24 March 2015
A du’a to be read after Fajr and Maghrib for protection from Jahannam
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When you pray Fajr, say seven times before speaking, 'O Allah, protect me from the…
23 March 2015
Difference between Muslim and Mu’min
Question In several Hadiths, Rasulullah (sallahu 'alayhi wasallam) seems to differentiate between a Mu'min and a Muslim. For example, in Sunan Tirmidhi, Nabi (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said: "The…
12 March 2015
Meaning of being protected from ‘destruction by sin’
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said: "Whoever says the following ten times, at the end of every Fajr prayer, while his feet are still folded, before speaking: La ilaha illallahu,…
2 December 2014
The virtues of dates and vinegar
Question What is the authenticity of the following narrations? 1. A house which has dates will never suffer hunger. 2. A household which has vinegar is not short of gravy.
28 November 2014
The four best women of Jannah
Question Kindly provide the reference for the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'The four best women of Jannah are Khadijah bintu Khuwaylid, Fatimah bintu Muhammad,…
5 November 2014
The virtues of reaching old age
Question Please verify the authenticity of the following narration: 'No one reaches forty years in Islam except that Allah protects him from madness, leprosy and leucoderma. When he is fifty, Allah…
26 September 2014
The reward for praying forty salah in Masjid Nabawi
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Can these forty salah be nafl? "The person who offers forty prayers consecutively in my Masjid, without missing a prayer in between, will secure immunity…
11 September 2014
A Hadith on musical instruments
Question Please provide a reference for the following narration regarding music, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “My Rabb has commanded me to destroy all musical instruments…”……
26 August 2014
Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) removing a jinn from a Sahabi?
Question Is there any such Hadith which states that a woman approached Nabi (sallallau 'alayhi wa sallam) with her sick son. Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, bring the boy close to…
26 August 2014
The modesty of Sayyidatuna ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha)
Question I have heard that Sayyidatuna 'Aaishah (radiyallahu 'anha) was not particular about pardah (covering herself) as long as Nabi (salallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and Sayyiduna Abu Bakr…
11 August 2014
If there were to be a Nabi after me, it would have been ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Kindly confirm the following hadith. I have heard that it is a weak Hadith? If there had to be a Nabi after me, It would have been Sayyiduna 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhu)
6 August 2014
Is Surah Yasin the heart of the Quran?
Question I have heard that Surah Yasin being labelled as the heart of the Quran has been mentioned in a weak Hadith. Is this correct?
16 July 2014
Death on a Friday
Question I've heard that if one dies on a Friday, he/she will be saved from the punishment of the grave. Is this correct?
15 July 2014
Among the last people to enter Jannah…
Question Can you please give the reference for the following Hadith: The Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) said that on the Last Day, when the last two souls are brought forth before Allah, they…
1 July 2014
The Du’a of a Haji
Question People have been saying that when one returns home from having completed Haj or 'Umrah, their dua's are accepted for forty days. I have never come across this before and am questioning its…