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Sunan Ibn Majah

10 Rajab 144222 February 2021

Practising Medicine Without Having Knowledge

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic and can it be quoted? من تطبب ولم يعلم منه طب قبل ذلك فهو ضامن Whoever gives medical treatment and he is not known to be [a doctor/medical practitioner] then he is liable

7 Rajab 144219 February 2021

A Hadith Which Mentions Tawassul in Du’a

QuestionIs this Hadith and du'a authentic? 'Uthman ibn Hunayf (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrated that a blind man came to Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) and said: "Supplicate to Allah to heal me." He (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "If you wish I will supplicate for you, and if you wish, you…

7 Rajab 144219 February 2021

Excessive Laughter Causes the Heart to Die

QuestionIs this narration authentic? عن أبي هريرة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: لا تكثروا الضحك، فإن كثرة الضحك تميت القلب

25 Jumadal Akhirah 14428 February 2021

A Query Regarding the Bazar Du’a Cited in Ihya ‘Ulumid Din

QuestionWhat is the original reference for this Hadith in Imam Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: If a man says after entering the market the following, There is no deity but Allah, the Single, there is no partner for Him, His is the kingdom…

19 Jumadal Akhirah 14422 February 2021

Allah Has Ordained Five Daily Salah

QuestionI remember coming across a Hadith a couple of years ago which says something like Allah has made five Salahs obligatory and those who miss it will be punished but Allah will forgive if He so wills. Could you kindly locate the Hadith?

18 Jumadal Akhirah 14421 February 2021

The Illegitimate Child Does Not Inherit from the Father

QuestionIs this a Hadith and what is the reference? "Any man who fornicates with a free woman or a slave woman, then the child born from zina does not inherit, nor is it inherited from."

12 Jumadal Akhirah 144226 January 2021

Authenticity of the Hadith in Ibn Majah Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the Hadith you have mentioned here: Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported that he heard Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) say: “Whomsoever visits his ill Muslim brother, is walking among the harvest of Jannah until he sits. Once he sits, mercy envelopes him. [If he visits]…

7 Jumadal Akhirah 144221 January 2021

Another Version of the Hadith Regarding the Reward of Visiting the Sick

QuestionCan you mention the source of this Hadith? "Whoever comes to visit his Muslim brother (when he is sick), he is walking among the harvest of Jannah (Paradise) until he sits, then when he sits he is showered with mercy. If it is in the morning, seventy thousand angels will…

11 Jumadal Ula 144226 December 2020

The Masnun Method of Shaking Someone’s Hand

QuestionI was told that there exists a Hadith wherein mention is made that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) used to give a firm handshake whilst making Musafahah (i.e., shaking hands) [meaning to give it a wedge moving it up and down, as is normally observed in our daily interactions]. Would…

25 Rabi'ul Awwal 144211 November 2020

Ambiya Are Buried Where They Pass Away

QuestionIs this Hadith authentic? "Allah does not take [the life of] a Prophet except at the location in which He wants him to be buried." (Tirmidhi 1018)

6 Rabi'ul Awwal 144223 October 2020

Wording in the Narrations Regarding Three People Whose Du’as Are Readily Accepted

QuestionI have come across the following narrations in Sunan Tirmidhi, Adabul Mufrad, and Sunan ibn Majah with a slight variation in wording. The first two have the words على ولده whilst the third has لولده. Are both versions correct? عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى…