25 January 2017
Abstain from quarrelling for it is not beneficial
Question Who is this statement attributed to? "Beware and abstain from quarrelling and arguing, for the benefits are few but it creates enmity and hatred between brothers"
18 December 2016
Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah (rahimahullah) regarding an intelligent person
Question Can you provide the source of this statement of Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah (rahimahullah): "An intelligent person is not he who merely knows what is good and what is evil. An intelligent person…
13 December 2016
Speaking lies, a habit difficult to abandon
Question Who is this statement attributed to? كل خلة يرجى تركها يوما ما، إلا صاحب الكذب
9 December 2016
Whoever loves something will speak excessively about it
Question Is this a Hadith? من احب شيئاً اكثر ذكره "Whoever loves something will speak excessively about it"
5 December 2016
Translation of the supplication to recite during thunder
Question What is the translation of the verse cited in this answer and what is the significance of reciting it? سبحان الذي يُسَبِّحُ الرعدُ بحمدِهِ والملائكةُ من خِيفَتِه……
3 December 2016
What to recite when hearing thunder
Question Can you kindly reference this? 'Amir ibn 'Abdullah ibn Az-Zubayr would recite verse 13 of Surah Ra'd when hearing thunder.
2 December 2016
A virtue of sitting in the company of Scholars?
Question What is the authenticity of the narration, "Whoever sits in company of a religious Scholar it is as though he has sat with a Nabi"
22 November 2016
Abul ‘Ala Ash-Shikkhir (rahimahullah) on the bounty of intellect and a sound mind
Question What is the reference for this narration? ما أعطي عبد بعد الإسلام أفضل من عقل صالح يرزقه 'After Islam, a person is given nothing better than to be blessed with a sound mind'……
21 November 2016
Luqman Al Hakim advises his son regarding repentance
Question What is the source for this narration? Luqman the wise said to his son, "O my beloved son! Do not delay in repentance [tawbah] for death will come to you suddenly"
19 November 2016
Two qualities that harden the heart
Question I have heard the following statement attributed to a Saint of the past. Could you tell me who was he? "Two things harden the heart; speaking too much and eating too much"
18 November 2016
A beautiful way of addressing Allah Ta’ala (munajat)
Question Do these words of munajat come in a Hadith? إِلَهِي سَمِعَ الْعَابِدُونَ بِذِكْرِكَ فَخَضَعُوا وَسَمِعَ الْمُذْنِبُونَ بِحُسْنِ عَفْوِكَ فَطَمِعُوا Ilahi sami'al 'abiduna bidhikrika…
11 November 2016
A father’s advice to his son, ‘Be a better person today than you were yesterday’
Question Could you source this statement? عون بن عبد الله قال: أوصى رجل ابنه، فقال: يا بني، عليك بتقوى الله، وإن استطعت أن تكون اليوم خيرا منك أمس، وغدا خيرا منك اليوم فافعل……
7 October 2016
‘Do not feed our children Haram’
Question Is the following narration reliable?: :كانت المرأة من الصحابة إذا خرج زوجها في الصباح لطلب الرزق تقول له يا أبو فلان، اتق الله فينا، ولا تأتنا إلا بالحلال الطيب، فإنا نصبر على الجوع ولا نصبر…
19 August 2016
Rectifying one’s relationship with Allah Ta’ala
Question Is this a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam)? If not, who was this said by? لا يحسن عبد فيما بينه وبين الله، إلا أحسن الله ما بينه وبين العباد، ولا يعور ما بينه وبين الله، إلا عور…
23 February 2016
Mercy descends when the pious are mentioned, Hadith?
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "When the pious are mentioned, [Allah's] mercy descends"