28 October 2024
The benefits of occasional hunger
Question Could you please provide the reference? "Hunger purifies the heart, suppresses desires, and causes subtle/precise knowledge."
22 July 2024
An unreliable du’a to recite on a Friday
Question Is the following Hadith authentic? "If du'a is made with these words for anything between the east and the west anytime on a Friday, the person's du'a will be answered: La Ilaha Illa Anta Ya…
1 May 2024
Sha’bi (rahimahullah) discusses the battles of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam)
Question Please provide the correct reference: "Ibn 'Umar heard al-Sha'bi while he was talking about the campaigns, and he said, "It seems like this young man witnessed with us."
12 December 2023
A sign that Allah Ta’ala loves a person
Question Is this a Hadith? When Allah loves a servant He increases his grief and whenever He dislikes a servant He expands his worldly possessions.
13 October 2022
A fabricated narration on the virtue of wearing a white turban on the day of Jumu’ah
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? "Allah Ta’ala has appointed angels to stand at the door of the Masjids on the day of Jumu’ah and seek repentance on behalf of those…
26 May 2022
The reward for attaining the first rak’ah in Salah
Question What is the status of this narration? عن عاصم عن أنس قال: من لم تفته الركعة الأولى من الصلاة أربعين يوما كتبت له براءتان، براءة من النار، وبراءة من النفاق……
9 September 2021
Another query regarding Abu Bakr (radiyallahu ‘anhu) donating all of his wealth
Question Is the story about Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (radiyallahu 'anhu) giving everything in the path of Allah and he had to wear leaves and use thorns as clothing correct to mention?
24 August 2021
Status of the narrator; Abu ‘Ali Zakariyya ibn Yahya al-Darir
Question What is the status of the narrator Abu 'Ali Zakariyya ibn Yahya al-Darir?
5 August 2021
A narration stating the seven leaders of Jannah
Question Please confirm if this Hadith is authentic? "We seven, the progeny of Abdul Muttalib are the leaders of Paradise: Me, Hamza, Ali, Ja'far, Hasan, Husayn, and the Mahdi."
16 April 2021
Sayyiduna ‘Umar’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) advice regarding women and fancy garments
Question Has the following statement been authentically attributed to Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu)? Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: "Strip the women of their [fancy] clothes [and]…
11 March 2021
An unreliable narration regarding the cry of a baby
Question Is this an authentic narration? It is narrated that the crying of a baby at birth until two months is as if the child is testifying to the Kalimah Tayyibah and then durud upon Nabi…
5 March 2021
Sufyan’s Thawri (rahimahullah) statement regarding shaytan accompanying a youngster
Question Is this statement authentically attributed to Sufyan Thawri (rahimahullah): "If every woman has one Shaytan accompanying her, then a handsome lad has two."
3 March 2021
Beardless youth are a greater source of mischief than young maidens
Question Is the following narration suitable to quote? Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) has reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: ‘Beware of beardless youth for they are a…
26 December 2020
The masnun method of shaking someone’s hand
Question I 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…
22 December 2020
Imam Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash completed 18 000 Quran khatms in one corner of his home
Question I am looking for the source and Arabic text for this narration: When Abu Bakr ibn 'Ayyash was about to pass away, his sister cried. He said: "Don't cry! look at that corner of the house.…