2 May 2019
Is there any virtue in reciting the ‘manzil’?
Question What is the virtue of reciting the 'manzil' and reading it before sleeping?
1 May 2019
No Surah like Surah Fatihah has ever been revealed
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said regarding Surah Fatihah: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! The like of it has neither been revealed in the…
4 March 2019
Reciting Surah Ikhlas eleven times when passing the graveyard
Question Is this narration authentic? من مر على المقابر فقرأ قل هو الله أحد أحد عشرة مرة ثم وهب أجرها للأموات أعطي من الأجر بعدد الأموات……
27 February 2019
Repeating Verse 58 of Surah Yasin thrice
Question When some people recite Surah Yasin, they repeat Verse 58 [سلام قولا من رب الرحيم] thrice. Is there any basis for this?
13 February 2019
A virtue of reciting Surah Kahf on Friday
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Kahf on Friday, a light will shine from his feet to the clouds which will shine on the day of…
29 January 2019
Surah Yasin in the Tawrah
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Surah Yasin is called 'Al Mu'immah' in the Tawrah." It was enquired, 'What is Al Mu'immah?' Rasulullah…
14 December 2018
An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Ahzab
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Al Ahzab (Surah: 33), teaches it to his family and slaves, will be given safety in the……
13 November 2018
Reciting Surah Ikhlas one hundred times after Fajr
Question Is this Hadith reliable? Sayyiduna Wathilah ibnul Asqa' (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates: "I heard Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) saying, 'Whomsoever offers Fajr Salah and then…
9 November 2018
Surahs which paint the scene of Qiyamah
Question Could you reference the narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever wishes to look at the Day of Qiyamah, as if it is in front of him, then he should recite the following…
6 November 2018
A virtue of reciting Surah Saba?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever recites Surah Saba [Surah 34] frequently, the Prophets will shake his hands on the day of Qiyamah."
12 September 2018
‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) explains the virtues of Surah Mulk
Question Is this narration authentic? عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس أنه قال لرجل: ألا أتحفك بحديث تفرح به؟ قال: بلى، قال: اقرأ تبارك الذي بيده الملك وعلمها أهلك وجميع ولدك وصبيان بيتك وجيرانك، فإنها المنجية…
27 July 2018
Reciting Surah Sajdah to repel Shaytan?
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Shaytan does not enter the house for three days when Surah Sajdah is recited"
12 July 2018
Nabi’s (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and the Sahabah’s hospitality towards the delegation of ‘Abd Qays
Question حدثنا يونس بن محمد قال حدثني يحيى بن عبد الرحمن العصري حدثنا شهاب بن عباد أنه سمع بعض وفد عبد القيس وهم يقولون 'قدمنا على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فاشتد فرحهم بنا فلما انتهينا إلى القوم…
10 July 2018
An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Al Hujurat
Question I have come across this narration and would like to know the authenticity: "Whoever reads Surah Al Hujurat will emerge from his grave reciting it, until he enters Jannah, while the people…