Questions & Answers

“Our scholars narrate a hadith that the Messenger of Allah said that in Paradise, the language of the believers will be Arabic. Please clarify this.”

“You mentioned about one Hadith of Prophet Muhammad saying that I am leaving two things for you: Quran and Sunnah. In that hadith, what is meant by Sunnah? How can one identify the Sunnah of the Prophet? Some say using miswak is Sunnah, applying perfume and kohl in the eyes are also Sunnah. Please elaborate what is Sunnah.”

“Kindly explain the hadith which says: Al-hubbu fiLlahi wa al-bughdu fiLlahi (love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah).”

“There is a hadith in Sahih Bukhari that if a fly falls in your cup of tea or milk, then we must dip it properly and then the tea or milk can be taken. Please explain.”

“Different sects of Muslims consider themselves correct. How can a common Muslim adopt Hadith to achieve worldly and hereafter success and salvation?”

“Muslims, to prove their concept of war correct, narrate this hadith: "I love that I be killed in the way of Allah, then brought to life, then killed, then given life, then killed." Mawlana, what is the correct interpretation of this hadith?”

“There is a hadith that a time will come when no one will be able to save oneself from the evil of the times. In such a case, how can a person save oneself from the evil of the times?”

“There is a hadith that the faith of a person increases and decreases. How can I know that my faith is decreasing or increasing? Is there a way to find that?”

“Maulana, there is a hadith that says a time will come when no one will be able to save oneself from the evil of that time.”

“In a hadith it is said: 'Do not curse time.' Does this mean that we should turn negatives into positives, rather than making negative remarks?”

“Is the statement 'A mosque wherever built remains a mosque until the Day of Judgment' a hadith or someone's saying?”

“Maulana, are all matters mentioned in Hadith related to faith? Or only those that are common between Quran and Hadith? Please explain.”

“Maulana, I have read a hadith which is: 'Hikmah (wisdom) is the lost property of the believer. Wherever he finds it, he takes it.' Please explain this hadith.”

“Maulana, in hadith there are strange things mentioned about the Prophet that upon hearing seem impossible to be his words. If we do not accept such hadith, scholars consider us deniers of hadith. Please give a principle by which we can understand what a correct hadith is. Scholars only know the authenticity through the chain. How can we know the authenticity of the text? Please explain.”

“I have a query regarding a hadith in Bukhari. The hadith is as follows: Ibn Mas'ud said, 'The messenger of Allah whose truthfulness is confirmed said, 'The...'”

“I was reading Kitab al-Jihad in Sahih Bukhari and felt that not all hadiths there fall under the title of Jihad. Also, reading hadiths without context might mislead. Please comment on my thoughts and give me the correct procedure of studying hadith.”

“A hadith says that a Muslim is a mirror of another Muslim. Please clarify this hadith. The words are: 'Mumin mir'atun mumin'. What does a mirror do?”

“In a narration in Musnad Ahmad, it is mentioned that the first link of Islam to break will be 'Hukm' and 'Salah'. What is the meaning of 'Hukm' and 'Salah' in this context?”

“A narration says that in the latter times, many sects will appear among Muslims. At that time, you should stay away from all these sects. Please explain this hadith.”

“I used to watch your live lectures every Sunday, and I am very much interested in reading your literature. My question is, in one of the hadiths that I had read, it was mentioned that whenever we hear the Prophet Muhammad's name, we should say 'صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم', and any person who does not do that invites Allah's curse. By taking the above hadith, if an author does not mention 'صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم' after the Prophet Muhammad's name in his book, will he be considered one of the wrongdoers?”

“In a hadith it is mentioned that poor people will start building big houses. What does this mean?”

“In today's talk, you narrated the hadith about the best and the worst place on earth. Please explain the second part of the hadith, that is the mosque being the best place on earth.”

“Some people differentiate between Hadith and Sunnah and are firmly committed to their position. What is your opinion about this?”

“A hadith says that poor people will start building big houses. What does this mean?”