Q418: Surah Kahf on Friday

Question Why is it good to pray surah Kahf on Friday? Answer Because it’s in the hadith; maybe because the story of As’habe Kahf is mentioned in it and then steadfastness is also related, so one can take lesson from it.

Q417: What is the Qasidah Burdah

Question What is Qasidah Burdah and what’s its significance and what’s the benefits? Answer Qasidah Burdah is a poem written in praise of the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam; it consists of nearly 160 couplets.  It was composed by Abu Bakr Al-Buseeri rahmatullahi alayhi; he was an aalim and a poet.  He had spent his life in […]

Q416: Company of the Prophets (alayhimus salaam) in Jannah

Question In Jannah will we be able to be in the company of the Prophets of Allah alyhimus salaam and Sahabas radiyallahu anhu and the pious people of the past. Or will we only be with our family? Answer We will stay with our families; however, from time to time we will visit them just […]

Q415: Parents of a Hafiz will be made to wear a crown

Question Where and what is the hadith which says a Hafiz of Quran Sharif parents will get a crown on Qiyamat day which will be more radiant then the sun? Answer The hadith is in Mishkatul Masabeeh, p. 186 on the authority of Musnad Ahmad and the Sunan of Abu Dawood.  The words are: “Whosoever learns […]

Q414: Making dua to die in Makkah/Madinah

Question Can you make dua to die in Makkah/Madinah? Answer Yes. This potrays one’s love for the Holy Places, so it’s allowed Sayyiduna Umar radiallahu anhu used to say: اللّهمّ ارزقني شهادة في سبيلك واجعل موتي في بلد رسولك Translation: “O Allah! Grant me shahaadat in your path and make my death in the city […]

Dua to cure toothache pain

Question Is there dua to cure toothache pain? Answer Put your hand on the place of pain and read 7 times: اُسْكُنْ بِالذِيْ يَسْكُنْ لهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأرْض وَهُوَ السَّمِيْعُ العَلِيْمُ Translation: “Calm down by [the name of] that being for whom everything in the heavens and the earth calms down.  And He is […]

Q413: Punishment in the Grave on Friday

Question Is it true that on Friday deceased Muslims who are being punished in graves don’t get punished? Answer There is a hadith in Jami’-ut-Tirmizi that says that Allah saves those [Muslims] who die on Friday from the punishment of the grave.

Q412: Qiyaam-ul-Layl, Tahajjud, Chaast and Awaabeen

Question What is Qiyaam-ul-Layl, Tahajjud, Chaast and Awaabeen? Answer Qiyamul-layl and tahajjud are the same. Chasht is the nafl prayed at forenoon – roughly 11 am; it is mustahabb to pray 8 rakats. Awwabeen is the nafl after Maghrib; 6 rakats are mustahabb.

Q411: Tattoos

Question I just want to know the reason why tattoos are haraam in Islam. Answer When Shaytaan was thrown out of Jannah, he portrayed open hostility towards Adam alayhis-salaam and his children.  He took an oath to mislead them and among the vows he made, he said “I will instruct them to change the way […]

Q410: Advice and method to read qaza Namaz

Question Assalamu Alaikum, I have missed my many Namaz and now I want to read my all qaza Namaz. What advice and method you will give me to read my qaza Namaz? JazakAllah Answer Make an estimate of how many months’ or years’ qaza are on your shoulders, then for every day you have to […]