Tag Archives: Statements and Actions of Sahabah

December, 2017

• 19 December

  There is no goodness in people who don’t give advice and don’t like to be advised

  Question Who is this statement attributed to and please mention the reference. “There is no goodness in people who don’t give advice and there is no goodness in people who don’t like to be advised”
• 15 December

  Only speak good during Tawaf

  Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Tawaf around the Ka’bah is similar to Salah, except that you speak during Tawaf. Whoever speaks during Tawaf, let him speak nothing but good [i.e. dhikr or beneficial knowledge]”
• 13 December

  Ibn ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) eagerness to follow the Sunnah

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? Kathir ibn Jumhan says: “I saw Ibn Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) walking between As-Safa and Al-Marwah. I said: ‘Are you walking?’ He said: ‘If I am walking, I am walking because I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) walking and if I hasten, I hasten because I saw Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) …

November, 2017

• 27 November

  The nutritional benefit of fresh dates and cucumber

  Question Is there any narration that states cucumber and dates helps to gain weight?
• 24 November

  Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) explains the rights of a child over his father

  Question Please tell me the authenticity and the source of the following: A man brought his son to Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu anhu) and said: “My son does not obey me, he is disobedient to me”. Hearing this Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: ‘Do you not fear Allah regarding disobedience to parents?’ Sayyiduna ‘Umar then mentioned the rights of a father …
• 23 November

  Learn the rules of trade before trading

  Question Where is the narration to the effect where Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) would not allow anybody to trade in the marketplace until they knew the laws of trade. Kindly supply the Arabic as well as the English
• 22 November

  The knowledge of Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu’anhu)

  Question Is this narration reliable? Ibn Mas’ud (radiyallahu’anhu) said: “If ‘ilm of Arabs were put on a side of the scale and ‘Umar’s on the other, his knowledge would have out-weighed it.”  
• 20 November

  Honouring the guest

  Question Is this narration authentic? أخبركم أبو عمر بن حيويه، وأبو بكر الوراق قالا: أخبرنا يحيى قال: حدثنا الحسين قال: أخبرنا ابن المبارك قال: أخبرنا إبراهيم بن نشيط الوعلاني قال: حدثني رجل قال: دخل رجلان على عبد الله بن الحارث بن جزء الزبيدي – صاحب النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم – فقال: مرحبا بكما، فنزع وسادة كان متكئا عليها، فألقاها …
• 14 November

  A du’a to recite when one is unable to stop evil?

  Question What is the status of this narration? وروي عن بعض الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنه , أنه قال: إذا رأى أحد منكم منكرا لا يستطيع النكير عليه، فليقل ثلاث مرات اللهم إن هذا منكر فلا تؤاخذني به، فإذا قال ذلك فله ثواب من أمر بالمعروف ونهى عن المنكر
• 10 November

  Fir’awn’s wife would see her home in Jannah in this world

  Question Can you provide a reference for this? كانت امرأة فرعون تعذب بالشمس، فإذا انصرفوا عنها أظلتها الملائكة بأجنحتها، فكانت ترى بيتها من الجنة
• 2 November

  Offering Salah in seclusion and istighfar are signs that a person is free from hypocrisy

  Question Is this correct? جاء رجل إلى حذيفة فقال يا أبا عبد الله إني أخشى أن أكون منافقا قال تصلي إذا خلوت وتستغفر إذا أذنبت قال نعم قال اذهب فما جعلك الله منافقا

October, 2017

• 30 October

  Fill your heart with the Quran

  Question What is the reference for this إن هذه القلوب أوعية فاشغلوها بالقرآن، ولا تشغلوها بغيره
• 25 October

  Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and his mother

  Question Is this narration suitable to quote? حدثنا عبد الرحمن بن شيبة قال: أخبرني ابن أبي الفديك قال: حدثني موسى، عن أبي حازم، أن أبا مرة، مولى أم هانئ ابنة أبي طالب أخبره، أنه ركب مع أبي هريرة إلى أرضه بالعقيق فإذا دخل أرضه صاح بأعلى صوته: عليك السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته يا أمتاه، تقول: وعليك السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته، …