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Question It is commonly heard in talks that only between eighty (80) to eighty three (83) people accepted Islam in the time of Nabi Nuh (‘alayhis salam). Is there any proof for this statement?
Tag Archives: Tafsir ibn Kathir
February, 2020
November, 2019
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18 November
The cuckold will not enter Jannah
Question What is the authenticity and Arabic text of this Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The cuckold will not enter Jannah” (Musnad Abi Dawud At Tayalisi)
October, 2019
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21 October
The virtue of certain words of dhikr and ‘la hawla wa la quwwata illa billah’
Question Is this statement of ‘Umar (radiyallahu anhu) authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibnul Khattab (radiyallahu anhu) says: ‘Subhanallah’ is the worship of the creation. ‘Alhamdulillah’ are the thanksgiving words. ‘La ilaha illallah’ are the words of sincerity and devotion. The blessings of the recitation of ‘Allahu Akbar’ fills up the heavens and earth. When a man recites ‘La haw la wa …
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14 October
The virtue of the last three Verses of Surah Saffat
Question Kindly provide a Hadith mentioning the virtue regarding the following last three Verses of Surah Saffat: سبحان ربك رب العزة عما يصفون وسلام على المرسلين والحمد لله رب العالمين
July, 2019
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25 July
Trading after Jumu’ah Salah
Question I have heard from someone, that if one reads the Jumu’ah Salah and thereafter proceeds to do some trade or business, there will be goodness in it for him. Could you advise if this statement is found in a Hadith?
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9 July
A brief biography of Hafiz Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah)
Question Can you provide a brief biography of Hafiz Ibn Kathir (rahimahullah)?
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2 July
Surah An’am, the whole Surah revealed at one time
Question Please authenticate this Hadith. It appears in a Hadith that Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said: Surah An’am, the whole of it, was revealed at one time. Such was the majesty of its revelation that seventy thousand (70 000) angels followed behind it reciting tasbih [glorifying Allah].
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1 July
The danger of accusing someone of disbelief
Question What is the authenticity of this narration and could you mention the Arabic text as well? Sayyiduna Hudhayfah (radiyallahu ‘anhu) reported, Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Verily, I fear for you that a man will recite the Quran [abundantly], so much so that the splendour of the Quran is visible upon him and he takes Islam as a …
June, 2019
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26 June
A follow up query regarding the narration ‘The earth and heaven weep when a Believer passes away’
Question Regarding your answer on ‘The earth and heaven weep when a Believer passes away‘, some narrations mention that the earth weeps for forty days. Please mention this narration and the authenticity.
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24 June
The earth and heaven weep when a Believer passes away
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration and is it suitable to quote? Sa’id bin Jubayr said, “A man came to Ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) and said to him: ‘O Aba ‘Abbas, Allah says, ‘And the heavens and the earth wept not for them, nor were they given respite’, Do the heavens and the earth weep for anybody?’ …
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17 June
A du’a for protection against the evil eye
Question What is the authenticity of this narration? “It is mentioned in Tafsir Ibn Kathir that once Jibril (‘alayhis salam) came to visit Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) and saw that he was very upset. Jibril (‘alayhis salam) asked Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) why he was upset and he replied that Hassan and Husayn (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) have been afflicted …
February, 2019
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19 February
When Bismillah was revealed
Question Is this Hadith suitable to quote? Jabir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) was reported to have said: “When ‘Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim’ [In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful] was revealed, the clouds gave way by moving to the East, the winds ceased blowing, the oceans became calm, the creatures prepared themselves to listen, the shayatin were pelted [with …
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13 February
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 Qiyamah and he will be be forgiven for the [minor] sins committed between the two Fridays.”