Question Is this incident reliable: قصة صاحب النقب حدّثني أبو حاتم عن الأصمعيّ قال: حدّثنا أبو عمرو الصّفّار قال: حاصر مسلمة حصناً فندب الناس إلى نقب منه، فما دخله أحد. فجاء رجل من عرض الجيش فدخله ففتحه اللّه عليهم، فنادى مسلمة: أين صاحب النقب؟ فما جاءه أحد، فنادى: إني قد …
Read More »Can a toothbrush replace the Miswaak if its bristles are from the Miswaak tree?
Nasihah (Advice): Earn Allah’s pleasure by using the Miswaak Sayyidatuna Aaisha Radhiyallahu Anha reports that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “(The usage of the) Miswak is a means of purification of the mouth and is pleasing to Allah Ta’ala.” (Sahih Bukhari) ______________________________ Question and Answer: Can a toothbrush …
Read More »Four Things Contribute To Happiness
Question Where does the following Hadith appear and what is its authenticity? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Four things contribute to happiness/bliss: 1. A righteous wife 2. A spacious home 3. A righteous neighbour 4. A comfortable means of transport” Answer Imam Ibn Hibban (rahimahullah) has recorded this …
Read More »How many times a day did Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam eat?
Nasihah (Advice): Do not find fault with food Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reports: “I never saw Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam finding fault with food (served to him); if he liked it he ate it, and if did not like it, he kept silent.” (Muslim) ______________________________ Question and …
Read More »Hadith ‘Great Reward Comes With Greater Trial’
AUTHENTICITY AND ARABIC TEXT Question Please can you mention the authenticity and the Arabic text of the following Hadith: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Indeed greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when Allah loves a people He subjects them to trials, so whoever is content, then for him …
Read More »Objections on the Qaseeda Burdah
QUESTION السلام علیکم ورحمة الله وبركاته. Hope Mufti is well. I came across the following article. I’m aware that Hazrat Mufti has written a Sharh on Qasidah Burdah. Can Mufti please answer or give a refutation to this article. Click this link for the article……… https://islamqa.info/en/answers/115502/qaseedat-al-burdah-by-al-busayri-and-an-explanation-of-what-it-contains-of-kufr-and-heresy Kindly awaiting Mufti Saheb’s …
Read More »Explanation of the following Hadith on Ali & Muawiya RA
Question I would like an explanation of this narration: It was narrated that Saeed bin Jubair said: “I was with Ibn Abbas in Arafat and he said: ‘Why do I not hear the people reciting Talbiyah?’ I said: They are afraid of Muawiyah.’ So Ibn Abbas went out of his tent …
Read More »Hadith On The Importance Of Loving The Sahabah
Question Is this Hadith sahih? Sayyiduna ‘Abdullah ibn Mughaffal [radiyallahu ‘anhu] narrates that the Messenger of Allah said: “Allah, Allah! Fear Him with regard to my Companions! Do not make them targets after me. Whoever loves them loves them with his love for me; and whoever hates them hates them …
Read More »Cupping Hijamah FAQs
The best days to do cupping Question Please could you verify the following Narration. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “The best of days that you should perform cupping are the seventeenth, nineteenth and the twenty first of the month. I did not pass a single gathering of Angels on …
Read More »Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah’s (radiyallahu’anhu) Hadith Tally
Question Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu’anhu) stayed only two years with Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam). But the number of Hadith referenced through him are more than any one else. Can you shed some light on this please? Answer 1. Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu’anhu) stayed with Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) for four years, and not two. (Irshadus …
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