22 September 2023
A du’a to recite after the final tashahhud
Question Please advise what Hadith and what du'a is this? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When any one of you completes the last tashahhud, he should seek refuge with Allah from four…
18 August 2023
Ibn Mas’ud and Ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhum) on the virtue of the initial takbir (takbir ula)
Question Is this narration authentic? أن رجلا تهاون - أو تخلف - عن الصلاة حتى يكبر الإمام، قال ابن مسعود، وابن عمر: لما فاتك منها خير من ألف.……
3 August 2023
Offering Salah with devotion; Whether in solitude or with people
Question Is this narration suitable to quote? "Whoever prays a prayer while people are watching, let them pray the same way when they are alone; otherwise, it is merely showing off, and Allah is not…
25 July 2023
Maymun ibn Mihran (rahimahullah) on offering Salah seated
Question Could you provide the reference, complete Arabic text, and who this narration is attributed to? ما حد المريض أن يصلي جالسًا ؟ فقال : حده لو كانت دنيا تعرض له لم يقم……
8 June 2023
A quote attributed to ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding the whisperings of Shaytan
Question Is there any reliable source mentioning that 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said that Salah without waswasah is that of a Jew/Christian?
17 March 2023
An unreliable narration on the reward of using a miswak
Question Is this Hadith authentic? «صلاة بسواك تعدل أربعمائة صلاة بغير سواك»
14 March 2023
Engaging in Salah, fasting and charity
Question What is the reference for this narration? Salah takes a person halfway along the path Fasting takes him to the Kings door Charity takes him by the hand and enters him into the king's court.
16 February 2023
A du’a to recite when proceeding to the Masjid
Question Can this Hadith from Sunan Ibn Majah be quoted? Whoever leaves the house for Salah then says: اللهم إني أسألك بحق السائلين عليك ، وأسألك بحق ممشاي هذا ، فإني لم أخرج أشرا ، ولا بطرا ، ولا…
16 February 2023
An untraceable Hadith on the harms of missing the five daily Salah
Question Is this a Hadith? "Whoever misses Fajr salat loses the light of the face. Whoever misses Zuhr Salah loses the strength of his body. Whoever misses 'Asr Salah loses the benefit of his wealth.…
17 December 2022
Sending salutations upon Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and his ahlu bayt in Salah
Question Is the following a Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever performs Salah, but does not send salutations upon me and my ahlu bayt his Salah will not be accepted."
1 December 2022
Looking hither and thither in Salah
Question Is there any Hadith that mentions that one who looks around in Salah his eyesight will be snatched away?
16 November 2022
Commentary on the Hadith regarding the two exemptions a person will receive for offering Salah with the takbir ula
Question The Hadith mentions that if a person performs Salah for 40 days with the takbir ula will get براءة من النار و براءة من النفاق, i.e. freedom from The Fire and freedom from hypocrisy. Freedom…
15 November 2022
Carrying out less optional deeds but obeying Allah
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration: «من أطاع الله عز وجل فقد ذكَرَه، وإن قلت صلاته وصيامه وتلاوته القرآن» Is this suitable to quote?……
26 October 2022
A narration stating a virtue of offering Salah under the Mizab of the Ka’bah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "He who performs two rak'ahs below the Mizab Rahmah [the water spout at the top of the Ka'bah] is purified of all…
13 October 2022
Additional Masnun qira-ah for the two Sunnah of Fajr
Question Besides reciting Surah Ikhlas and Surah Kafirun in the two rak’ahs Sunnah of Fajr, is there any other recital reported in the Hadiths?