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Hadith & Authentication
821 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Hadith & Authentication, part of Quran, Hadith & Dua. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Hadith & Authentication fatawa — page 1 of 21
- Mufti Online20 Aug 2026
Reciting words of durood not established in the Hadith
There is a specific durood from the elders that I have found repeatedly. Yaa rabi salli wa sallim daa e man a ba dan a laa habeebika khairil khalqi…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jul 2026
Person's dua being rejected due to consuming haraam
Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) mentioned [the case] of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty, and who spreads out his hands to the sky…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville23 Jul 2026
The Angel Of Death Visiting A Person Five Times A Day At The Time Of Each Salaah
I recently saw a post to the effect that Nabi Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam said that Malikul Maut visits each individual 5 times a day at the time of…
- MUBZ17 Jun 2026
Males Wearing Silver Chains, Bracelets, and Earrings
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatullāhi wa barakātuh, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to respectfully request a sharʿī ruling regarding…
- Ibn Masood7 Jun 2026
Removing Grey Hairs
Which is the Hadith which mentions plucking of grey hair?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Jamiat KZN10 May 2026
Qurbani and cutting hair and nails
What is the preferred view regarding cutting hair and nails from 1st Dhū al-Ḥijjah onwards for the person who intends to perform Qurbānī? Is it true…
Yusuf Shabbir - Mufti Online18 Dec 2025
Practicing on Dhaeef Ahaadith regarding virtuous deeds and actions
Are daif hadeeth virtues of surahs and adhkar 100% guaranteed or one can hope that after doing them Allah will give them and can one just stick to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2025
Reading the dua Ganjul Arsh
In a newer version of the book contentment of the heart, it has something called Dua e Ganjul Arsh. Is this a reliable and established amal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood3 Nov 2025
Inadvertently Narrating A Hadith
Recently a senior Aalim mentioned an incident regarding one of the Azwaajul Mutahharaat Radiallahu Anhun. He mentioned that she was rebuking Nabi…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online23 Oct 2025
A Fabricated Narration regarding the Virtue of Reciting Surah Ikhlaas Eleven Times in the Graveyard
Is the following Hadith authentic or is it a fabrication? It is reported in the Hadith that whoever passes by the graveyard and recites Surah…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2025
Hadith on seeing ones abode in Jannah due to reciting 1000 Durood daily
Assalamu Alaikum. Respected Mufti Saheb. I would like to find out about the Hadith that is something to thethe effect that if a person reads 1000…
Ebrahim Ibn Ahmed Dadan - Ibn Masood25 Aug 2025
Leaving Wealth Behind For One’s Children
How do we reconcile the Hadith of Nabi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam telling Hadrat Sa’d ibn Abi Waqqas Radiallahu Anhu to leave his children wealthy…
Mufti Muhammad Isa Ali - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2025
Pausing one’s recitation of the Quran to reply to the Adhan
What is the ruling of reciting Quran in the masjid while adhan is be called?
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam2 Aug 2025
Commentary of the verse `Impure women are for impure men`
Please make me understand this point as it's mentioned in quran kareem that good men are for good women and bad men are for bad women Surely quran…
Huzaifah Deedat - Ibn Masood1 Aug 2025
Authenticity of a Dua
Please provide the meaning of the following Dua, and its authentication from the Ahaadith: اللهم سخر لي كل شيء ولو كان في نظري مستحيلا
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online16 Jul 2025
A fabricated hadith regarding a dua at the time of azaan
Is the following authentic to be read at the time of azaan: مَرْحَبَّا بِالْقَائِلِينَ عَدْلاً مرْحَبًا بِالصَّلَوةِ وَأَهْلاً Khateeb Baghdadi…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jul 2025
Reciting the dua of a Hadith in an individual form or a congregational form
If a dua recommended in the Hadith for a particular purpose is said in a congregational form (نا), should the individual reciting it change it and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood6 Jul 2025
Dwellers of Jannah and Jahannam
Q1. A Hadith mentions something to the effect that 999 people out of 1000 are destined for Jahannam. Are the majority of those people from Yajooj…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ask Imaam16 Jun 2025
Order of the Surahs of the Qur'aan
Q. When the Quran was compiled in the time of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr/Uthman, why were the surah compiled in this way i.e. from Baqarah to Nas?…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Ask Imaam14 Jun 2025
What are the merits and virtues of reciting and teaching the Qur'an?
Could I please have the virtues of reading and teaching QURAAN SHAREEF?
Moulana Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam13 Jun 2025
Does reciting the Quran benefit the baby in the womb?
When I fell pregnant with my little one, the Moulana advised my husband and I to read as much Quraan as possible to the baby in the womb. Now that…
Zakir Husain - Ask Imaam18 May 2025
Are we allowed to scroll through Quran on a screen without wudhu?
Some people post a picture of one page of Quraan Shareef daily onto their Facebook profiles calling it "Daily Tilawah " Hundreds if not thousands of…
Tahmid Chowdhury - Jamiat KZN2 May 2025
Surah Waqi’ah – Surah of Poverty (3/3)
We recite Surah Waqi’ah for protection from poverty, but when I went through the meaning I cannot relate it to poverty. What does it really mean and…
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - Jamiat KZN2 May 2025
Surah Waqi’ah – Surah of Poverty (2/3)
I recently heard that the narration regarding Surah Waqi’ah being a safeguard against poverty is weak? Are all narrations regarding this virtue of…
- Jamiat KZN2 May 2025
Surah Waqi’ah – Surah of Poverty (1/3)
I have been reading that the Hadiths regarding the benefits of Surah Waqi’ah increasing sustenance maybe weak. What is the authenticity and when…
- Ask Imaam25 Feb 2025
Is it permissible for a Shafi’ee Muqtadee to perform the Fardh Salaah of Esha behind a Hanafi Imam of Taraweeh.
Is it permissible for a Shafi’ee Muqtadee to perform the Fardh Salaah of Esha behind a Hanafi Imam of Taraweeh.
Moulana Ismail Desai - MUBZ20 Feb 2025
Mawlid & Bidʿah
Can you explain in depth why the practice of mawlid is bidah , and whether there is good and bad bidah.
- Ask Imaam9 Feb 2025
The term في سبيل الله in the Quran - Does it refer to Jihad or Tabligh?
Please clarify whether a saathi applied this Hadith correctly: Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) is reported to have said: ‘Going in the…
Huzaifah Deedat - Jamiat KZN23 Jan 2025
Reciting Surah Mulk at the onset of Maghrib
I heard that it is recommended to read Surah Mulk at night before going to sleep. Can one read it just after the Maghrib prayer?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MUBZ4 Dec 2024
Did Yaʿqūb عليه السلام regain his eyesight
When Yaqub(AS) become blind did he pass away or did gain his eye site after 6 years?
- Jamiat KZN27 Nov 2024
Reciting Bismillah before entering the toilet will serve as a veil from the Jinn
What is the source of the following Hadith and can it be quoted? “Saying Bismillah before entering the toilet creates a barrier between a person and…
Mawlana Suhail Motala - Ask Imaam26 Sep 2024
Can we read Quran on a mobile without Wudhu?
I have more than one questions to be answered. 1- Can I read Quran-e-Majeed in my Mobile without performing Wado(Wazo)? 2- If place of wado is not…
- Ibn Masood23 Jul 2024
Khilaafat Will Remain For Thirty Years
Is there a Hadith that states that the true Khilaafat will remain for 30 years? How many years did each of the Khulafa-e-Rashideen rule until the…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online4 Jul 2024
Authenticity of Jinn eating coal
I run an anthracite coal business. I have heard that Jinn eat coal, and that I should cover the coal with something at night. Is there any truth to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Taʿwīdh – Ḥurūf al-Muqaṭṭaʿāt – Tawrāh
Assalaam. I have a very personal issue and I need a learned person to look at ..its either a prayer or kind of taawies that was given to my husband…
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Sunnah Method of Applying ‘Itr
What is the Sunnah method of applying itr?
- MUBZ16 Jun 2024
Sequence of the Qur’ān
Assalam Alaikum Mufti Saheb. Was the order of the Quran determined by Rasulullah PBUH or by Uthman RA?
- Ibn Masood13 May 2024
Explanation of a Hadith Sharif
There is a Dua that is mentioned for memorizing the Quraan Sharif. Should it be read in Tashahud or after Salaam in Salaah?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ask Imaam15 Mar 2024
Can I read a portion of a Dua from the Hadith?
Is one allowed to read only the second part of the dua performed by Umm Salamah (may Allaah be pleased with her)? As we can see, Umm Salamah (may…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood5 Mar 2024
Permissibility of Non-Ulamaa reciting Ahadeeth Kitaabs
Is it permissible for non-Ulama to make Khatm of the books of Ahaadith such Bukhari / Muwatta for fulfillment of needs, to ease difficulties or is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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