."
16 Dhul Qa'dah 143631 August 2015
The Reward of Making Fifty Tawaf (Circumambulation of the Ka’bah)
QuestionSayyiduna Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) narrated that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever performed Tawaf of the Ka'bah fifty times, he will be as free of his sins as the day his mother bore him [i.e., free of all minor sins]." After citing the Hadith, Imam Tirmidhi says:…
11 Shawwal 143628 July 2015
Sayyiduna ‘Umar Reading the Tawrah
QuestionI've read that once Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu) was reciting the Tawrah, and Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was upset and said if Musa ('alayhis salam) was alive today he'd have to abandon that law/revelation and follow him (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Please reference the source, text, and grading.