Question What is the reference and grading of this narration? سمعت الحسن يقول: {العابدون} [التوبة: 112] قال: الصلاة يعني: طولها
Tag Archives: Statements of the pious
January, 2021
December, 2020
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22 December
Imam Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash completed 18 000 Quran khatms in one corner of his home
Question I am looking for the source and Arabic text for this narration: When Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash was about to pass away, his sister cried. He said: “Don’t cry! look at that corner of the house. Indeed your brother made eighteen thousand khatms in that corner.”
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1 December
Authenticity of Ibn ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) statement regarding du’as being accepted on five nights of the year
Question There is a report in Musannaf Abdur Razzaq from Ibn ‘Umar (radhiyallahu anhu) regarding the five nights when du’as are accepted. Please advise on its authenticity. Can this be quoted as his statement instead of the statement of Imam Shafi’i (rahimahullah)?
October, 2020
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12 October
Clarification regarding the narration ‘Die before you die’
Question A famous Hadith is attributed to Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam): “Die before you die” موتوا قبل ان تموتوا. Though it has no chain, What/who is the earliest source of this saying?
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9 October
A believer is fearful after carrying out a good deed
Question Can you provide the reference for this as well as the Arabic text? Hassan Al Basri (rahimahullah) said: A believer is the one who, after performing a good deed, is fearful and a transgressor is the one who, after committing a sin, is at peace
September, 2020
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4 September
The virtue of reciting Surah Aalu ‘Imran on a Friday
Question How sound is this Hadith? “Anyone who recites Surah Aalu ‘Imran on Friday, the angels will send blessing on him till the night.”
August, 2020
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27 August
Imam Ahmad’s (rahimahullah) extreme caution before coming to a conclusion on a fatwa
Question Imam Ahmad (rahimahullah) said: “I would spend three years thinking about one question before coming to a firm conclusion.” Is there any reference for this quote?
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19 August
Another narration regarding ghibah and adultery
Question I have located this Hadith in Al Mu’jamul Awsat and wanted to know the authenticity: الغيبة اشد من الزنا Backbiting is worse than adultery
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19 August
Abu ‘Amr ibnul ‘Ala gauged intelligence on a person being occupied reading books
Question What is the correct reference for this? Abul ‘Ala said: “I never entered upon a man or passed by his door -seeing him with a book in his hand,and his companion doing nothing- except that I judged him to be the more intelligent one” (Ibn ‘Abdil Barr)
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14 August
Authenticity of Ibnul Munkadir’s statement regarding the protection of Allah
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? “Through the piety of a person, Allah rectifies his children, his grandchildren, the people living in his home as well as the people living in the neighbouring homes. They all remain under the protection of Allah, as long as this person remains among them.”
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12 August
People are under the protection of Allah when a pious person lives among them
Question Can you provide the source of this narration? إن الله ليصلح بصلاح العبد ولده وولد ولده وأهل دويرته وأهل الدويرات حوله فما يزالون في حفظ من الله ما دام بينهم
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7 August
A Believer seeks excuses for his brother and a hypocrite seeks faults
Question What is the reference and Arabic text of this narration? Ibn Manazil (rahimahullah) said: “A believer seeks excuses for his brother while the hypocrite seeks mistakes.”
July, 2020
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1 July
‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwan’s statement at the grave of Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is this narration authentic? ‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwan (d.86 AH) was passing by the grave of Sayyiduna Mu’awiyah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). He stopped at the grave, stood by, and began making du’a [for Allah to have mercy]. A person asked ‘Whose grave is this?’ ‘Abdul Malik ibn Marwan replied: قبر رجل كان والله فيما علمته ينطق عن علم، ويسكت عن …