Tag Archives: Quran

October, 2021

• 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

September, 2021

• 20 September

  Dates of revelation of certain scriptures and the Quran

  Question There is a narration of Wathilah ibnul Asqa’ (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding the revelation of the various scriptures during Ramadan, culminating with the Noble Quran being revealed after 24 nights of Ramadan had passed. What is the correct source of this narration and can you kindly provide the Arabic and English texts?

August, 2021

• 31 August

  If Allah afflicts you with a calamity, none can remove it but He

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith Qudsi? “If Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except him and if he intends good then there is no repeller of His bounty.”
• 12 August

  ‘Abdullah’s ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) response to a questioner who was insincere

  Question In the following Hadith, what is the meaning of Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah’s ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement ‘وكل القرآن قد أحصيت غير هذا’ عن أبي وائل، قال: جاء رجل يقال له نهيك بن سنان إلى عبد الله، فقال: يا أبا عبد الرحمن كيف تقرأ هذا الحرف؟ ألفا تجده أم ياء (من ماء غير أسن)، أو من ماء غير ياسن؟ قال: …
• 12 August

  Reciting ten verses of Surah Baqarah to retain the Quran

  Question Is there a narration something to the effect that states if a person recites Surah Fatihah, Surah Baqarah till ‘Muflihun’, Ayatul Kursi and ‘Aamanar Rasoolu…’ Then one won’t forget the Quran in the morning? If there is, can it be quoted?
• 5 August

  The virtue of passing away while memorising the Quran

  Question What is the status of the following narration? من قرأ القرآن، ثم مات قبل أن يستظهره، أتاه ملك فعلمه في قبره، فيلقى الله وقد استظهره
• 4 August

  Reciting the Quran with musical melodies

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? اقرءوا القرآن بلحون العرب وأصواتها، وإياكم ولحون أهل الكتابين، وأهل الفسق، فإنه سيجيء بعدي قوم يرجّعون بالقرآن ترجيع الغناء والرهبانية والنوح، لا يجاوز حناجرهم، مفتونة قلوبهم، وقلوب من يعجبهم شأنهم

July, 2021

• 29 July

  ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) discourages excessive reporting of Hadith without understanding

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Qarazah ibn Ka’b said: “We went with Umar ibn al-Khattab towards desert, he walked with us and said: ‘Do you know why I followed you?’ They said: ‘To honour us’. He said: ‘Besides that, you are going to the villagers. The Qur’an reverberates in them like the reverberation of a bee. “Do …
• 7 July

  Ibn ‘Abbas’s (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) view regarding Sajdah Tilawah in Surah Sad

  Question What is the translation of عزائم in the following Hadith? عن ابن عباس، قال: رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يسجد في ص، قال ابن عباس: وليست من عزائم السجود

June, 2021

• 23 June

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) disapproval of a Sahabi reciting aloud behind the Imam in Salah

  Question What is the translation of the word ‘خالجنيها’ in the following Hadith: عن عمران بن حصين، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم صلى الظهر، فجعل رجل يقرأ خلفه بسبح اسم ربك الأعلى، فلما انصرف قال: أيكم قرأ – أو أيكم القارئ – فقال رجل أنا، فقال: قد ظننت أن بعضكم خالجنيها
• 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.’
• 22 June

  The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum) found it easy to act upon the Quran

  Question Could you give a reference and Arabic text for this narration? The Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “It was difficult for us to memorise the words of the Quran but easy for us to act by them. After us will be people for whom it is easy to memorise the Quran but hard to act by it.”
• 10 June

  The slaughtering of death on the day of Qiyamah

  Question Regarding the following Verse of Surah Naba, verse: 40: ‘Indeed, We have warned you of a near punishment on the Day when a man will observe what his hands have put forth and the disbeliever will say, “Oh, I wish that I were dust’.   I’ve heard that in the Akhirah, when all those who are to enter Jannah …