12 Ramadan 144612 March 2025
Witr is similar to Maghrib Salah
QuestionCan you please provide the full Arabic chain and text for this? علمنا أصحاب محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم أن الوتر مثل صلاة المغرب غير أنا نقرأ فى الثالثة...
Tahawi
16 Jumadal Ula 144618 November 2024
Ibn Mas’ud’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Disapproval of Reciting Behind the Imam
QuestionWhat is the reference for this narration? Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (radiyallahu 'anhu) said, "If only the mouth of that person who recites while behind the Imam is filled with soil."
12 Sha'ban 144522 February 2024
Speaking Lies When Fasting Diminishes the Reward Greatly
QuestionCould you provide a reference for this? "The righteous predecessors used to say that telling lies will break the fast" -Ibrahim an Nakha'i (rahimahullah)
3 Rabi'ul Akhir 144219 November 2020
The Different Versions of the Tashahhud
QuestionPlease help me with this question: Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Urwa ibnuz Zubayr from Abdar Rahman ibn Abdal Qari that he heard Umar ibnul Khattab say, while he was teaching people the tashahhud from the mimbar, "Say, Greetings belong to Allah. Pure actions belong…
21 Dhul Qa'dah 144024 July 2019
A Narration in Sharh Mushkilil Athar
QuestionThe following can be found in Sharhu Mushkilil Athar of Imam Tahawi, Hadith: 1765. كما حدثنا أحمد بنُ شُعيب قال: حدثنا أبو عوانة، عن سليمان – يعني الأعمش – قال: حدثنا حبيب بن أبي ثابت، عن أبي الطفيل، عن زيد بن أرقم قال: لما رجع رسول الله عن حجة الوداع…
27 Dhul Hijjah 143819 September 2017
Are Women Prohibited from Red Clothing?
QuestionIs this report correct? 1. 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) wore a dress that was dyed with 'Usfur’ while she was in the state of Ihram. (Usfur, the red substance extracted from safflower) If it is authenic, then it contradicts the following Hadith which prohibits women from wearing such garments: 2. "Woe…
7 Dhul Hijjah 143830 August 2017
Can One Sheep/Goat Suffice for Many People in Udhiyah/Qurbani?
QuestionRecently on social media people were saying that there is no need to slaughter more than one sheep or goat per household. They quoted the following Hadiths to substantiate this: 1. Narrated by 'Aishah (radiyallahu 'anha) and Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu) that when Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) wanted to…
28 Rabi'ul Awwal 143828 December 2016
The Words of Qunut
QuestionIn Sharh Ma'anil Aasathar Hadith فَإِذَا فَإِذَا صَالِحُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ قَدْ حَدَّثَنَا، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ، قَالَ: «صَلَّيْتُ خَلْفَ عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ صَلاةَ الْغَدَاةِ، فَقَنَتَ فِيهَا بَعْدَ الرُّكُوعِ، وَقَالَ فِي قُنُوتِهِ: اللّٰهُمَّ…
19 Muharram 143821 October 2016
The Illegitimate Child Is Not to Blame for the Sins of His Parents
QuestionWhat is the authenticity and explanation of the below? لا يدخل الجنة ولد زنية "The child of illicit sexual intercourse will not enter Jannah" وولد الزنية ليس عليهم من أوزار آبائهم وأمهاتهم شيء "The child of zina will not be taken to account for the sin of his parents".
9 Jumadal Akhirah 143719 March 2016
The Three Types of Jinn
QuestionWhat is the authenticity if this narration: Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah Al Khushani (radiyallahu 'anhu) narrates that the Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "The Jinn are of three types: a type that has wings and fly through the air; a type that look like snakes and dogs; and a type…
4 Dhul Qa'dah 143619 August 2015
Most Beloved Daughter of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
QuestionHow do you reconcile between the two Hadiths on which was the favourite daughter?
30 Rajab 143619 May 2015
The Obligation of Salatul Witr
QuestionPlease provide the source for the following Hadith: "Witr is a duty, so he who does not observe it is not of us." Are there variations of this Hadith in which the last part, "he is not of us", is repeated multiple times and is there a difference of opinion…
15 Rajab 14364 May 2015
The Curse of a Husband Who Has an Evil Wife
QuestionI was reading an article and there was one Hadith which said to the effect that: Allah does not accept three people's duas, first being the one that has an evil wife and he doesn't divorce her. And I don't remember the other two. The article also gave references I…
26 Rabi'ul Akhir 143527 February 2014
Clarification on Hadiths Regarding the Permissibility/Impermissibility of Selling Dogs
QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narrations: 1) Imam Nasa’i reports from Jabir (radiyallahu 'anhu), that the Messenger of Allah (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) forbade the price of dogs and cats, except for hunting dogs. 2) Nabi (sallalahu 'alayhi wa sallam) ordered a man to pay forty dirhams for…
7 Rabi'ul Akhir 14358 February 2014
Time Travel
QuestionKindly cite the complete Hadith mentioned here which states that he Prophet (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) made du’a and the sun was returned to a previous position so Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) could read 'Asr. Does this Hadith mean time travel is possible?