Tag Archives: Tirmidhi

December, 2018

• 19 December

  ‘Abu Bakr is our leader, the best of us and the most beloved to the Messenger of Allah’

  Question Kindly inform me if this narration is authentic? Sayyiduna ‘Umar ibn Al Khattab (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “Abu Bakr is our leader and the best of us and the most beloved of us to the Messenger of Allah”
• 18 December

  Caution against oppressing in one’s bequests/wasiyyah

  Question Kindly provide the reference for this narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Sometimes a man and a woman live in the obedience of Allah for sixty years then before they die they cause such harm in their bequests that Jahannam becomes warranted for them” [i.e. They cause harm to the heirs by either bequeathing more than one third, …
• 14 December

  A short form of istikharah

  Question Kindly comment on the authenticity of this Hadith and is it suitable for practise and how do you act on it? عن أبي بكر الصديق أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كان إذا أراد أمرا قال اللهم خر لي واختر لي
• 12 December

  The example of one who gives charity when he is on his death bed

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The parable of the one who frees a slave [or gives charity] at the time of his death is that of the one who gives a gift [only after] he is satiated” [i.e. This type of charity is not the ideal. A person should give charity when he is …
• 10 December

  Whoever harms others, Allah will place him into difficulty

  Question Can you provide the reference for this narration? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever [unjustly] causes harm [to a Muslim], Allah harms him [by placing him into difficulty] and whoever is harsh Allah will be harsh with him”
• 6 December

  The best person and best neighbour in the Sight of Allah Ta’ala

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best person in the sight of Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the best neighbour in the sight of Allah is the one that is best to his neighbour.”
• 5 December

  Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, for this causes the heart to harden

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not talk excessively without remembering Allah, because such excessive talk without the mention of Allah causes the heart to harden, and the person furthest from Allah is a person with a hard heart”

November, 2018

• 26 November

  A Du’a asking for guidance and to be a source of good

  Question What is the source of this du’a? Allahummahdina wahdi bina wa yassiril huda lana, waj ‘alna mafatiha lil khayri wa maghalika lish sharr (O Allah! guide us and guide others through us, make guidance easy for us, and make us the source of good and a barrier/locks against evil)
• 21 November

  The benefits of offering tahajjud Salah

  Question What is the reference for this Hadith and can it be quoted? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Make it a point to observe Tahajjud prayer, for it was the practice of the pious before you. It is a means of gaining closeness to Allah, an expiation for sins and prevention from evil.”
• 13 November

  Asking Allah alone for one’s needs

  Question Is this narration authentic? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever is afflicted by a pressing need and complains/asks people, his need will never be satisfied. Whoever is afflicted by a pressing need and complains/asks Allah, eventually Allah will provide for him, sooner or later.”
• 13 November

  Pronunciation of a word in the last Hadith of Mishkatul Masabih

  Question With regard to the last Hadith of Mishkatul Masabih, is the word recited as one تَتِمُّوْنَ [with a fathah on the taa] or تُتِمُّوْنَ [dammah on the taa]?
• 9 November

  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 Surahs [of the Quran]: Surah Takwir’ [Surah: 81] Surah Infitar [Surah: 82] Surah Inshiqaq [Surah: 84]”
• 7 November

  A Hadith Qudsi regarding Allah’s Power, Kingdom, Might and Forgiveness

  Question عن أبي ذر، قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يقول الله تعالى: يا عبادي كلكم ضال إلا من هديت فسلوني الهدى أهدكم، وكلكم فقير إلا من أغنيت فسلوني أرزقكم، وكلكم مذنب إلا من عافيت، فمن علم منكم أني ذو قدرة على المغفرة فاستغفرني غفرت له ولا أبالي، ولو أن أولكم وآخركم وحيكم وميتكم ورطبكم ويابسكم اجتمعوا على …