QUESTION: Binti Maryam Abu Salamah b. Abd al-Rahman narrates: “The wives of the Prophet used to cut their hair until it came just below their ears.” (Muslim) However, the Prophet forbade women from shaving their heads.(al-Tirmidhi). Please explain if the above Hadith...
Authenticity
Statement Of Ibraheem Bin Adham
QUESTION: Please advise if the following is correct and if it can be shared: Ibraheem Bin Adham said: "Whoever masters (precisely controls) his stomach, will master his Deen; and whoever controls his hunger, will control the righteous traits (qualities). Verily,...
Haroot And Maroot
QUESTION: What is the stance of the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah with regards to the following story of the angels Haroot and Maroot: "They were sent to earth with human inclinations, after they talked of the weaknesses of men. Then, coming down and falling in love with a...
Speaking ill of the Arabs
Question:- I have heard the the Hadith wherein Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم said something to the effect that "Don't speak bad about the Arabs because I am from amongst the Arabs." Today we hear a lot of people speaking bad about the Arabs. Could Mufti Saheb please clarify...
Wazifah for increase in sustenance
QUESTION: Is there any authenticity to the following: Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam is reported to have said, "Whoever recites the following 100 times between Subh Saadiq and Fajr Salaah, wealth shall come to him unwillingly and humbled, "سُبْحَانَ اللهِ...
Hadith on the Shafa’ah of friends
QUESTION: Are the following extracts authentic? "If you don’t find me in Jannah, then ask about me…" "Surely the people of Jannah when they enter Jannah and they don’t find those companions of theirs who were with them upon good in this world, then verily they will...
Salaam with the indication of a finger or hand
QUESTION: Is the following narration or post authentic or fabricated: To convey Salaam by means of gesturing with the finger or the palm is disallowed. It has been mentioned in the Hadith that to greet by the gesturing with the finger is the manner of the Jews and to...
Describing another woman to one’s husband
QUESTION: Is the following Hadith authentic: "A woman should not describe another woman to her husband as though he is looking at her." ANSWER: In the commentary of Bukhari Sharif, Ibn Battal quotes the following narration of Rasulullah Salallahu Alahi Wasallam: لا...