Shaytan

22 Shawwal 14396 July 2018

Shaytan Will Overpower Man in Three Ways

QuestionKindly provide the reference for this narration: عن خيثمة قال: كان يقال إن الشيطان يقول ما غلبني عليه ابن آدم فلن يغلبني على ثلاث أن يأخذ مالا من غير حقه أو أن يمنعه من حقه أو أن يضعه في غير حقه

19 Shawwal 14393 July 2018

“Do Not Make Your Homes Like Graveyards”

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Don't make your houses like graveyards, for the Shaytan flees from a house in which Surah al-Baqarah is read"

25 Jumadal Akhirah 143913 March 2018

A Hadith Regarding Poetry

QuestionA Hadith of Sahih Muslim quoted in Mishkat states that a person was reciting poetry and Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) called him a Shaytan. Can you mention the exact reference and what was the reason for Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) calling him that?

5 Jumadal Akhirah 143921 February 2018

Abstain From Places of Suspicion

QuestionIs this a statement of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam): اتَّقُوا مَوَاضِعَ التُّهَمِ What is its explanation. Are there other Hadiths that prohibit going to haram/doubtful places

15 Jumadal Ula 14391 February 2018

Eating With Two Fingers

QuestionI have come across some narrations which prohibit eating with two fingers as Shaytan does so. Are these authentic?

2 Dhul Hijjah 143825 August 2017

Switching on the Lights at Maghrib Time

QuestionIs it Sunnah to turn on all of the lights in one's house just before Maghrib, or is that just a Bangladeshi/Indian tradition?

2 Dhul Hijjah 143825 August 2017

A Narration on Adam (‘alayhis salam) and What Transpired After Eating from the Tree

QuestionWhat is authenticity of this narration? كانت الشجرة التي نهى الله عنها آدم وزوجته السنبلة، فلما أكلا منها بدت لهما سوآتهما، وكان الذي وارى عنهما من سوآتهما أظفارهما، وطفقا يخصفان عليهما من ورق الجنة ورق التين يلزقان بعضه إلى بعض، فانطلق آدم عليه السلام موليا في الجنة، فعلقت برأسه شجرة…

17 Shawwal 143812 July 2017

Do Not Say “If only”

QuestionWhat is the status of the following Hadith? "Do not say if only"

2 Sha'ban 143829 April 2017

Ibn Sayyad and the Throne of Iblis

QuestionCould you provide the reference of the narration which mentions Ibn Sayyad had seen the throne of Iblis on the ocean?

28 Rajab 143825 April 2017

Who Is Regarded to Be the Strongest?

QuestionIs this Hadith reliable? أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم مر بقوم يصطرعون فقال: ما هذا؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله هذا فلان الصريع ما يصارع أحدا إلا صرعه فقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: ألا أدلكم على من هو أشد منه: رجل ظلمه رجل فكظم غيظه فغلبه وغلب شيطانه…