12 May 2023
An untraceable Hadith regarding youth
Question Is this Hadith authentic? Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: نصرت بالشباب "I was assisted by youth."
20 August 2022
Meaning of the word شاب in the Hadith regarding the shade of Allah Ta’ala
Question In the famous Hadith about seven categories of people who will be under the shade of Allah Ta’ala when there is no shade except His, one of them is a youth who grew up in Allah’s worship.…
9 February 2022
A variation of the narration on the importance of enjoining good and forbidding evil
Question كيف بكم إذ فَسَقَ فِتْيانُكم وطغى نِساؤُكم؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك لكائن؟ قال: نعم، وأشدُّ، كيف بكم إذا لمْ تأمروا بالمعروفِ ولم تَنْهَوْا عن المنكر؟ قالوا: يا رسول الله، وإنَّ ذلك…
16 December 2021
A mistranslation of a Hadith on the virtue of growing a strand of white hair in the path of Allah
Question Is this narration correct? Spending one's youth in the path of Allah Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "A person will be blessed with perfect light on the Day of Qiyamah when…
8 March 2021
A Tabi’i’s statement regarding the harm of a beardless youngster
Question Is this authentically attributed to Imam Ghazali (rahimahullah)? "Turning a hungry lion upon an 'Abid (worshipper) is not as detrimental to him as a handsome lad left before him."
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…
17 November 2020
Praise for those youth who adopt certain traits of older people
Question Is this narration reliable? خير شبابكم من تشبه بكهولكم، وشر كهولكم من تشبه بشبابكم
29 October 2020
A narration regarding a youngster who spends his youth in Allah’s obedience
Question Is this narration reliable? Sayyiduna 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (radiyallahu 'anhuma) reports that Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: "Verily Allah loves the young person who spends his…
6 June 2016
Hadiths on the virtue of Muslim youth and old aged Muslims
Question Kindly provide a reference for the following and please verify the translation: "A person will be blessed with perfect light on the Day of Qiyamah when he spends his youth in the path of…
20 March 2016
Hadith about the value of youth
Question Is the following Hadith authentic and what is its explanation?: إن الله ليعجب من الشاب ليست له صبوة
26 August 2014
Youth is a part of insanity
Question I would like to ask the authenticity and meaning of the Hadith: Youth is a type of madness