16 Dhul Hijjah 1439 | 30 August 2018
The Smell of Henna
Question Did Sayyidah 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) abstain from the using henna (mehndi) because Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) disliked its odour?
5 Dhul Qa'dah 1439 | 20 July 2018
The Best Gatherings Are the Most Spacious
Question Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: خير المجالس أوسعها The best gatherings are the most spacious Have the commentators explained that it is better for the gathering to be more spacious…
1 Ramadan 1439 | 18 May 2018
A Du’a to Recite Expressing Gratitude to Allah
Question Please provide the reference and Arabic text for this supplication: "O Allah! Any blessing, I or any of Your creation has risen upon is from You alone, You have no partners, all praise and…
23 Jumadal Akhirah 1439 | 13 March 2018
The Virtue of Ghouta
Question Is this an authentic Hadith? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) related that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Indeed the place of refuge/stronghold of the Muslims on the day…
24 Muharram 1439 | 17 October 2017
Du’a to Recite When Awakening at Night in Fear
Question Is this du'a correct to recite for insomnia? أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ، مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ A’udhu bi…
6 Muharram 1439 | 29 September 2017
A Follow up Query on the Hadith on the 24 Parts of Nubuwwah
Question What are the twenty four/twenty five parts of the Prophethood mentioned in this answer?
20 Dhul Hijjah 1438 | 14 September 2017
Punishment in This World Rather Than the Next
Question Is this Hadith Sharif reliable? قال صلى الله عليه و سلم: أُمَّتي أُمَّةٌ مرحومَةٌ ليس عليها عذابٌ في الْآخرَةِ إنَّما عذابُها في الدُّنيا: الزَّلازِلُ والفتَنُ والبَلايا……
20 Dhul Hijjah 1438 | 14 September 2017
Caring for Daughters Without Showing Preferential Treatment
Question I have read the Hadith on your website regarding caring properly for daughters. Is there any Hadith which also mentions an added condition of not preferring other children over one's…
19 Dhul Hijjah 1438 | 13 September 2017
Teach Your Children Salah When They Are Seven Years Old
Question What is the grade of this Hadith from Tirmidhi: Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Teach/Command a child to recite Salah when he/she is seven years old and beat him for it [i.e., if…
28 Dhul Qa'dah 1438 | 23 August 2017
Cupping on a Tuesday?
Question There is a Hadith recorded in Sunan Abi Dawud, wherein Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said that "Tuesday is a day of blood." What is the status of this narration?
22 Jumadal Ula 1438 | 21 February 2017
One Fard Equals Seventy Nafl
Question There is the Hadith: “The first among the doings of a person to be reckoned for on the Day of Judgement shall be his salah. A person will succeed and attain his goal if his salah is…