Tag Archives: Quran

July, 2018

• 10 July

  An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Al Hujurat

  Question I have come across this narration and would like to know the authenticity: “Whoever reads Surah Al Hujurat will emerge from his grave reciting it, until he enters Jannah, while the people will still be giving account”
• 3 July

  ‘Do not make your homes like graveyards’

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Don’t make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read”

June, 2018

• 28 June

  A follow up query on the Hadith regarding holding on to the Quran during the time of fitnah

  Question Regarding this answer,  In the last line of the Hadith, Can هُدِي be read مجهول? And hence, translation: ‘And whoever invites to it, will be guided to the straight path.”
• 22 June

  Reciting Quran aloud with a beautiful voice

  Question What is the level of authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Fadalah ibn ‘Ubayd (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrated that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Indeed, Allah Ta’ala listens more attentively to a man who recites the Qur’an loudly with a beautiful voice than the owner of a songstress listens to her [singing].”

May, 2018

• 21 May

  That heart which does not contain any portion of Quran is like a deserted house

  Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He in whose heart there is no part of the Quran, is like a deserted house.”
• 15 May

  The beauty of the Quran lies within it

  Question Could you provide a reference for this? Whenever Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) saw a Mushaf [copy of the Quran] decorated with silver or gold he would say: ‘Do you tempt the thief when its beauty is in its inside’?
• 10 May

  On the Day of Qiyamah everyone will be exposed and nothing shall be hidden

  Question Could you mention the source of this Hadith? “On that day [Qiyamah] you will be exposed and not a secret of you will be hidden”
• 7 May

  The virtue of listening attentively to Quran

  Question Can you reference this Hadith? من استمع آية من كتاب الله كانت له نورا يوم القيامة
• 2 May

  Sakinah descends when Quran is being recited

  Question Could you verify this narration? A man was reciting Surah Al Kahf and his horse was tied with two ropes beside him. A cloud came down and spread over him and it kept on coming closer and closer to him till his horse started jumping (as if afraid of something). In the morning, the man went to Nabi (sallallahu …

April, 2018

• 18 April

  A Hadith Qudsi regarding the reason for creation

  Question I would like to know is the following narration authentic? يا عبادي إني ما خلقتكم لأستأنس بكم من وحشة، ولا لأستكثر بكم من قلة، ولا لأستعين بكم على أمرٍ عجزت عنه، إنما خلقتكم لتعبدوني طويلاً، وتذكروني كثيراً، وتسبحوني بكرة وأصيلاً
• 12 April

  Did Allah recite Surah Taha and Surah Yasin 1000 years before creation?

  Question How authentic is the following Hadith? إن الله تبارك وتعالى قرأ طه و يس قبل أن يخلق السماوات والأرض بألف عام، فلما سمعت الملائكة القرآن، قالت: طوبى لأمة ينزل هذا عليها، وطوبى لأجواف تحمل هذا، وطوبى لألسنة تتكلم بهذا
• 11 April

  ‘If our hearts were pure, we would never have enough of Quran’

  Question Could you reference this narration? Amirul Mu’minin Sayyiduna ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “If our hearts were pure, we would never have enough of the word of Allah (the Quran). Verily I detest that a day goes by in which I have not looked at the Mushaf (the Quran).”

March, 2018

• 30 March

  ‘Abdullah ibn Zubayr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) mentions the characteristics of a pious person

  Question Please mention the reference for this narration: عن وهب بن كيسان، قال: كتب إلي عبد الله بن الزبير بموعظة: أما بعد فإن لأهل التقوى علامات يعرفون بها ويعرفونها من أنفسهم من صبر على البلاء ورضى بالقضاء وشكر النعماء وذل لحكم القرآن