Tag Archives: Muwatta Imam Malik

June, 2021

• 23 June

  Prohibition against confusing others in Salah by reciting too loudly

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Under the heading ‘Dhikr Qawl al-Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) Laa yajhar ba’dukam ‘ala ba’din fil-Quran, Imam Nasai (rahimahullah) has recorded the Hadith, ‘None of you should compete with one another in reciting Quran loudly.’
• 10 June

  The masjid is not a place for futile talk or raising the voice

  Question Is this narration authentic? ‘Umar ibnul Khattab built an area [outside] the Masjid called al-Butayha and said, “Whoever wishes to talk nonsense or recite poetry or raise his voice should go to that area.”

October, 2020

• 21 October

  Remaining in the spot where Salah was performed to attain the du’a of the angels

  Question Is it true that as long as we stay in the same place reading Quran and doing dhikr after having prayed a voluntary or obligatory prayer that Allah Ta’ala sends his special mercy and the angels pray for our forgiveness till we standup from that place?

August, 2020

• 25 August

  Reciting behind the imam in Salah

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، كَانَ إِذَا سُئِلَ هَلْ يَقْرَأُ أَحَدٌ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ قَالَ إِذَا صَلَّى أَحَدُكُمْ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ فَحَسْبُهُ قِرَاءَةُ الإِمَامِ وَإِذَا صَلَّى وَحْدَهُ فَلْيَقْرَأْ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ لاَ يَقْرَأُ خَلْفَ الإِمَامِ ‏.‏ قَالَ يَحْيَى سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا يَقُولُ الأَمْرُ عِنْدَنَا أَنْ يَقْرَأَ الرَّجُلُ …

June, 2020

• 24 June

  Speaking lies blackens the face

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? ألا إن الكذبَ يُسَوِّدُ الوجهَ Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Speaking lies blackens the face.”

December, 2018

• 24 December

  ‘Aaishah’s (radiyallahu ‘anha) disapproval of backgammon

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) heard that some people who were living on her property had a backgammon set, so she sent word to them saying: ‘If you do not throw it out, I will throw you out of my property. And she denounced them for that. (Al Adabul Mufrad)

November, 2018

• 22 November

  Praising Allah Ta’ala when one becomes ill and not complaining

  Question Could you confirm the source of this Hadith? إذا مرض العبد بعث الله إليه ملكين، فيقول انظرا ماذا يقول لعواده؟ فإن هو إذا جاؤه حمد الله واثنى عليه رفعا ذلك إلى الله عز وجل وهو أعلم، فيقول لعبدي علي إن توفيته أن أدخله الجنة، وإن أنا شفيته أن أبدل له لحما خيرا من لحمه، ودما خيرا من دمه، وأن …

April, 2018

• 9 April

  Sa’id’s ibn Al Musayyab (rahimahullah) view regarding istinja

  Question I would like to ask regarding the meaning of the following: “When Sa’id ibn Al Musayyab (rahimahullah) was asked regarding washing off of excreta with water, he said, ‘That is the way women wash.’

March, 2018

• 7 March

  ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) explains the importance of protecting Salah

  Question Is this statement authentically attributed to ‘Umar. “Hold on to salah, for if you lose it, you will lose everything”?

February, 2018

• 7 February

  Give the beggar something, even if it be a burnt hoof/trotter

  Question What is the reference for this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Give the beggar something/Do not reject a beggar, even if you give a burnt hoof”

November, 2017

• 20 November

  There should be no harm or reciprocating harm

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? لا ضرر ولا ضرار “There should be no harm or reciprocating harm”

October, 2017

• 17 October

  Du’a to recite when awakening at night in fear

  Question Is this du’a correct to recite for insomnia? أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ A’udhu bi kalimatillahit tammati min ghadabihi wa ‘iqabihi wa sharri ‘ibadihi wa min hamazatish shayatin wa ay yahdurun

August, 2017

• 24 August

  Women in ihram draping cloth over their faces

  Question Are these narrations sahih? (1) Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha) said: ‘We were with Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) while in the state of ihram, and whenever riders would pass by us, we would drape down a cloth from above our heads, and once they passed by we would raise it up.’   (2) Fatimah bintil Mundhir (rahimahallah) said: ‘We would …