5 July 2018
The narrator, Abu Ramlah
Question Could you kindly advise on the strength of this narration which I have sourced from Sharh Mukhtasar Tahawi, vol. 7 pg. 311, as there is a narrator by the name of Abu Ramlah روى الشعبي…
29 May 2018
Giving water to drink
Question Giving water to drink where water is available is equal to freeing a slave and where water isn't available it is equal to reviving a dead Is this a Hadith?
7 May 2018
Salah to assist in memorising the Quran
Question There is a Hadith recorded by Imam Tirmidhi, Hadith: 3570 and others where Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates a Salah he learns from the Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to…
13 April 2018
The application of weak Hadiths
Question I know the majority of scholars accept weak Hadiths for virtues bearing in mind certain conditions. However my question is regarding why weak Hadiths are also used for those things which are…
29 November 2017
Offering Esha Salah in congregation for forty days in any masjid
Question عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ "مَنْ صَلَّى فِي مَسْجِدٍ جَمَاعَةً أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً لاَ تَفُوتُهُ الرَّكْعَةُ الأُولَى مِنْ…
6 September 2017
The different wordings for the Takbirs of Tashriq
Question The takbirs of tashriq have some versions citing Allahu Akbar twice in the beginning and the strength given is reliable. There is another version doing its rounds on social media citing…
24 August 2017
Cupping on a Wednesday?
Question I have heard that the Hadith regarding prohibition of cupping on a Wednesday is weak. Is this true and is cupping harmful on Wednesday?
14 August 2017
Further clarification on the authenticity of the Hadith on swimming
Question You have mentioned this Hadith as Sahih but certain Arab writers have explained it as weak (da'if). Can you mention any Sahih Hadith about swimming.
4 August 2017
Space your social visits
Question Is this Hadith suitable for quoting? زر غبا تزدد حبا And could you clarify please why the Muhaddithun have such divergent views on this Hadith?
2 August 2017
The creation of ‘Aql (intelligence)
Question 1. What is status of following Hadith? لما خلق الله العقل قال له: قم، فقام، ثم قال له: أدبر، فأدبر، ثم قال له: أقبل، فأقبل، ثم قال له: اقعد، فقعد، فقال: ما خلقت خلقاً هو خير منك، ولا أفضل…
25 July 2017
Saying Allahu Akbar after terminating the Fard Salah
Question Is it authentically proven that Rasulullah (sallallahu'alayhi wasallam) said 'Allahu Akbar' after every Taslim of the five daily Salahs? Is it a standing Sunnah to do so as many Imams do not…
30 May 2017
Hadiths that ‘can be considered reliable according to Hafiz ibn Hajar’
Question In some of your answers (like here) you say that a Hadith will be declared reliable/authentic according to Hafiz Ibn Hajar Al 'Asqalani (rahimahullah). I was wondering, what do you mean by…
27 March 2017
Greeting strangers of the opposite gender
Question I heard it is sunnah not to greet strangers of the opposite sex. And if greeted not to respond. Kindly advise on its authenticity as I have come across a Hadith in which Nabi (salallahu…
1 August 2016
A narration on twenty rak’ahs Tarawih during the time of ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Abu 'Abdir Rahman reports that 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) called for the Quran reciters in Ramadan and commanded one of them to lead them for…
30 November 2015
It is best for women to offer salah at home
Question Are there any authentic virtues in the Hadith for women to perform Salah at home? If yes could a few please be quoted?