8 Dhul Qa'dah 1438 | 3 August 2017
A Huge Reward for Guarding in the Path of Allah for One Night?
Question Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Standing guard one night in the path of Allah is better than a man fasting and praying among his family for a thousand years. The year is three…
2 Dhul Qa'dah 1438 | 28 July 2017
Placing the Hand on the Head When Reciting the Last Four Verses of Surah Hashr
Question How authentic is the following Hadith? أخبرنا أبو نعيم الحافظ، قال: حدثنا أبو الطيب محمد بن أحمد بن يوسف بن جعفر المقرئ البغدادي، قدم علينا قال: حدثنا إدريس بن عبد الكريم الحداد، قال: قرأت…
2 Dhul Qa'dah 1438 | 28 July 2017
An Incident Regarding the Nation of ‘Aad
Question Is this incident authentic? وعن عبد الله بن قلابة أنه خرج في طلب إبل له، فوقع عليها، فحمل ما قدر عليه مما ثم، وبلغ خبره معاوية فاستحضره، فقص عليه، فبعث إلى كعب فسأله، فقال هي إرم ذات العماد،…
23 Shawwal 1438 | 20 July 2017
A Narration Stating a Minimum Duration for Which the Inhabitants of Jahannam Will Have to Remain Therein
Question What is the authenticity of the following narration? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said, "By Allah, None will exit Jahannam until he spends a few hiqb in there." One hiqb is…
18 Shawwal 1438 | 15 July 2017
An Unauthentic Narration Regarding Abu Bakr’s (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Regrets
Question There is a Hadith which mentions Sayyiduna Abu Bakr's regrets before his death. He mentioned, "There are three things I did, which I now regret, three things I did not do but wish I had done…
4 Shawwal 1438 | 1 July 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (radiyallahu ‘anhu)
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "My personal adviser and trustee, my confidant and the best person after me who will fulfill my promises is Ali ibn Abi…
1 Shawwal 1438 | 28 June 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding a Benefit of Eating Harisah
Question Is this narration authentic? According to Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu 'anhu), Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) once complained to Jibril ('alayhis salam) that he could not have…
1 Shawwal 1438 | 28 June 2017
An Unauthentic Virtue of Providing for One’s Family
Question Is this authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "O Abu Kahil, whoever works and provides for his wife, children and slaves, enforcing the laws of Allah upon them and only…
13 Ramadan 1438 | 10 June 2017
Is There a Specific Way to Pass the Hand over an Orphan’s Head?
Question Is there a narration that mentions that one should pass his hand over an orphan's head from the middle of his head towards his forehead and a non-orphan from his forehead towards the middle…
13 Jumadal Akhirah 1438 | 14 March 2017
An Unreliable Narration on Hugging a Pious Person
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever shakes the hand of a pious person or hugs him, Allah will make Jannah compulsory…
9 Jumadal Akhirah 1438 | 10 March 2017
An Unauthentic Narration on the Persian Language
Question What is the authenticity of the following Hadith? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Whoever can speak Arabic fluently should not speak Persian for it creates hypocrisy"
17 Jumadal Ula 1438 | 16 February 2017
An Unauthentic Virtue of Reciting Three Verses of Surah An’am After Fajr
Question Is the following narration authentic? من قرأ إذا صلى الغداة ثلاث آيات من أول سورة الأنعام إلى {ويعلم ما تكسبون} نزل إليه أربعون ألف ملك يكتب له مثل أعمالهم ونزل إليه ملك من فوق سبع سماوات…
7 Jumadal Ula 1438 | 6 February 2017
A Narration on Saying Alhamdulillah Thrice When One Is Blessed With a Bounty
Question Is the following authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "When a servant of Allah is blessed with a bounty from Allah and he says 'Alhamdulillah' then the servant has fulfilled…
23 Rabi'ul Akhir 1438 | 24 January 2017
An Unreliable Narration Regarding Sayyiduna ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Being a Source of Guidance
Question Is this narration authentic? When the verse was revealed 'You [O Muhammad sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam] are but a warner and every nation has a guide' [Surah Ra'd, Verse: 7], Rasulullah…
29 Safar 1438 | 2 December 2016
Did ‘Ali (radiyallahu ‘anhu) Kill Five Hundred People in Siffin?
Question I read a narration regarding the Battle of Siffin that Sayyiduna 'Ali (radiyallahu 'anhu) killed 500 people single-handedly and the reference was Al Bidayah Wan Nihayah. I was wondering if…