Tag Archives: Sakhawi

March, 2020

• 24 March

  Salutations (durud) to stop a plague

  Question Is the following correct and what is the reference? ‘Allamah Sakhawi (rahimahullah) has written: “Abundance of durud (salutations) upon Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stops a plague”

November, 2019

• 22 November

  Salutations (durud) will rescue a person on the sirat (bridge)

  Question Sayyiduna ‘Abdur Rahman bin Samurah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reports, “On one occasion, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) came to us and said, ‘Last night, I saw something extraordinary in a dream. I saw a man from my ummah who was crossing the sirat [the bridge over Jahannam]. At times, he was crawling, at other times, he was dragging himself on …
• 19 November

  A Hadith on the reward of serving people while on travel

  Question What is the status of this narration: فمن سبقهم بخدمة لم يسبقوه بعمل إلا الشهادة
• 15 November

  Salutations (durud) two hundred times on Friday

  Question Please verify the authenticity of this Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever recites salutations (durud) two hundred (200) times on the day of Jumu’ah, his sins of two hundred (200) years will be forgiven.”

September, 2019

• 13 September

  Sayyiduna ‘Ali’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement on ‘people being asleep’

  Question Is the following statement correctly attributed to Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ’anhu): الناس نأم وإذا مات إنتبهُ “A man is asleep, but when he dies, he awakens.”

March, 2019

• 13 March

  Wearing pants while sitting

  Question Is there any narration which states it is Sunnah to put on one’s pants while sitting? In other words, is it against the Sunnah to stand and wear pants?
• 11 March

  Is the lifespan of this Ummah dependant on their actions?

  Question What is status of following narration? إن أحسنت أمتي فلها يوم وإن أساءت فلها نصف يوم

December, 2018

• 24 December

  The property of the oppressor will be destroyed

  Question Could you mention the reference for this please? دار الظالم خراب ولو بعد حين The property of the oppressor will be destroyed, even if it is after some time

September, 2018

• 12 September

  A narration regarding laws on which a difference of opinion exists

  Question Is this narration sound? لا يعذب الله بمسألة اختلف فيها Allah will not punish anyone for laws on which a [legitimate] difference of opinion exists
• 10 September

  Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) exclusive time with Allah

  Question What is reference of following narration? لي مع الله وقت لا يسع فيه ملك مقرب ولا نبي مرسل
• 6 September

  The virtue of guarding the Muslim camp

  Question Can you please provide reference for the narration below: Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was asked about the reward of guarding the Muslim army at night. He replied “Whoever keeps watch of the security of the Muslims for a night, he will receive the reward of all those who offer Salah and fast.”

August, 2018

• 9 August

  Qualities of the Abdal which will grant them entry into Jannah

  Question Kindly verify and provide the references of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The abdal from my nation did not enter into Jannah with their actions, but rather through the mercy of Allah, through the unparalleled generosity of their souls, the fact that they hold no grudge or hatred against anyone and their hearts being at …
• 3 August

  The classical Scholars amassing many chains for each narration

  Question I have a question about this statement: “لا أفهم الحديث حتى أجمعه من أربعين وجها” I wanted to know who it was said by and whether or not scholars have made similar remarks about this topic.