Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith 4142, narrated by Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah. The hadith says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned bedding and said: “There should be bedding for a man, bedding for his wife, and a…
Salam Shaikh Mohammed Akram Nadwi, I hope you’re doing well, in shā’ Allāh. For some time, I’ve been reflecting on the signs of the end times—particularly the prophecies that our beloved Prophet Muḥammad ﷺ foretold regarding the wars and conflicts…
Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh Sidi Shaykh Akram I pray this message finds you in good health and I ask Allah SWT to shower you with His favours in both worlds. Beloved Shaykh this is your student Jawed Tarin…
Our friend Sulaiman Qazi inquired about the authenticity of the following hadith recorded in Sunan Ibn Mājah: “Whoever dies having made a will, dies upon the path of righteousness and the way of the Sunnah, dies upon piety and martyrdom,…
My student Subaida, a well-known activist in Kerala, asked me the following: Salam Sheikh, I’ve heard that we cannot fast on Friday or Saturday alone. It should be combined with Thursday if it’s Friday, or with Sunday if it’s Saturday.…
Maulana Mohammad Sirajuddin Nadwi from Indiana, USA, forwarded to me the following question: Salaam Imam Saab, I hope you are doing well! I was reading this last night and I thought it was so interesting how people drank camel’s milk…
My student Subaida from Kerala in India asked me the following question: Salam Sheikh, Did Prophet (PBUH) combine Zuhr & Asr, Maghrib & Isha in Madinah sometimes, even when there was no rain or when he was not travelling (without…
In a compelling thought experiment, Qur’anic scholar Nouman Ali Khan poses the following scenario: Suppose I had a private conversation with Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq (ra), and he told me something he heard directly from the Prophet ﷺ. Now only he…