Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is the hadith of good deeds being multiplied 70 times in Ramadan authentic? Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate I pray you are in good faith and health. Thank you for your question. The hadith is weak (da’if) but not baseless. Most hadith scholars […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question Is the book Ghibtat al-Nazir fi Tarjamat al-Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani (غبطة الناظر), published in English as The Onlooker’s Delight, genuinely by Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Allah have mercy on him)? Answer The attribution to Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (Allah have mercy on him) is credible. Imam Sakhawi, his […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question According to the Hanafi school, when does exaggerated everyday speech, such as “you’re the best” or “I could admire you forever,” become actual shirk or kufr? Am I responsible for another person’s sincerity in repentance, and is delaying the asking about such fears itself sinful or a form of […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question I came across the hadith permitting the killing of the gecko, in which the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) noted that its kind blew on the fire of Ibrahim (peace be upon him). Yet the science pages and the AI I consulted say that geckos are […]