Tag Archives: Sins

March, 2020

• 24 March

  Explanation of the word ‘istidraj’

  Question Please provide the authenticity and commentary of the narration below: In a Hadith narrated from Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu), Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: إذا رأيت الله تعالى يعطي العبد من الدنيا ما يحب وهو مقيم على معاصيه فإنما ذلك منه استدراجا “When you see that Allah Ta’ala gives a person (material) things of the worldly …
• 17 March

  A query regarding the du’a Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) recited for ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha)

  Question Regarding the following narration wherein Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) made du’a for Sayyidah ‘Aaishah (radiyallahu ‘anha): اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِعَائِشَةَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنبِهَا وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ، مَا أَسَرَّتْ وَمَا أَعْلَنَتْ O Allah! forgive all Aaishah’s sins; the past and future and what was done in secrecy or in public 1) What is the reference in Bazzar? 2) What is …
• 17 March

  Carrying out sins in times of calamity

  Question What is the reference for this narration? إن الهلكة كل الهلكة أن تعمل عمل السوء في زمان البلاء

February, 2020

• 26 February

  Forgiving someone who caused a bodily injury

  Question Is this narration authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “No one suffers any bodily injury, yet forgives this [forgives the person who injured him and does not take retribution], except that Allah raises his rank by a degree and removes a sin from him.”

January, 2020

• 29 January

  Abud Darda’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) advice regarding hating the sin and not the sinner

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? عن أبي قلابة، أن أبا الدرداء مر على رجل قد أصاب ذنبا، فكانوا يسبونه، فقال: أرأيتم لو وجدتموه في قليب ألم تكونوا مستخرجيه؟ قالوا: بلى، قال: فلا تسبوا أخاكم واحمدوا الله الذي عافاكم ، قالوا: أفلا تبغضه؟ قال: إنما أبغض عمله، فإذا تركه فهو أخي
• 22 January

  Translation of a Hadith regarding the advice Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) offered Mu’adh (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

  Question Kindly translate the following Hadith: أن معاذ بن جبل أراد سفرا فقال يا نبي الله أوصني قال اعبد الله لا تشرك به شيئا قال يا نبي الله زدني قال إذا أسأت فأحسن قال يا رسول الله زدني قال استقم وليحسن خلقك

December, 2019

• 11 December

  Sins leave the body when making wudu

  Question Please mention the Hadith regarding sins leaving from under the nails when a person makes wudu?
• 3 December

  Remaining seated in one’s place after Fajr

  Question What is the reference for this? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “He who remains seated in his place of Salah, after offering his Fajr Salah, till he offers two rak’ahs of forenoon Salah, saying nothing except what is good, his sins will be forgiven, even if they are more than the foam of the sea.”

November, 2019

• 21 November

  Meaning of a word in the Hadith regarding the severity of disclosing one’s sins

  Question What Is the meaning of the word معافاة in the following Hadith recorded in Sahih Muslim? كل أمتي معافاة إلا المجاهرين وإن من الإجهار أن يعمل العبد بالليل عملا ثم يصبح قد ستره ربه فيقول: يا فلان قد عملت البارحة كذا وكذا وقد بات يستره ربه فيبيت يستره ربه ويصبح يكشف ستر الله عنه

October, 2019

• 15 October

  Be ashamed of Allah when committing sins, just as you are embarrassed to sin in front of a pious person

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “I command you to be ashamed of Allah the Almighty as you are ashamed from the pious man among your people”
• 9 October

  A black mark appears on a person’s heart when he sins

  Question Can this narration be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “When the slave of Allah commits a sin, a black spot appears on his heart. When he refrains from it, seeks forgiveness and repents, his heart is polished clean.”
• 2 October

  A du’a asking Allah Ta’ala to remove the love of sins from one’s heart

  Question Is this is a Sunnah du’a? اللهم انزع من قلبي حب ما لا تحب Allahumman za’ min qalbi hubba ma la tuhibbu O Allah, get everything you don’t love out of my heart

September, 2019

• 18 September

  The virtue of abundant sajdah (prostration)

  Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “There is no person who prostrates for the sake of Allah, except that Allah [due to this prostration] records a good deed for him, erases a bad deed and raises him in rank by a degree. Therefore, prostrate [by offering Salah] abundantly”