21 April 2016
An unauthentic Hadith describing the person with perfect intellect
Question Is this Hadith authentic and quotable? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The one who fears Allah the most and takes careful consideration to abide by what Allah has enjoined…
11 March 2016
Keys of the treasure of the heavens and the earth
Question What is the authenticity of the narration which states that Sayyiduna 'Uthman (radiyallahu 'anhu) asked Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) regarding the explanation of the verse 'The keys…
1 March 2016
A Tafsir of Hasan Al Basri (rahimahullah) regarding the beloved of Allah Ta’ala
Question Is the following narration authentic? عبد الرزاق عن معمر عن الحسن البصري أنه تلا هذه الآية ومن أحسن قولا ممن دعا إلى الله وعمل صالحا وقال إنني من المسلمين فقال هذا حبيب الله هذا ولي الله هذا…
24 January 2016
Three pledges that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) took from Sahabah
Question What is the status of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Who will pledge allegiance to me on these verses [In Surah Al An'am, verse 151], that you do not…
20 December 2015
One Tafsir of the last verse of Surah Qasas
Question What is the status of the Hadith mentioned under the Tafsir of the last Verse of Surah Qasas, wherein mention is made that Jannah, Jahannam the 'Arsh and Kursi of Allah will not perish when…
8 December 2015
Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)’s worry and concern for this Ummah
Question Under the Tafsir of Ayah five of Surah Duha: ولسوف يعطيك ربك فترضى The following Hadith is quoted: لا أرضى و واحد من أمتي في النار (I will not be pleased even if one of my Ummati is in the…
2 December 2015
Another explanation of how Sayyidah Hawwa was created
Question In Ruhul Ma'ani, under the commentary of Ayah 1 of Surah Nisa, Allamah Alusi has written the following in the footnote about creation of Sayyidah Hawa: وقيل: إنها خلقت من فضل طينته ونسب…
26 November 2015
Question about the repeated punishment of inmates of Jahannam
Question Is this authentic: Al-Amash said that Ibn Umar said, "When their skin are burned, they will be given another skin in replacement, and this skin will be as white as ...
12 November 2015
Seven earths and seven Nabis
Question What is the status of the Hadith which states that there are seven other earths and each earth has an Nabi, Adam like how we had Adam, Nuh like how we had Nuh...?
3 October 2015
Inhabitants of the earth before the Jinn
Question Were there any creation that inhabited the earth before the the Jinn called the Binn?
21 September 2015
Tafsir of Ibn ‘Abbas on the verse of Surah Dhariyat
Question The statement ليعبدون اي ليعرفون is attributed to Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu'anhuma) with regards to the meaning of وما خلقت الجن والإنس إلا ليعبدون . Is this attribution…
17 September 2015
Sayyiduna ‘Umar and the hypocrite who was not pleased with the decision of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Is the following incident authentic and suitable to quote? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (radiyallahu 'anhuma) mentions that a hypocrite by the name of Bishr once had an argument with a…
12 September 2015
Assisting one another in sin
Question Is there a Quranic verse which states that we should not assist one another in sin?
20 August 2015
Was Yusuf’s (‘alayhis salam) prison sentence increased?
Question What is the authenticity of the narration found in the Tafsir books regarding Yusuf ('alayhis salam)? The gist of the narration is as follows: Yusuf ('alayhis salam) has requested his fellow…
19 August 2015
The name of the Angel of death
Question What is the source of the well known name of the Angel of death?