24 May 2023
Wearing shoes while seated
Question What is the strength of the Hadith which says one must be in seated/sitting down when wearing shoes or trousers?
2 September 2020
Difference in wording of a du’a in Riyadus Salihin
Question I came across the following du'a in two places: Tirmidhi (3502) and Riyadus Salihin (834). Tirmidhi: اللَّهُمَّ اقْسِمْ لَنَا مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ مَا يَحُولُ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ مَعَاصِيكَ وَمِنْ…
16 June 2020
Difference in Hadith wording between the primary and secondary source
Question When studying Hadith, there are many instances wherein the author of a book like Riyadus Salihin, may cite a Hadith with certain words and reference it to a Hadith book like Sahih Bukhari,…
20 February 2020
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) gently rectifies Khuraym Al Asadi (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Khuraym Al Asadi is an amazing person. [There are two issues that need to be rectified]; If it were not…
17 May 2019
Honouring the elderly
Question Is this Hadith authentic? 'Part of glorifying Allah is honouring the grey-haired [elderly] Muslim.'
16 October 2018
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) would always fast on Ayyamul bid [the white days]
Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) would not break fast on the days of Al-Bid [13th, 14th and…
25 May 2018
The virtue of waking up for Tahajjud Salah and awakening one’s spouse
Question Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "If a man awakens his wife at night, and they both offer Salah or both offer two rak'ahs…
24 January 2018
A man will follow the religion of his friend
Question Is this Hadith authentic? 'A man will follow the religion of his friend.'
4 August 2017
A disliked sitting posture
Question Please advise regarding the authenticity and commentary of this Hadith: 'Amr ibn 'Al Sharid quoted his father Sharid as saying: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) came upon me when I was…
8 May 2017
The Hadith, ‘Allah does not accept the Salah of a man who trails his lower garment’
Question Is this Hadith authentic and is the reference correct? Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said to a man who was…
29 July 2015
Names of famous Hadith books
Question What are all the "original/main sources" books of Hadith that were not compiled from other sources? And in a sepearted list from this can you list the "famous" books which were compiled from…
27 February 2014
Exact wording of the du’a when leaving home
Question The du'a that is read when leaving one's home, بِسْمِ اللهِ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللهِ bismillahi tawakkaltu 'alallahi wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa…