Hadith

Making tashkeel

Q: The tashkeel that the tabligh jamaat do, is it Sunnat? One jamaat brother has mentioned this that Nabi (Sallalaho Alaihi Wasallam) would make tashkeel and Sahaabah would stand up.

Memorizing the 99 names of Allah

Q: What is meant by "memorizes" or "preserves" the 99 names of Allah in the Hadith below:

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا مَنْ حَفِظَهَا دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ

Verification of a Hadith

Q: May I know if the following hadith is authentic?

Salman Al-Farsi quoted the Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) as saying: “Observe the night prayer; it was the practice of the righteous before you and it brings you closer to your Rabb and it is penance for evil deeds and erases the sins and repels disease from the body.” [At-Tabarani]

Playing games with a dice

Q:

1. Is it permissible to play a game which involves rolling a dice?

2. Is the following hadith sahih? It was narrated by Muslim (2260), Abu Dawood (4939), Ibn Maajah (3763) and Ahmad, from Buraydah (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “Whoever plays with dice, it is as if he were dipping his hand in the flesh and blood of a pig.”