Question: Assalamualaikum In sahih hadith it is stated that the creation of man by Allah is done in such a way that it is nutfa for 40 days and mudhga for 40 days and alaqah for 40 days. 1--Please explain this hadith with reference from the source of hadith. 2-- This question came in my mind because when doctors did the ultrasound for my wife who was two and half months pregnant then the visuals of the baby showed that the baby has … [Read more...]

Question: Salaam. Can you please cite the full narration and the authenticity. This is the only text I could find and don’t have the original sources. Jafar ibn ‘Amr ibn Umayyah said, “Fatimah entered upon Abu Bakr and said, ‘The Messenger of Allah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam told me that I will be the first of his household to meet him.’” Musnad Ahmed, hadith no. 26420 Al Bayhaqi narrates from Sha’bi: Abu Bakr visited Fatimah … [Read more...]

The Messenger of Allah (sal Allahu alaihi wa sallam) said: “The first of creation to be clothed on the Day of Resurrection will be Ibraheem al-Khaleel.” [Bukhari] On the Day of Resurrection Allah (subhana wa ta’ala) will gather his slaves barefoot, naked and uncircumcised. Then He will clothe His slaves. The righteous will be clothed in noble garments, and the evil-doers will be clothed in trousers of tar, shields of scabs, and other awful … [Read more...]

Question in a kitaab named 100 durood,a duaa marhaban bil qaaileena adlan  marhaban bis salaati wa ahlan appears.it ismentioned ina hadith that, if one reads this duaa while the azaain is going on,20 000 sins of ones parents will be forgiven.i would like to know how authentic is this hadith and in which kitaab it could be found.   Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah   In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most … [Read more...]

Question   Spending on ones family on the 10th of Muharram, is it tradition or is it established in shariah?   Answer Muhtaram / Muhtaramah   In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāh wa-barakātuh. Spending on one’s family on the 10th of Muharram is not merely a tradition, but rather a practice established in the shari’ah. Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) stated: “Whoever … [Read more...]

Question   Could you please explain the following phrase  'Abd-Allaah ibn 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said: "The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) began to discourage us from making vows, and said, 'They do not change anything, although they may make the miser give up something.'" (Reported by al-Bukhaari and Muslim).   What does it mean by "make a miser give up … [Read more...]