Tag Archives: Salah

December, 2018

• 17 December

  A person who does not pay Zakah will not receive the complete reward for offering Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has said, “We have been commanded to perform Salah and to pay Zakah, so Salah will not be accepted from a person who does not pay Zakah.” [i.e. He will not receive the complete reward for Salah]
• 13 December

  The danger of ‘hidden shirk’ is worse than Dajjal

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن أبي سعيد قال: خرج علينا رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وسلم) ونحن نتذاكر المسيح الدجال فقال: ألا أخبركم بما هو أخوف عليكم عندي من المسيح الدجال؟ قال: قلنا: بلى. فقال: الشرك الخفي أن يقوم الرجل يصلي فيزين صلاته لما يرى من نظر رجل
• 11 December

  ‘Offer Salah as you see me offering Salah’

  Question What is the authentication of this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Pray as you have seen me praying”
• 5 December

  Valid excuses for offering Salah at home

  Question Can I have the reference for this Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “If a person hears the Adhan and does not go to the Masjid without a valid excuse, his Salah [performed alone] is not accepted. When the Sahabah asked as to what a valid excuse could be, he replied, ‘Illness or fear.'”
• 3 December

  Do not omit the two Sunnah of Fajr even if you are trampled over by horses

  Question I wanted to know the authenticity of the following Hadith: Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not omit them [i.e. the two rak’ahs Sunnah of Fajr] even if you are trampled over by horses.”
• 3 December

  Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah explains the difference between people’s concentration in Salah

  Question Please mention the reference and Arabic of this quote: “Sometimes two men will be together offering one Salah, but the difference between them is that of between the sky and earth. This is because one person has his attention fully to Allah and the other is completely unmindful”- Hassan ibn ‘Atiyyah

November, 2018

• 27 November

  The angels would have defended Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) against Abu Jahl

  Question Could you reference the narration? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said: “Abu Jahl said, ‘If I see Muhammad offering Salah by the Ka’bah, I will tread on his neck.’ When Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) heard of that he said, ‘If he were to do so, the angels will seize him.'”
• 21 November

  The benefits of offering tahajjud Salah

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith and can it be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Make it a point to observe Tahajjud prayer, for it was the practice of the pious before you. It is a means of gaining closeness to Allah, an expiation for sins and prevention from evil.”
• 13 November

  Reciting Surah Ikhlas one hundred times after Fajr

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Wathilah ibnul Asqa’ (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates: “I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saying, ‘Whomsoever offers Fajr Salah and then recites ‘Qul Huwallahu Ahad’ [Surah Ikhlas] one hundred times before speaking to anyone, his sins of a year would be forgiven.'”
• 5 November

  Abud Darda (radiyallahu ‘anhu) seeking protection from hypocrisy

  Question Is this narration authentic? حدثني جبير بن نفير أنه سمع أبا الدرداء وهو في آخر صلاته وقد فرغ من التشهد يتعوذ بالله من النفاق فأكثر من التعوذ منه قال: فقال جبير: وما لك يا أبا الدرداء أنت والنفاق؟ فقال: دعنا عنك فوالله إن الرجل ليتقلب عن دينه في الساعة الواحدة فيخلع منه

October, 2018

• 31 October

  Making du’a for one’s parents after Salah

  Question Is this narration authentic: قال سفيان بن عيينة: من صلى الصلوات الخمس فقد شكر الله تعالى، ومن دعا لوالديه في أدبار الصلوات فقد شكرهما
• 30 October

  Hadith Jibril

  Question Kindly mention the famous Hadith Jibril which is recorded Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
• 19 October

  A fabricated narration on looking at the ‘awrah of a Muslim

  Question Is this narration reliable? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever intentionally looks at the ‘awrah [private area] of a Muslim, Allah will not accept his Salah for forty (40) days”