Tag Archives: Unreliable narrations

April, 2018

• 13 April

  An unreliable virtue of Durud/Salat on Nabi (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam)

  Question Is this suitable to quote? من صلى علي يوم الجمعة صلاة واحدة صلى الله عليه وملائكتة ألف ألف صلاة
• 12 April

  Eating an odd number of fruit

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Eating fruit in odd numbers will not be a cause of harm”

February, 2018

• 13 February

  An unauthentic virtue of reciting Surah Tahrim

  Question In your answer regrading Surah Tahrim, you have mentioned that there is no authentic special virtue for reciting the Surah.. I have come across the following virtue, is it authentic? من قرأ سورة التحريم آتاه الله توبة نصوحاً
• 2 February

  A narration stating that a hypocrite will be unable to memorise certain Surahs

  Question Is it correct that only a hypocrite will be unable to memorise Surahs Hud, Yasin and Dukhan?

January, 2018

• 31 January

  A du’a before eating which will protect one from sickness?

  Question Is this authentic? Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik (radiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Whenever you eat or drink, read the following du’a and no sickness from the food will affect you, even if the food has poison: ‘Bismillahil ladhi la yadurru ma’asmihi shay-un fil ardi wa la fis sama-i Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyumu‘
• 25 January

  An unreliable narration about the punishment for murder

  Question Is this narration authentic? قاتل الحسين في تابوت من نار عليه نصف عذاب أهل الدنيا

November, 2017

• 27 November

  Reciting Surah Yasin when entering the graveyard

  Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever enters the graveyard and reads Surah Yasin, their punishment will be lightened on that day and he will receive reward equal to the number of people buried in the graveyard.”
• 2 November

  Using water heated by the sun

  Question I remember reading somewhere a Hadith of Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) that water heated by the sun should not be used because there is the possibility of contracting white leprosy. Is there such a Hadith?

October, 2017

• 31 October

  ‘Make dark skinned people your leaders’?

  Question What is the status of this narration? اتخذوا السودان فإن ثلاثة منهم من سادات أهل الجنة لقمان الحكيم والنجاشي وبلال المؤذن Make Africans/dark skinned people [leaders] for three of them will be among the leaders of Jannah; Luqman Al Hakim, Najashi and Bilal Al Muadhin (radiyallahu ‘anhu).

September, 2017

• 27 September

  An unreliable virtue of earning a livelihood

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? إن من الذنوب ذنوبا لا يكفرها الصلاة ولا الصيام ولا الحج ولا العمرة قالوا: فما يكفرها يا رسول الله قال: الهموم في طلب المعيشة
• 18 September

  The natural reaction of the heart towards appreciation

  Question Is this Hadith reliable? “Hearts are predisposed to love someone who does them good and to detest someone who does them harm
• 16 September

  Carrying out three deeds to receive the reward of a martyr?

  Question Is this authentic? Whoever does the following deeds, will receive the reward of a martyr: Reads Salatud Duha Fasts 3 days every month Is punctual and habitual on witr Salah, whether on travel or not

August, 2017

• 12 August

  Using the diminutive form when referring to a Masjid or Quran

  Question Is there an authentic narration which disallows using the diminutive form when referring to a Masjid, the Holy Quran or Humans i.e. men and women?