18 March 2021
The reward for suffering a headache in the path of Allah
Question What is the authenticity of this Hadith? "Whoever suffered from headache in the path of Allah and believes in reward for it, then, his all previous sins will be forgiven."
15 March 2021
Sha’ban, the month that people neglect
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Usamah ibn Zayd (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reported: I said, "O Messenger of Allah, I do not see you fasting any month as much as you fast during Sha'ban." The Prophet…
12 March 2021
The narrator Qays ibn Talq ibn ‘Ali
Question Can you please provide particulars regarding the narrator Qays ibn Talq ibn 'Ali?
11 March 2021
An unreliable narration regarding the cry of a baby
Question Is this an authentic narration? It is narrated that the crying of a baby at birth until two months is as if the child is testifying to the Kalimah Tayyibah and then durud upon Nabi…
11 March 2021
The Hadith narrator ‘Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Basri
Question Please provide information regarding the status of the narrator 'Abdullah ibn Khalifah Al Basri.
5 March 2021
Sufyan’s Thawri (rahimahullah) statement regarding shaytan accompanying a youngster
Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah): "If every woman has one Shaytan accompanying her, then a handsome lad has two."
4 March 2021
A du’a seeking protection from doubt
Question What is the level of authenticity of this narration? اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الشَّكِّ فِي الْحَقِّ بَعْدَ الْيَقِينِ……
4 March 2021
Another version of the Hadith regarding children seeking forgiveness for their deceased parents
Question What is the source of this Hadith? عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: إن الرجل ليرقى الدرجة، فيقول: ما هذا؟ فيقال: باستغفار ولدك من بعدك لك……
1 March 2021
Practising on Sunnah when people abandon it
Question Regarding the Hadith, "Whoever revives a Sunnah at the time of corruption of my Ummah, will get the reward of a hundred martyrs." Does this reward apply to general Sunnahs as well, e.g. by…
24 February 2021
Falling asleep in Salah
Question I have received the following hadith. Please may I be informed regarding its authenticity. Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If one gets up to pray at night and his eyes are…
1 December 2020
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) advice regarding sustenance and seeking rizq through halal avenues
Question Is the following Hadith suitable to quote? ليس من عمل يقرب إلى الجنة، إلا قد أمرتكم به، ولا عمل يقرب إلى النار، إلا قد نهيتكم عنه، لا يستبطئن أحد منكم رزقه ان جبريل عليه السلام ألقى في روعي…
26 October 2020
The status of the sanad; ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb ‘an abihi ‘an jaddihi
Question Would you be so kind as to please provide me with some information about the sanad (chain of narrators) of عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده (on the authority of 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb who reported…
16 September 2020
Giving charity to people of other faiths
Question Is this narration considered authentic? تصدقوا على أهل الأديان
11 August 2020
The martyrs souls have been placed into green birds
Question Is this authentic? لما أصيب إخوانكم بأحد جعل الله أرواحهم في جوف طير خضر، ترد أنهار الجنة، تأكل من ثمارها، وتأوي إلى قناديل من ذهب معلقة في ظل العرش……
6 August 2020
Durud for the assurance of the intercession of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Please inform me on the authenticity of the following: Imam Ibn Abi ‘Asim (rahimahullah) has cited a narration in which Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) has mentioned that whoever…