14 November 2018
Providing for one’s divorced or widowed daughter
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Shall I not tell you [one of the] greatest forms of charity? [It is to provide for your] daughter who comes back to…
30 October 2018
Providing water is among the best charity
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? Sayyiduna Sa'd ibn 'Ubadah (radiyallahu 'anhu) said, I asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what charity is best?' He replied, 'Providing drinking water.'
18 October 2018
“O businessmen! Give sadaqah”
Question Is this authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Merchants! In business transactions there occurs useless talk and false oaths, therefore mix it with giving sadaqah [for…
30 August 2018
Charity will serve as a shade on the day of Qiyamah
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "On the Day of Qiyamah, people will be in the shade of the charity [they gave], until it is time for accountability.
3 May 2018
The intention one should have when giving charity
Question Is this statement of Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) authentic? "Your charity will not be accepted until you believe, "I need the reward more than the beggar needs the money."
22 March 2018
A follow up query on the virtue of giving clothes to a destitute Muslim
Question Is there an incident which prompted Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) to narrate the following Hadith? I have heard this narration together with an incident. Rasulullah…
13 March 2018
The virtue of giving clothes to a destitute Muslim
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: "Whoever clothes a Muslim, remains in the security of Allah as long as a single piece remains on…
12 December 2017
Yahya (‘alayhis salam) and the advice given to the Bani Israil
Question Is this narration authentic? عن الحارث الأشعري، أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الله أمر يحيى بن زكريا بخمس كلمات: أن يعمل بهن، وأن يأمر بني إسرائيل أن يعملوا بهن، فكاد أن يبطئ، فقال…
30 November 2017
Imparting knowledge is among the best forms of Sadaqah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "There is no charity which people spend that is equal [in reward] than the imparting of knowledge"
29 November 2017
Charity of a poor person
Question Is this narration authentic? قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: سبق درهم مائة ألف قالوا: يا رسول الله، كيف يسبق درهم مائة ألف؟ قال:رجل له درهمان فأخذ أحدهما فتصدق به، وآخر له مال كثير فأخذ من…
11 October 2017
The benefits of charity
Question Is the following Hadith suitable to quote? إن صدقة المسلم تزيد في العمر و تمنع ميتة السوء و يذهب الله بها الكبر و الفخر
11 September 2017
“The poor are your good deeds”
Question Is this narration authentic? فقراؤكم حسناتكم The poor are [a means] of your good deeds
28 August 2017
Do not delay in Charity
Question Is the following authentic enough to narrate? بادروا بالصدقة فإن البلاء لا يتخطاها Similarly what is the correct wording of the first part: بادروا or باكروا . If both then which is better to…
23 August 2017
Explanation of a Hadith on Charity
Question How do we reconcile between the following two narrations? 1. If the wife or treasurer spends from the owner's wealth then both will get equal/full reward [... min ghayri ay yunqasa min…
19 August 2017
A monk was forgiven due to charity
Question What is the reference for this incident? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) said, “A monk worshipped Allah in his hermitage for sixty years. Then a woman came and laid down…