16 December 2021
The ill effect of spending time in the company of evil people
Question Please advise if the following is authentic: Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) said: "Keeping company with the evil people leads (one) to distrust and suspect even the best of people."…
3 December 2021
Imam Shafi’i cautions against debating and arguing with everyone
Question What is the reference for this narration and who is it the statement of? من إذالة العلم أن تناظر كل من ناظرك وتقاول كل من قاولك
3 December 2021
Ensuring that one recites a portion of Quran daily
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? We used to consider it one of the greatest sins that a man learns the Quran and goes to sleep without reciting something from it. عن أبي العالية قال:…
19 November 2021
Increase in istighfar [seeking forgiveness] for you do not know when Allah’s mercy will descend
Question What is the reference for this Hadith? Be abundant in seeking Allah's forgiveness. In your homes, at your table, on your travel, in the market place, in your gatherings. Wherever you may be,…
18 October 2021
Looking at the Ka’bah is rewarding
Question Is there any chain for this narration or similar wording of this narration? النظر الى الكعبة عبادة On what principle do we base the fact that looking at the Ka'bah is regarded to be an act…
10 September 2021
Do not be Allah’s friend in public and his enemy in private
Question Can you please mention the reference and Arabic text for this narration? "Do not be Allah's friend in public and His enemy in private."- Al Zuhd
3 September 2021
Luqman Al Hakim advises his son to practise on knowledge
Question Can you mention the reference for this narration and the Arabic text as well? "My son, do not learn what you do not know until you do not practise on what you know." Luqman al-Hakim
30 August 2021
A narration regarding not leaving the deceased alone
Question Does it come in a narration that we should not leave the body of the deceased alone as Shaytan has the ability to cause mischief by entering the body?
19 August 2021
A statement attributed to ‘Allamah ibn Taymiyyah regarding the people of truth
Question Is this statement authentic and what is the reference for it? سُئل شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية: من هم أهل الحق قال: إما في السجون وإما في ساحات الوغى وإما في القبور Ibn Taymiyyah (rahimahullah)…
17 August 2021
Fudayl ibn ‘Iyad (rahimahullah) learns patience
Question What is the authenticity of this incident? Fudayl ibn 'Iyad (rahimahullah) said: "I learned patience from a small boy. On my way to the Masjid one day, I came across a woman beating her son…
13 August 2021
People will honour you as long as you do not ask them for their possessions
Question Is this a Hadith? People still honour you as long as you do not take what is in their hands, and if you do that they will ridicule you
30 July 2021
The Scholar is he who knows what is good and follows it
Question Kindly provide the Arabic text and full translation of the hadith: The scholar is not he who knows good from evil, but the scholar is he who knows good and follows it and knows evil and…
8 July 2021
Saying to a non Muslim: ‘May Allah guide you’
Question I heard this narration. Is it a Hadith? "There is nothing wrong if one says to a Jew or a Christian: May Allah guide you."
30 June 2021
Reward for offering Salah with the initial takbir (takbir ula)
Question Is there any additional reward for offering Salah with the Takbir Ula behind the Imam?
28 June 2021
Authenticity and explanation of Ibn Sirin’s (rahimahullah) reaction to someone disrespecting Hadith
Question Please provide the explanation and authenticity of this narration: Qatadah (rahimahullah) related: Ibn Sirin (rahimahullah) once related a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to a…