8 November 2015
Some reasons for drought and famine
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed us that no people become unjust in their commercial transactions, and refuse to pay Zakah except that…
28 October 2015
Does the deceased feel anything?
Question Is it true that we should be very careful with a dead body because it can feel pain?
21 October 2015
Reward for salah in Masjid Nabawi
Question Does it appear in the Hadith that performing Salah in Masjidun Nabawi (sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam) is rewarded 50,000 times?
7 October 2015
A virtue of arriving early for Jumu’ah
Question Is there a Hadith to the effect which states you will be close to Allah in Jannah in accordance to how close you would sit to the khatib on the day of Jumu'ah?
18 September 2015
Abandoning permissible acts to gain true Taqwa
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A man cannot become pious until he abandons permissible acts in order to save himself from impermissible acts"
12 September 2015
Du’a for knowledge, ‘amal, sustenance and cure
Question I want to know about supplications regarding ilm, rizq, amal etc. I memorised one of them (no. 1) but I keep hearing different versions of it from scholars (see 2, 3 as examples, and I have…
12 September 2015
Is seeking knowledge better than worship?
Question Is it true that seeking knowledge is better than worship?
11 September 2015
The father is the best door to Jannah
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Sayyiduna Abud Darda (radiyallahu 'anhu) reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "The father is the middle of the door of Jannah, so keep this…
7 September 2015
Abandoning things that do not concern one
Question Please provide the reference for the following narration: "It is from the beauty of a person's Islam that he abandons things that do not concern him."
30 August 2015
Allah personally re compensating the one who says a certain hamd [praise of Allah]
Question What is the status of the following narration? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) informed them: "Once a certain slave of…
18 August 2015
Can the ‘manzil’ be recited?
Question I would like to find out about the authenticity of 'manzil'. I came across this Hadith which indicates the recitation of manzil and wanted to know if this Hadith is infact authentic and if…
10 August 2015
Salah, a light [Nur] for the Believer
Question Is the following a Hadith: الصَّلاةُ نُورُ الْمُؤْمِنِ Translation Salah is the light of the Believer
29 July 2015
Another du’a for after meals
Question 'When you eat food and say All praise is due to Allah who fed me and gave this to me without any strength or ability on my part, do all your past and future sins get forgiven.' I got this…
28 July 2015
Sayyiduna ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abdil Muttalib (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is this narration authentic? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr (radiyallahu 'anhu) reports that Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: 'Allah has taken me as a close friend (Khalil) as…
28 July 2015
Honouring the noble ones
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? إذا أتاكم كريم قوم فأكرموه Translation When the noble ones of a certain nation come to you then honour them