Questions & Answers

Question: Are the multiplied rewards for performing salah in Masjid-e-Nabawi restricted to the extent of the Masjid which was in the time of Rasulullah sallallahu ‛alayhi wa sallam or do these rewards apply to the extended sections of the Masjid as well? Answer: No matter how much the Masjid-e-Nabawi is extended, all the extended portions […]

Question: Some poets refer to Madinah as Yathrib in their compositions. Is it correct to do this? Answer: Yathrib is the old name of Mad3nah Munawwarah. After the arrival of Rasulullah sallallahu ‛alayhi wa sallam in Mad3nah, it came to be known as Madinatur RasBl (The City of the Messenger). RasBlullah sallallahu ‛alayhi wa sallam […]

Question: If a person is drinking zam zam at his house, must he stand and drink it or does he have to sit down? Answer: It is permissible – without any detestability – to drink zam zam while standing or sitting down. However, it is better to drink it while standing. Khasa’il-e-Nabawi: Some ‛ulama’ are […]

Question: When I went for hajj, a Western educated person asked me the wisdom behind tawaf of the Ka‛bah and sa‛iy between Safa and Marwah. What answer could we give to such people? Answer: The Prophets ‛alayhimus salam especially Ibrahim ‛alayhis salam and Rasulullah sallallahu ‛alayhi wa sallam performed tawaf and sa‛iy. It is a […]

Question: A person gives zakah in the Haram Sharif or within the boundaries of the Haram. Will he also receive the reward of 100 000 or is it that this multiple reward is restricted to salah only? Answer: Multiple rewards in the Haram Sharif apply to all acts of obedience. In other words, no matter […]