Commentary

Q: Many women say that they only wet the scalp of the hair after relations due to the hadeeth of Sayyidah Ayesha (radhiyallahu anha). Is this correct? 

Q: The Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) praised the people of Shaam and I have come across people from that region especially Syria who had dealings with the company I work for and they refused to pay money for the goods they were supplied with five years ago and come up with excuse after excuse. They have the ability to pay but they don't. Does the praise for people of Shaam apply to all times because clearly they contradict Islamic character. Kindly clarify.

Q: Sahih Muslim 2767a - Abu Musa' (radhiyallahu anhu) reported that Allah's Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said:

When it will be the Day of Resurrection Allah would deliver to every Muslim a Jew or a Christian and say: That is your rescue from Hell-Fire.

According to this hadith, a Jew or Christian will be our rescue from hell fire. I know that they will take our place in hell, but why did Allah said they are our rescue from hell? Is that the real wording? Because the non-muslim take this verse literally.

Q: In the book Fadhaail A’maal and Muntakhab Ahadeeth, there are many virtues mentioned for “gatherings of zikr”. For example, angels envelope such gatherings, sakinah descends for the ones in the gathering, all sins are forgiven and transformed into good deeds, etc.

My question is that can these virtues be used for the gatherings where the talks of Imaan and Yaqeen are being done, for example, in the bayaans and muzakara when we go out in Tabligh?

Q: There is an authentic hadith I believe in Sahih Bukhari that many critics of Islam quote where the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is explaining as to why a woman’s testimony is half to that of a man. As I mentioned these critics imply that Islam insults and degrades women by calling them deficient in intelligence, and to prove their point they use this hadith. In this era when feminism narrative is getting aggressive how do we respond to such assertions of our religion’s critics.

Can you please explain what is the accurate meaning of this hadith?

Are we as Muslims supposed to advocate women is intellectually deficient as critics of islam claim?

Sadly I have seen cases myself where practicing muslim youth have come to declare that they have issues with shariah perhaps might be committing kufr because of such actions. I do not want the same happening within my own family and children. I believe we can only strengthen iman of our families and prevent apostasy within muslim community if we are intellectually prepared to deal with ideological challenges.

I will await your clarification to my questions above.

Q:

1. I had a missed miscarriage at 8 and half weeks of pregnancy. I conceived at a late stage as I was blessed with nikaah much later in my life. I am much devastated with the miscarriage.

My question is, will the miscarried foetus go to heaven or it never existed (as if there was no rooh in it)?

2. Furthermore, I had a dnc done but after three weeks post procedure I'm still bleeding. Please advise on the process for salaah and Quraan. 

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.

Q: The Hadith mentions that we should cover any dishes/containers at night. Does this refer to only dishes/containers that got foodstuff it in or is it also for empty dishes/containers?

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?

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.”