Question:
Rasoolullah (S.A.W.) mentioned: “Whoever will preserve for my Ummah forty Ahaadith concerning important matters of their faith, Allah
Ta’ala will raise him on the Day of Judgment as a Faqeeh (scholar) and I will intercede on his behalf and stand witness in his favour.”
Majority of the Muhadditheen are of the opinion that the words “preserve for my Ummah” means to pass on forty Ahaadith to others even
though that person has not memorized it. (Mishkaat Vol. 1, Page 36, Mazaahir ul Haqq Vol.1 Page 263)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mohseen bin No’maan Sidat
Attested to as correct by:
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
18 February 2005
09 Muharram 1426
Answer:
1. The commentators of Hadith have not made the memorization of the Arabic a condition. However it would be preferable to memorize the Arabic text, as in this manner one would be conveying the Ahaadeeth in its original text.
2. “Maau Zamzam lima shuriba lahu” (Ibne Majah, Page 220, Al-Hisnul Haseen, Page 285)
3. When Ibne Abbas (R.A.) used to drink the water of Zamzam, he recited the following Du’aa: “Allahumma inni Asaluka ‘Ilman Nafi’aa wa Rizqan Waasi’aa wa Shifaa’an min Kulli Daa’.” (“O Allah I ask you for beneficial knowledge, plentiful provision and healing from every disease.”) (Al-Hisnul Haseen, Page 285)
And Allah Ta’ala knows best
Mohseen bin No’maan Sidat
Attested to as correct by
Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
Darul Iftaa
Jameah Mahmoodiyah
Springs
09 March 2005
28 Muharram 1426