Authentication

Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) taking an oath that he will not have relations with Maria Qibtia (radhiyallahu anha)

Q: There are some ahaadeeth like the one quoted by Maulana Maududi which states that the Holy Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) had intercourse with Maria Qibtia (radhiyallahu anha) and he then swore never to have intercourse with her after facing pressure from Hazrat Ayesha and Hamza (radhiyallahu anhuma)... Is it true?

Virtue of fasting in Rajab

Q: An uncle told me that “… if you fast in rajab Allah Ta'ala on the day of judgment will give you a drink from His own hands from the river of Rajab which is whiter than milk sweeter than honey…”

I did some research and didn’t find any Hadith claiming this and I found out that there isn’t any evidence to back there being a specific reward for fasting during Rajab. I didn’t respond to his text to avoid trouble. My family is South Asian and bidah/cultural practices are rife.

Authenticity of a hadith regarding duas being accepted during childbirth/labour

Q: I came across some information a few years ago, which I don't remember the source. I am now pregnant alhamdulilah and I would like to verify this information as I cannot find anything in my Islamic literature.

Is true that dua is accepted during childbirth/labour? If so, please can you provide any basis.

Authenticity of a Durood

Q: Is the following Durood and virtue authentic?

اَللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ مَّا اخْتَلَفَ الْمَلوَان وَتَعَاقَبَ الْعَصَرَانِ وَكَرَّ الْجَدِيدَانِ وَاسْتَقْبَلَ الْفَرْقَدَانِ وَبَلِغْ رُوحَهٌ وَأَرْوَاحَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ مِنَّا التَّحِيَّةَ وَالسَّلَامَ وَبَارِكُ وَسَلِمُ عَلَيْهِ كَثِيرًا

Whoever recites this Durood Shareef three times in the morning and three times at night will get the thawaab of reciting Durood Shareef thirty thousand times in the morning and thirty thousand times at night.

Authenticity regarding tasbeeh to recite after jumuah salaah

Q: What is the status of the following Hadith narrated by Ibnus Sunni in book; Amalul yawm wal laylah:

Whoever recites the following 100 times after Jumu’ah Salaah on a Friday; subhanallaahil azeemi wa bi hamdihi ( سبحان الله العظیم و بحمدہ ) Rasulullah (sallalhu ‘alayhi wasallam) has said the reciter’s 100,000 sins will be forgiven and in addition 24,000 of his/her parents’ sins will also be forgiven.