Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Allah (Most High) says, “I have no reward except Paradise for a believing servant of mine who shows patience and anticipates my reward when I take away one of their favorite people from the world’s inhabitants. Is the above only related to death? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat Question Is there a hadith prohibiting fasting before Ramadan? Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explained the guidelines surrounding fasting just before Ramadan. Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I read your article about the permissibility of music. But I have doubts regarding some hadith. It is as follows: In a lengthy hadith narrated by Abu Umama (Allah be pleased with him), it is mentioned that o­n the occasion of the expulsion of Satan from heaven and his […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question It is known that scholars such as Ibn Hibban, Ibn Hajr Asqalani, and Dhahabi considered Nawfal Ibn Abi al-Furat to be trustworthy in hadith narration; however, contemporary scholars of Jarh wa Ta‘dil considered Nawfal Ibn Abi al-Furat unknown. My question is, what contemporary scholars of Jarh wa Ta‘dil considered […]