Hadith on Salat, Paradise and Hazrat Abu Bakr

Hadiths on Salat, Paradise and Hazrat Abu Bakr

Once The Holy Prophetﷺ said: "Whoever is among the people of prayer will be called to Paradise from the door of prayer. Whoever is among the people of jihad will be called from the door of jihad. Whoever is among the people of sadaqah will be called from the door of sadaqah. Whoever is among the people of fasting will be called from the door of Fasting." During this discousre, Hazrat Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه asked " Ya RasoolAllahﷺ, Is there anyone who will be called from all the doors of Jannah? For which Rasool e Kareemﷺ said; “Yes O Abu Bakr, and I hope that you will be amongst them.”

Some pearls from this Hadees.

1. Syyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه was given the glad tidings of Paradise by The Holy Prophetﷺ in this world, thus knowing the destiny of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه 

2. All the doors of Jannah do recognize and love those Noble people.

3. Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه believed that ALLAH has bestowed His Habeeb ﷺ the knowledge all the people and their final abodes.

4. Even the wishes and the nature of the voice of the Doors of Paradise are apparent to Nabi e Kareemﷺ.

5. Sahaba of Nabi e Kareemﷺ didn’t object on the question of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه thus having the same belief on the Ilm ul Ghayb of Nabi e Kareem ﷺ.

6. By recording this Hadees, Imam Bukhari and other Masters of Hadees too agree on Ilm ul Ghayb of Nabi e Kareemﷺ

7. Those who deny the above facts are away from the Path of Sahaba and of Awliya, thus away from the essence of Imaan.

May ALLAH protect our Imaan by the Waseelah of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddeeq رضي الله عنه

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22 Sacred Hadtihs narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Radi Allahu Anhu)

22 Sacred Hadtihs narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Radi Allahu Anhu)

Imam Abu Zakariya Yahya ibn Sharaf al-Nawawi (Alayhir Rahmah) said in his Tahzib: “Sayyiduna Abu Bakr as-Siddiq (Radi Allahu Anhu) related one hundred and forty-two (142) Ahadith. The reason for the small number of his narrations given the precedence of his companionship and his staying close to the Prophet (SallAllahu Alayhi wa Sallam) was that he passed away before the spread of hadith and the concern of the followers for listening to them, acquiring them and memorising them.”

Twenty-two (22) of his narrated Ahadith are presented here with respect to the date of His departure from this mundane world i.e. 22nd Jumad al-Akhir. Read, try to memorize and share!

1. The swindler, the stingy person, and the one who discloses his favors will not enter the Jannah. [Jami’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 5, Page 388, Hadith 1970]

2. Whosoever harms a believer or plots against him is cursed. [Jami’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 3, Page 378, Hadith 1948]

3. The siwak (miswak) cleans the mouth and pleases Allah. [Musnad Ahmad, Vol. 1, Page 186, Hadith 7]

4. There is no man who commits a sin then he performs ablution and does it well, then he prays two Rak’ah, and seeks the forgiveness of Allah, but Allah will forgive him. [Musnad Ahmad, Vol. 1, Page 179, Hadith 2]

5. Whosoever forges a lie against me intentionally or rejects something I have ordered then let him take up his abode in hell-fire. [Mu’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 2, Page 149, Hadith 2838] 

6. Whosoever’s feet become dusty in the way of Allah, Allah will forbid them from (entering) the Fire. [Musnad al-Bazzar, Vol. 1, Page 77, Hadith 22] 

7. If the people of the paradise had traded, they would have traded in cloth. [Musnad Abi Ya’la, Vol. 1, Page 104, Hadith 111]

8. Sayyiduna Musa (Alayhis Salam) asked Allah Almighty, “What is the recompense for whosoever consoles a mother bereaved of her child?” Allah Almighty said, “I will grant him the shade of my mercy when there will be no other shade.” [Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 8, Page 277, Hadith 42606]

9. Do not neglect to seek refuge from the shaytan, for if you do not see him, he is not unaware of you. [Musnad al-Firdous, Vol. 5, Page 47, Hadith 7414]

10. Whosoever records some knowledge or a hadith from me, reward will not cease being recorded for him as long as that knowledge or hadith remains. [Kanz al-Ummal, Vol. 5, Page 79, Hadith 28947]

11.  People will not abandon jihad but that Allah will envelop them in punishment. [Mu’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 4, Page 184, Hadith 3839]

12. Whosoever would like that Allah grant him protection from the boiling of Jahannam, and that He may place him under the shade of His divine mercy, then let him not be tough on the believers, and let him be compassionate to them. [Shu’ab al-Iman, Vol. 7, Page 538, Hadith 11260]

13. No Prophet has ever tasted death until a man of his ummah led him in prayer. [Musnad al-Bazzar, Vol. 1, Page 55, Hadith 3]

14. Allah has not made a prophet taste death except at the location in which He would love to be buried. [Jami’ Tirmidhi, Vol. 2, Page 329, Hadith 1018] 

15. Whoever rises in the morning intending obedience towards Allah, Allah will record for him the reward of his day even if he disobeys Him. [Musnad al-Firdous, Vol. 3, Page 566, Hadith 5773] 

16. Protect yourselves from the Fire even if it were with (giving) the half of a date, because it straightens that which is crooked, repels an evil death, and it stands with the hungry one in its stead with the satiated one. [Musnad Abi Ya’la, Vol. 1, Page 86, Hadith 85]

17. The space between my house and the Minbar (pulpit) is an orchard from amongst the orchards of Paradise and my minbar is upon one of the fountains of the Jannah. [Musnad Abi Ya’la, Vol. 1, Page 109. Hadith 118]

18. We (Prophets) are not inherited from; that which we leave is a Sadaqah. [Sahih Bukhari, Vol. 4, Page 79, Hadith 3093] 

19. There is nothing in the body which does not complain of the sharpness of the tongue. [Musnad Abi Ya’la, Vol. 1, Page 17, Hadith 5]

20. Increase in sending blessings (Salawat) upon me, for Allah has appointed for my grave an angel; so that when a man of my ummah sends blessings, that angel will say to me, “So-and-so the son of so-and-so has this very hour sent blessings upon you.” [Musnad al-Firdous, Vol. 1, Page 494, Hadith 2181] 

21. The heat of Jahannam will only be for my ummah like the heat of the hot baths. [Mu’jam al-Awsat, Vol. 6, Page 354, Hadith 6603] 

22. Surah Yasin is called the one which encompasses people generally in its goodness, which feeds and provides the means of living. [Shu’ab al-Iman, Vol. 4, Page 96, Hadith 2237]

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Is wearing Taweez (Amulet) (Shirk) permissible in Islam with videoI

Is wearing Taweez permitted in Islam? Is it Shirk to wera Taweez in Islam? Why is Taweez worn in Islam? Is there any relevance to wearing Taweez in islam? What is the status of Black Magic in Islam? And you may have may such questions on Taweez (Amulet)

We bring you detail information on Taweez from Quran and Hadiths. We also bring you videos in for of Audio to explain better by Mufti Shahid Barkati

Video: Kya Taweez Pehana Shirk hain (Quran aur Hadees ki Roshni mein) 


What is Taweez?

The definition of a Ta’weez is simply ‘a written Du'a,’ which is from the Qur’an or Ahadith, and is for the one who cannot read or has not memorized that particular Du'a. It is written on a piece of paper and is worn around the neck.

We, the Ahle Sunnah believe, to wear a Taweez around the neck is permissible if the du’a contained in it is written from the Qur’an or Ahadith. Prophet Muhammad [May Allah bless him and grant him peace] used to recite du’a and then blew onto the sick person. The companions of the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] also did this and the companions wrote the du’a on a piece of paper and placed it around the neck of that person if they could not read it. Of course, the du’as from the Qur’an and Ahadith have the power to heal the sick. Some people say, if you wear the Taweez you are commiting shirk, but we will prove, with the help of Allah Almighty, that it is permissible to wear a Taweez.

Proof of Taweez from Quran

The Qur’an has the power of healing

Allah Almighty says in the Qur’an,

“…We send down in Qur’an that which is a healing and a mercy to the believers…”

(Surah Bani Israeel Verse 82).

Qadi Shawkani writes, if the Qur’an’s du’as are recited and blown on the sick, they will be cured. When the non-believers recite the Qur’an, their blasphemic disease will be cured. (Tafsir Fathul Qadir under Verse 82 Surah Bani Israeel).

Proof of wearing the Taweez

1) Hafidhh ibn Kathir and Qadi Shawkani writes:

Amr Ibn Shu’aib RadhiAllahu ‘anhu says, that ‘RasoolAllah (Sallallahu’ alaihi wa sallam) taught my Father and grandFather a Du'a which we would read before going to sleep, to protect us from fear and anguish. We told our elder children to recite this Du'a before going to sleep as well. But for those children who were not yet literate, we would write it and then put it around their necks.

[Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal vol.2, Abu Dawud in Chapter of Medicine, Tafsir by Hafidhh Ibn Kathir of verse 97 of Surah Al-Mu’minoon and Qadi Shawkaani in Fath-ul-Qadeer under the same verse]

It is permissible to read du’a and blow upon the sick

2) Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim writes:

When a person who was sick or in some distress they would go to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] who would then place his hand on the area of the pain and recite a du’a and then blow onto him.
(Bukhari, Muslim chap on Tibb).

3) Imam Muslim writes: 

When the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] was ill for the last time, angel Jibreel [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] came and recited du’a and blew on to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]. (Muslim chapter on Tibb)

4) Imam Muslim writes:

Aisha (Radiall hu anhua) said when the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace] was ill the last time, she recited Surah Al-Falaq and Surah Al-Naas and then blew on to the Prophet [May Allah bless him and grant Him peace]’s hands. The Prophet then blew this onto his own face and body because his hands had more blessing then Aisha’s (Radiall hu anha).

(Muslim chap on Tibb)

From the above narrations, it proves that to blow after reciting du’as onto the sick is Sunnah and the more pious the person is, the more healing power he has because he is blessed more than the less pious. 

5) Hafidhh ibn Taymiyyah writes:

It is permissible to [to recite du’as, and then] blow upon the sick in Islam, but the words must be from the Qur’an or Ahadith. If the words are not then it is not permissible.
[Al-Tawasul chapter on Blowing onto the Sick by Hafidh ibn Taymiyyah]

FAQS of wearing Taweez

Q) Some people say, “How is it allowed to blow dua’s onto the sick, when some Hadith say this is forbidden?” 

Allama Sa’idi has written the answer to this question in great detail he’s also put the opinion of all the other great scholars, and we will present this here.

Allama Gulam Rasool Sa’idi writes:

Imam Nawawi Rahmatullah in Sharh Muslim states: ‘there are two types of Ahadith concerning blowing. (Reciting a Du'a and then blowing onto a person.) One of the types is transmitted in Bukhari: ‘There will be people who will enter Paradise without any questioning, who have never been blown upon’. Imam Muslim Rahmatullah has also written a hadith in support of those who do not ask to be blown upon. Imam Bukhari Rahmatullah in the chapter on Tibb (Medicine) has written Du'as, which our Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] recited when doing ‘Damm’ (Reciting a Du'a and then blowing onto a person). Imam Muslim Rahmatullah states in the Chapter on Virtues of the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] that: when our Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace] was ill, the Angel Jibreel came to him and performed the blowing. The above types of Ahadith apparently seem to contradict each other but in reality there is no contradiction.

The former type of Hadith refers to the prohobition of having read something that is not from the Qur’an and Sunnah [ie, something that has pictures, diagrams and words not from the Qur’an] and then blow upon someone. The latter types of Ahadith which permit Damm refer to those Kalimaat (words or verses) which have been taught by the Prophet [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace]. In the same way as above there are two types of Ahadith concerning Ta’weez. There are many narrations that forbid the use of Ta’weez and also many permitting their use. Imam Qurtubi Rahmatullah wrote in detail about both types of Ahadith concerning Ta'weez: ‘The Ta’weez that are forbidden are those Ta’weez from the time of ignorance, those which are Satanic and contain an element of Shirk'. (Mantar, Voodoo and Magic etc.) The Ta’weez, which are permitted are those written with Du'as, which are evident from Qur’an and Ahadith only. Here are the narrations, which show that it is permitted for a person to put a Ta’weez around his/her neck.

Allama Alusi Hanafi in his Tafsir of the Qur’an writes: According to Imam Malik Rahmatullah ‘It is permitted to put around the neck the Ta’weez written with the name of Allah? Imam Baqir also stated that it is permitted to put such a Ta’weez around the neck of a child. [Rooh-ul-Ma’ani, chapter 15" under verse 97 of Surah Mu'minoon]

Allama Shami Hanafi Rahmatullah writes: 

It is permitted to write a Ta’weez and put it around the neck. He further adds that it would be better if a person recites the Du'as taught by the Prophet (Sallallahu’ alaihi wa sallam.) But if a person cannot read or is too young to recite then it is permitted for that person to put it around the neck
[Rud-ul-Mukhtar chapter Qirat, Sharah Sahih Muslim chapter on Tib by Allama Sa’idi].

To conclude it can be said that those verses that oppose the Qur’an, Shari’ah, or the Sunnah are forbidden to read and also forbidden to put around the neck. But as for the Du'as and verses from the Qur’an and Sunnah it is permitted to be written and put around the neck of a small child or an illiterate or a sick person.

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Hadith (Ahadith) Regarding the Month of Ramazan:

Hadith No. 01
Why the name 'Ramazan'?
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: "Surely, the month of Ramazan has been named so because it scorches away the sins." Kanz al-Ummal, H: 23688

Hadith No. 02
Ramazan: The Name of God
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) has said: Say not, "This is Ramazan" and "Ramazan has departed" and "Ramazan has arrived" for surely, Ramazan is one of the names of Allah, The Mighty, the Glorious, who neither arrives nor departs. Surely, arrives and departs that, which is ephemeral, Instead say: "The month of Ramazan". Al-Kafi, 4, pg. 70

Hadith No. 03
Ramazan: The Month of Revelation of the Holy Quran
Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: If one asks, "Why is it that the fasts were made obligatory exclusively in the month of Ramazan and not in the other months?" it would be said, "(this is) because the month of Ramazan is the month in which Allah, the Exalted, had revealed the Holy Quran." Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 18, pg. 190

Hadith No. 04
Reward for Recitation of the Holy Quran during Ramazan
Imam Reza (A.S.) has said: "Someone who recites one verse from the Book of Allah, The Mighty, The Glorious, in the month of Ramazan, is like one who has recited the entire Holy Quran in the other months." Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 344

Hadith No. 05
Reward of the Month of Ramazan
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) was asked: O' Prophet of Allah! Which of the two months possesses a greater reward, Rajab or the month of Ramazan? Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) replied: Nothing can be compared to the month of Ramazan in terms of reward. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 97, pg. 49

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Ramazan Hadiths 36 to 40

Hadith No. 36
The Call of Allah
Abdullah Ibn al-Abbas Ibn Abd al-Muttalib reports that he heard Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) say: Every night, in the month of Ramazan, Allah, The Blessed and The Exalted, calls out three times: Is there one, who seeks from Me, so that I grant him his wish? Is there one, who turns to me in repentance so that I turn to him (in Mercy)? Is there one, who seeks forgiveness from Me so that I forgive him? Mustadrak al-Wasaail, vol. 7, pg. 429

Hadith No. 37
Ghusl (ablution) on Night of Qadr
Imam Musa Ibn Ja'far (A.S.) said: One, who performs the ghusl on the Night of Qadr and remains awake in it (engaged in worship), shall have all his sins forgiven. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol. 10, pg. 358

Hadith No. 38
Shield of a Believing Servant
Allah, The Mighty and The Glorious has said: The fasts are the shield of the believing servants on the Day of Judgment, just as your weapons shield you in this world. Wasaail al-Shia'h, vol.10, pg. 403

Hadith No. 39
Iftaar for Mu'min
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: One who provides iftaar to a Mu'min in the month of Ramazan, shall be granted the reward of liberating a slave (in the path of Allah) and shall have all his previous sins forgiven. And if he did not possess the means to present anything except milk mixed with water, or a drink of sweet water and a date, Allah would grant him this reward. Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 93, pg. 317

Hadith No. 40
Farewell to the Month of Ramazan
Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) prayed: O' God! Ordain not this month of Ramazan to be the last one for my fasts. But should you ordain it to be so, then make me blessed and leave me not deprived (of Your mercy). Badaabi Az Quran, pg. 398

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