Tag Archives: Umdatul Qari

August, 2019

• 27 August

  Three forbidden things and three things that are disliked by Allah

  Question Is there a Hadith along these lines: Allah dislikes three people 1. Makes pledges he does not fulfil 2. Wasteful 3. One who asks a lot If so, who/what does the third person refer to?

July, 2019

• 30 July

  The well of Zam Zam will never dry out

  Question Are there any Hadiths which say that the Zam Zam well will never dry out of water?
• 25 July

  A narration in Musannaf ibn Abi Shaybah

  Question What is the authenticity of this narration? 1. Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated that ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu) said: “No man learns Farsi (Persian) but he becomes evil, and no man becomes evil but his chivalry is compromised.” 2. It was also narrated that Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) heard some people speaking Farsi. He said: “What is this Magianism …
• 24 July

  The time of the witr salah of Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)

  Question In the following Hadith, what is meant? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) read witr in the beginning and middle of the night and then further it is mentioned that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) ended his witr just before dawn? عن عائشة أم المؤمنين: مِنْ كُلِّ اللَّيْلِ قدْ أَوْتَرَ رَسولُ اللهِ ﷺ مِن أَوَّلِ اللَّيْلِ، وَأَوْسَطِهِ، وَآخِرِهِ، فانْتَهى وِتْرُهُ إلى …
• 16 July

  Explanation of the words: Children of Isma’il (ولد إسماعيل)

  Question I have come across this statement in a few Hadiths wherein Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) mentions that the virtue of a certain action is like emancipating a slave from the children of Nabi Isma’il (‘alayhis salam). For example, Imam Muslim narrates: من قال: لا إله إلا الله وحده لا شريك له، له الملك وله الحمد وهو على كل شيء …

June, 2019

• 20 June

  Sitting and drinking water

  Question Looking at the narrations below, what is the Sunnah? To stand and drink, or to sit whilst drinking? a) Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) said “No person should stand and drink water, and if one forgetfully stood and drank it, it should be vomited out” (Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2026) b) Imam Ahmad narrated that Sayyiduna ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu …
• 17 June

  Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) saw celestial light at the Sidratul Muntaha

  Question Is this narration authentic? رفعت لي سدرة المنتهى فرأيت عندها نورا عظيما

April, 2019

• 10 April

  Reason for the term: ‘Ayyamul Bid’

  Question Why are 13th 14th and 15th of the lunar month known as Ayyamul Bid?

December, 2018

• 4 December

  The well of Rumah which Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu ‘anhu) purchased

  Question The incident wherein Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (radiyallahu’ anhu) purchased the well of Rumah for the Muslims in Madinah Munawwarah is well known. My question is: Did he purchase the well from a Sahabi or from a Jew?

November, 2018

• 12 November

  Al Aswadan; Dates and water

  Question Why are dates and water referred to as ‘Al Aswadan- i.e Two black things’?
• 7 November

  Using pure gold and silver utensils

  Question Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Do not drink from gold and silver utensils and do not eat from gold and silver plates.” Is this Hadith authentic?

October, 2018

• 2 October

  A Hur [maiden] in Jannah called ‘Al ‘Ayna’

  Question Is this narration authentic? إن في الجنة حوراء يقال لها العيناء إذا مشت مشى حولها سبعون ألف وصيفة عن يمينها وعن يسارها كذلك وهي تقول: أين الآمرون بالمعروف والناهون عن المنكر؟
• 1 October

  The saliva of the Maidens of Jannah

  Question Is this narration authentic? عن ابن عباس أنه قال : في الجنة حوراء يقال لها العيناء لو بزقت في البحر لعذب ماؤه Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas (radiyallahu ‘anhuma) said, “There is a Hur [maiden] in Jannah called ‘Al ‘Ayna’, the waters of the ocean would turn sweet if she were to put her saliva in.”