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  Nasihah (Advice): Trim the moustache   Sayyiduna Ibn Umar radiyallahu anhuma reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Be different from the idolaters. Let the beard grow and trim the moustache.” (Sahih Bukhari) ______________________________   Question and Answer:   Q. Please explain the ruling regarding the shortening of the …

  Nasihah (Advice): Ask Allah for the love of Imaan   Sayyiduna Rifa’ah ibn Rafi’ Radiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “O Allah, make Imaan beloved to us and beautify it in our hearts, and make unbelief, wickedness, and disobedience hateful to us, and make us among the …

Question Where is this narration, and what is its authenticity? Hiraql asked the Roman army who got defeated: How is it that they defeated you, whereas they also human like you, and your number is double theirs, how is this possible? One old person replied: Because they perform Salah at …

Nasihah (Advice): Less wealth means easier reckoning   Muhammad ibn Labid reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said, “Two things are hated by the son of Adam. He hates death, although it is better for the believer than tribulation, and he hates to have little wealth, although it means his …

Question Please provide proof as to why music is haram.   Answer Proofs from Quran 1) Allah Ta’ala mentions: “There are some who purchase futile discourse to deviate from Allah’s path without knowledge and they mock it [the path of Allah, Islam]. There shall be a humiliating punishment for these …

  Nasihah (Advice): Vulgarity is not part of Islam   Sayyiduna Jabir ibn Samurah radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Verily, obscenity and vulgarity are not part of Islam. Verily, the best people in Islam are those with the best character.” [Musnad Aḥmad] ______________________________   Question and …

  Nasihah (Advice): A Dua to find a lost item   Sayyiduna Abdullah Ibn Umar Radhiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam would recite the following Dua when misplacing something:   اللَّهُمَّ رَادَّ الضَّالَّةِ، وَهَادِيَ الضَّلَالَةِ تَهْدِيْ مِنَ الضَّلَالَةِ، اُرْدُدْ عَلَيَّ ضَالَّتِيْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطَانِكَ، فَإِنَّهَا مِنْ عَطَائِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ   …

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,   The worst-case scenario in the event of being inflicted with a disease is when the one involved refuses to believe that he has been inflicted with that disease. The way this phenomenon is accepted and recognised in diseases and illnesses …

      Question:   Could you explain the Day of Ashura, the fast etc?   Answer:   In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.   Rasulaullah Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam encouraged fasting on the day of Ashurah. The following hadith explains the …

Nasihah (Advice): Esaale Sawaab Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah Radiyallahu Anhu reports that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said: “When a person passes away, all his actions cease except for three: a) Sadaqah Jaariyah (perpetuating charity), b) Knowledge which he imparted and is now being benefitted from or c) a pious child who will …