QuestionPlease provide the reference for the following Hadith: "Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would open his fast with fresh dates before performing Maghrib Salah. If fresh dates were not available, then Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would open his fast with dry dates. If dry dates were not found, then…
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reported that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: “The Night of Decree is a calm night, neither hot nor cold and the sun arises on it [the next morning] red and feeble.” (Ibn Khuzaymah)
QuestionIs this authentic? The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "You must fast, for there is nothing equal to it in reward”"
QuestionPlease provide the reference for this narration: Allah Ta'ala says: "Those who hasten to open their fasts at the time of iftar are the most beloved to me"
QuestionIs this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "People will continue to remain upon goodness as long as they hasten in opening their fast"
QuestionIs this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "How good is the believer's meal of dates at the time of sehri"
QuestionPlease provide the reference for this narration: "Sehri is full of blessings. Hence, do not omit the sehri, even if one is able to have a sip of water at the time of sehri, one should do so, for certainly Allah Ta'ala descends His special mercy upon those who have…
QuestionCan you provide the reference of the following Hadith. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The difference between our fasts and the fasts of the Ahlul Kitab [previous nations] is the eating of sehri"
QuestionThe following Hadith is widespread over the internet and I would like to know whether these are the words of Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam): "If one informs another about Ramadan first, then hell fire will become forbidden for that individual" I couldn't find the reference. Is this Hadith fabricated?
QuestionIs it true Imam Malik would not do Hadith kitabs in Ramadan and would only pray Quran? I read the following in Tarikh ibn 'Asakir which contradicts it: وَكَانَ الحنيني إذا دخل شهر رمضان ترك سماع الحديث، فَقَالَ لَهُ مَالِك: يَا أَبَا يَعْقُوب، لم تترك سماع الحديث فِي رمضان، إن…
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? "Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Al Khudri (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "When the first night of Ramadan dawns, the doors of the skies are opened and none of its doors are then closed until the last night of…
QuestionI have a question regarding to the famous du'a at iftar: "Allahumma inni laka sumtu wa bika aamantu wa 'ala rizq-ika aftarthu" (Abu Dawud). How weak is this Hadith? Is it suitable for practice? What is the alternative du'a at Iftar? Jazakallahu khayran
QuestionPlease clarify the issue of offering tarawih prayer led by an imam who is not a hafiz and therefore reads from mushaf in a small community with no other masjid with a hafiz. Is it allowed? In defense people quote that Sayyidatuna 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) used to offer tarawih led…
QuestionIs the lengthy Hadith stating the virtue of Tarawih Salah narrated from Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) authentic? "Performing Tarawih on the first night washes all sins, performing on the second night washes all sins of parents" and so on for all thirty nights
QuestionThe following has become very popular on social media today- "If one prays the Shahadah forty times on the first jumu'ah of Ramadan, he/she gains the reward of one complete hajj. And the one who tells this to other people, gains the thawab of two complete hajj." Is this from…