Hadith

Meaning of the Hadith "The city of Jerusalem will flourish while the the city of yathrib (Madina) will be in ruins"

Q: In one Hadith it is somehow narrated that the city of Jerusalem will flourish while the the city of yathrib (Madina) will be in ruins. The ruined state of Madina will be when the huge war comes. Please could you explain what the flourishing state of Jerusalem is and ruined state of Madina.

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.

Meaning of the hadith regarding a Hafiz who will intercede on behalf of 10 people of his family

Q: The hadith regarding a Hafiz who will intercede on behalf of 10 people of his family...

The hadith mentions ''who were destined for Jahannum''.

Recently, a certain Apa conducting a Tafseer class had mentioned that this virtue is only for people who are already in Jannah (meaning the Hafiz can intercede on their behalf) and not for those who are in Jahannum (meaning the Hafiz won't be able to intercede on their behalf and they will remain in Jahannum).

Is this correct?

Explanation of the Hadith “Take advantage of five things before five...”

Q: I need an explanation on the following Hadith on riches before poverty, taking benefit of wealth before you become poor. Does this mean don’t waste? Does this mean to spend on one's family? Does this mean to spend on the poor? On which area is the Hadith emphasizing?

Ibn Abbas (radhiyallhu anhuma) reported: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alaihi wasallam, said, “Take advantage of five before five: your youth before your old age, your health before your illness, your riches before your poverty, your free time before your work, and your life before your death.”