Tag Archives: Statements of the pious

January, 2021

• 20 January

  Hasan’s Al Basri (rahimahullah) tafsir of a word in Surah Tawbah

  Question What is the reference and grading of this narration? سمعت الحسن يقول: {العابدون} [التوبة: 112] قال: الصلاة يعني: طولها

December, 2020

• 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.”
• 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

• 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?
• 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

• 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

• 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?
• 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
• 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)
• 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.”
• 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
• 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

• 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 …