Tag Archives: Shaykh Abdul Hay Laknawi

March, 2018

26 March
The Angels follow in Salah when Adhan/Iqamah is called

Question How authentic are these narrations 1) Sayyiduna Salman Al Farisi (radiyallahu ‘anhu) relates that the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: “If a man is in a deserted land and the time of prayer arrives, thus he performs ablution [wudu] and if he does not find water he performs the dry ablution [Tayammum]. If he gives the Iqamah …

20 February
Was Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) able to recite the Quran from birth?

Question What is the accuracy of this statement? ‘The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) was knowledgeable regarding the Quran and was able to recite the Quran from birth.’

26 September
Reciting Surahs Falaq and Nas in Fajr while on journey

Question What is authenticity of following narration? عن عقبة بن عامر الجهني قال: كنت مع النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في سفر، فلما طلع الفجر أذن وأقام، ثم أقامني عن يمينه، فقرأ بالمعوذتين، فلما انصرف قال: كيف رأيت؟ قلت: قد رأيت يا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم. قال: فاقرأ بهما كلما نمت وكلما قمت
12 September
How to classify a deed as Sunnah or Mustahab?

Question 1. If some act is not mentioned clearly in the Hadith, but is ‘deduced’ therefrom, can we classify this as a Sunnah as it is mentioned as a commentary of the Hadith but not clearly mentioned in the Hadith? 2. Is it correct that something which is found in a da’if Hadith cannot be classified a Sunnah , rather …

28 March
The types of Sahih Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim

Question I have the following questions about Hadith: 1. Are all the Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim sahih li dhatihi or are there also some sahih li ghayrihi narrations? Please provide example if there are any? 2. For a Hadith to be classed as sahih li ghayrihi, does the supporting narration need to have the exact words or just the …
10 March
Du’as are accepted on Wednesdays

Question Du’as are accepted on a Wednesday from between Zuhr to ‘Asr. Is this correct?

11 October
Is every Hadith in any Hadith source automatically acceptable?

Question Is it alright to quote a Hadith, as long as you know that this Hadith is in a reliable Hadith collection, for example Tirmidhi or Ibn Majah? As far as I can understand, there is sometimes ikhtilaf (different of opinion) in Hadith authentication. So, even if for example Imam Suyuti (rahimahullah) or Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) declared a particular Hadith …

20 August
Benefit of starting the lesson of a book of Islamic study on a Wednesday

Question Are there any Hadiths regarding the virtue of beginning things (such as a book) on the day of Wednesday. If so can you mention the Hadith, along with its authentication and reference?

13 May
The use of beads, date pits or pebbles to count dhikr

Question Could you mention the Hadith, that states: Date seeds or pebbles were used while doing dhikr? Also could you mention its authenticity?