Reward for memorizing Qur’aan

 What is the reward for becoming a Haafiz?.Praise be to Allaah.   Whoever memorizes Qur’aan and acts upon it, Allaah will reward him and honour him greatly for that, so that he will rise in status in Paradise to a level commensurate with what he memorized of the Book of Allaah.Al-Tirmidhi (2914) and Abu Dawood (1464) narrated from ‘Abd-Allaah ibn ‘Amr that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “It... selengkapnya »

Is there any saheeh hadeeth about the virtues of Soorat Ta-Ha?

 I would like to find out about the virtue of reading Soorat Ta-Ha, and the virtue of reading it every night three times in succession for a certain period. Thank you very much. Praise be to Allaah.Firstly: The following ahaadeeth about the virtues of Soorat Ta-Ha are saheeh: -1-It was narrated that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him) said concerning Bani Israa’il (al-Isra’), al-Kahf, Maryam, Ta-Ha and... selengkapnya »

“They are among the best and earliest and they are among the first I received”

 What is the meaning of the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) concerning al-Isra’, al-Kahf and Maryam, “They are among the best and earliest and they are among the first I received”?.Praise be to Allaah.These are not the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), rather they are the words of the Sahaabi ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Mas’ood (may Allaah be pleased with him). Al-Bukhaari narrated... selengkapnya »

Reward for reading the Qur’aan in translation

 Asalamu-Alaikum, This is in regards to Question 2237 'Reading Soorat Yaa-Seen in congregation on Friday nights'. Actually I am referring to the hadeeth you mentioned where The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Whoever reads one letter of the Book of Allaah will have one hasanah (reward) for doing so, and every hasanah will be multiplied by 10. I do not say that ‘Alif, laam, meem’ is one letter, but ‘Alif’ is a letter, ‘laam’ is a... selengkapnya »

The Holy Qur’aan

 What is the Qur’aan? Praise be to Allaah.The Qur’aan is the word of the Lord of the Worlds, which Allaah revealed to His Messenger Muhammad(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), to bring mankind forth from darkness into light: “It is He Who sends down manifest Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) to His slave (Muhammad) that He may bring you out from darkness into light[al-Hadeed 57:9 – interpretation... selengkapnya »

Nooh (peace be upon him)

 I would like to have some information about the Prophet of Allaah Nooh (peace be upon him).Praise be to Allaah.Allaah chose Messengers and Prophets from among the sons of Adam, as He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Allaah chose Adam, Nooh (Noah), the family of Ibraaheem (Abraham) and the family of ‘Imraan above the ‘Aalameen (mankind and jinn) (of their times)[Aal ‘Imraan 3:33] Allaah sent Nooh to his people to call... selengkapnya »

The reason why there is no picture of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

  Praise be to Allaah.Islam came to prevent all means that may lead to shirk or the association of others in worship with Allaah. Among these means is the making of images, so sharee’ah forbids making images, and curses the one who does that, and a strong warning is issued to the one who does that. It was narrated from ‘Aa’ishah the Mother of the Believers that Umm Habeebah and Umm Salamah mentioned a church that they had seen... selengkapnya »

Was Idrees the first of the Messengers?

 I read in some history books that Idrees was the first of the Messengers and that he came before Nooh. Is this correct?.Praise be to Allaah.   The first of the Messengers (peace and blessings be upon them) was Nooh (peace be upon him), and the last of them was Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). Before Nooh, no Messenger was sent, and from this we realize that the historians are mistaken in their view... selengkapnya »

What is the role of ‘Eesa (peace be upon him)?

 I would like to know what is the duties and functions of Jesus as "Al-Masih" in Islam. Many Christian anti-Islamic sites have been asking this question. Its not that my faith is not strong, but I could not explain my answer properly. Perhaps you can help me.  Praise be to Allaah. ‘Eesa (peace be upon him) has two roles: 1-                ... selengkapnya »

The infallibility of the Prophets

 I would like to ask a question about ‘aqeedah. Is it part of our ‘aqeedah to believe that the Prophets committed sins and were not infallible?. Praise be to Allaah.   The Prophets are the best of mankind, and the most noble of creation before Allaah. Allaah chose them to convey the call of Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah to mankind, and Allaah has made them the intermediaries between Him and His creation in conveying His Laws. They... selengkapnya »

How to smack children to make them pray?

 How do we smack children to make them pray?.Praise be to Allaah.Abu Dawood (459) and Ahmad (6650) narrated from ‘Amr ibn Shu’ayb from his father that his grandfather said: The Messenger of Allaah (blessings and peace of Allaah be upon him) said: “Teach your children to pray when they are seven years old, and smack them if they do not pray when they are 10 years old, and separate them in their beds.” Classed as saheeh by al-Albaani... selengkapnya »

The hadeeth “When the wings of the night spread , keep your children in, for the devils come out at that time” is a saheeh hadeeth

 We have grown up being told that at Maghrib time children should not go out to play as this is the time the Jinn and shayatine come out and that they will poses any children playing out side. Is there any basis to this?.Praise be to Allaah.Yes, a number of saheeh ahaadeeth were narrated concerning this etiquette. For example, it is narrated from Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings... selengkapnya »

Her sister is eleven years old and her mother does not instruct her to pray; does she have any responsibilities?

 My sister does not pray. She is eleven years old and I have repeatedly spoken to my mother about encouraging her to pray, but my mother says: You have nothing to do with her; she has a Lord who will call her to account. But the Messenger (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Teach them (to pray) when they are seven years old and smack them (if they do not pray) when they are ten.” My question now is: Is there anything... selengkapnya »