30 October 2025
Shaytan’s strongest weapon
Question I am searching for a reference for this narration: "Shaytan's strongest weapon against a person is the fear of poverty. When someone gives in to this fear, he starts doing wrong, avoids the…
3 September 2025
The Quran brings peace and comfort to the Home
Question What is the reference for this narration? إن البيت ليتسع على أهله وتحضره الملائكة وتهجره الشياطين، ويكثر خيره أن يقرأ فيه القرآن، وإن البيت ليضيق على أهله وتهجره الملائكة، وتحضره الشياطين،…
20 June 2025
Shaytan laughs when a person makes a sound while yawning
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Yawning is from Shaytan, so when one of you yawns, let him suppress it as much as he can, for when one of you says "ha" (the sound of yawning), Shaytan laughs."
4 March 2025
The importance of remembering Allah, making wudu and offering Salah upon awakening
Question Is this Hadith authentic? ما أحد ينام إلا ضرب على سماخه بجرير معقد، فإن هو استيقظ فذكر الله عز وجل حلت عقدة، وإن استيقظ فتوضأ حلت عقدة أخرى، فإن قام فصلى حلت العقد كلهن، فإن هو استيقظ ولم…
3 March 2025
The five sons of Iblis
Question Is the following narration authentic? لإبليس خمسة من ولده قد جعل كل واحد منهم على شيء من أمره ثم سماهم فذكر: ثبر، والأعور، ومسوط، وداسم، وزلنبور. فأما ثبر فهو صاحب المصيبات الذي يأمر…
11 September 2024
A Hadith stating a cure for waswasah
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Usamah narrates that a person came to Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I complain to you of whispers I…
8 June 2023
A quote attributed to ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) regarding the whisperings of Shaytan
Question Is there any reliable source mentioning that 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said that Salah without waswasah is that of a Jew/Christian?
28 March 2023
Commentary of the Hadith regarding seeking protection when a dog barks
Question Is there any specific reason that we should read Ta'awwudh when a dog barks?
24 October 2022
A dhikr/recital which supersedes other dhikrs
Question Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) was reported to have said, "Whoever says the following 100 times in a day, nobody will be able to do a better deed except one who does more." The…
10 October 2022
An incident wherein the Jinn/Shayatin intervened and prevented people from accepting Islam
Question In Ad Durrul Manthur, under the commentary of Ayah 6 in Surah Jinn, a narration is mentioned which talks about how a Jinn played with a people regarding an idol they worshipped which ends…
8 June 2022
Arabic text of the Hadith about when Bismillah was revealed
Question Please provide the Arabic text of the following if possible: It comes in a Hadith narrated by Sayyiduna Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu): When Bismillah was revealed, the clouds moved towards the…
7 June 2022
A conversation between the Shayatin
Question Please comment and confirm if this narration is authentic? Al-Burzuli said: "Our Shaykh Abu Muhammad Ash-Shabibi narrating from Talib said, "The Shayatin (Devils) of the east and the west…
27 May 2022
Shaytan wailed when Surah Fatihah was revealed
Question What is the reference for this? إن إبليس رن حين انزلت فاتحة الكتاب Iblis wailed when the Fatihah was revealed
24 May 2022
Shaytan’s wailing and despondency at the time of the Conquest of Makkah
Question What is the reference for these words of Iblis? ايئسوا أن تردوا أمة محمد على الشرك بعد يومكم هذا
7 April 2022
Another version of the narration regarding a woman should remain concealed
Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A woman is 'awrah. Thus, hold her at home. Because, when she is about to go outdoors, and her kinsmen ask, 'Where are…