26 May 2022
The reward for attaining the first rak’ah in Salah
Question What is the status of this narration? عن عاصم عن أنس قال: من لم تفته الركعة الأولى من الصلاة أربعين يوما كتبت له براءتان، براءة من النار، وبراءة من النفاق……
24 May 2022
A virtue of offering Salah for forty days with attaining the initial takbir (takbir ula)
Question What is the status of this narration? من شهد الصلوات الخمس أربعين ليلة في جماعة، يدرك التكبيرة الأولى وجبت له الجنة
18 April 2022
Be mindful of your children’s Salah and ensure that they are habitually carrying out good deeds
Question Please confirm the reference of this narration: حافظوا على أبنائكم في الصلاة، ثم تعودوا/وعوّدوهم الخير؛ فإنما الخير بالعادة
25 March 2022
An unreliable narration stating that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) offered 14 rak’ahs on the 15th of Sha’ban
Question Is this authentic? قال علي: رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ليلة النصف من شعبان قام فصلى أربع عشرة ركعة، ثم جلس بعد الفراغ، فقرأ بأم القرآن أربع عشرة مرة، وقل هو الله أحد أربع عشرة مرة،…
9 March 2022
Maymunah (radiyallahu ‘anha) would lay beside Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while he was engaged in Salah
Question Narrated Maymunah, the wife of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam): "During my menses, I never prayed, but used to sit on the mat beside the masjid of Allah's Messenger. He used to offer the…
9 March 2022
A narration regarding the condition of the Salah of people in latter times
Question Is this Hadith authentic/have origin from Sunnah references?: سيأتي وقت يشعر الكثير من الناس أنهم يصلون في حين أنهم في الواقع لا يصلون There will come a time, many people will feel that they…
25 February 2022
A Jinn attempts to distract Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) while in Salah
Question Please cite the complete Hadith: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "Last night a big 'Ifrit from the jinns came to me and wanted to interrupt my Salah [or said something similar] but…
3 February 2022
Reciting Ya Mu’izzu after Maghrib Salah on Friday
Question Someone recommended reading Ya Mu'izzu (يا معز) thirty or forty times after the Friday Maghrib Salah. Is this an authentic practice?
8 December 2021
Reward for filling a gap in prayer
Question Kindly provide the reference and authenticity of the following Hadith: “Whoever fills a gap in a row [of prayer], Allah Ta’ala will raise him in rank and build for him a palace in Jannah”……
2 December 2021
Clarification regarding the narration on offering twenty rak’ahs after Maghrib Salah
Question Is this narration authentic? Who ever performs six rak'ahs between Maghrib and 'Isha Salah, Allah Ta'ala will build for him a palace in Jannah. (Tirmidhi)
1 December 2021
A virtue of offering four rak’ahs of Salah
Question What is the status of this narration: Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever performs 4 raka'hs of Salatud Duha is as though he has read this Salah on Laylatul Qadr."…
29 November 2021
Teaching children how to perform Salah when they are young
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Ibn Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) said: "A child should be taught to pray if he knows his right from his left."
17 November 2021
The narration appearing in Tirmidhi regarding offering twenty rak’ahs after Maghrib
Question What is the status of this Hadith? من صلى بعد المغرب عشرين ركعة بنى الله له بيتا في الجنة Whoever offers twenty rak'ahs after Maghrib, Allah will build a home in Jannah for him……
18 October 2021
A follow up query regarding ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) making du’a at the time of Maghrib
Question What is the reason for the weakness in this chain in the Hadith you have answered here regarding ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) making du’a at the time of Maghrib? Is there a weak…
12 October 2021
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) would make du’a at the time of Maghrib
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) liked to make du'a at the time of Maghrib." I heard this in a lecture and It was mentioned…