The Path to True Knowledge and Integrity
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Excessiveness in Joking
They said: What do you say about joking? I said: It is among the recommended acts—indeed, part of the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ—when it is truthful, pleasant, light-hearted, and refined. Al-Tirmidhi narrated from Abu…
The Path to True Knowledge and Integrity
My beloved son! You wished to become the musnid of your age, the foremost transmitter of your time, the one whose connections are the…
A Memorable Morning at Madrasa Al-Islah
Love, in an age, can scarcely find one who will share its pain; For years the mountains may continue to lament, yet there is…
Eating Less: An Agreed-Upon Sunnah
One of the strange tragedies of our religious life is that we continue to debate and argue with extraordinary enthusiasm over issues on which…
Criticism and Derision
Criticism and derision are two behaviours that may appear similar on the surface, but in reality there is an enormous difference between them in…
The Intellectual Project of Imam al-Bukhari’s Sahih
Questions of authentication, interpretation and the practical authority of prophetic tradition: the intellectual project that underlies al-Bukhari’s Sahih.
The Earliest Manuscript of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim in the Handwriting of Ibn al-Khāḍibah
The book Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim by the Imām, ḥadīth master Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Naysābūrī (d. 261 AH) is regarded as one of the most eminent…
The Loftiness of the Chain of Transmission of Mawlana Fadl al-Rahman Ganj Murādābādī (رحمه الله)
Mawlānā Faḍl al-Raḥmān Ganj Murādābādī (may Allah have mercy on him) Introduction and Background Some time ago, this writer authored an article concerning the…
Authority, interpretation, and unity
Revelation and human interpretation The absolute and unique authority of the Qur’ān and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ constitutes a foundational principle of…
The Hadith of Beating Children for Prayer
Among the prophetic traditions frequently cited in discussions of the religious training of children is the report, “Command your children to pray when they…
The Meaning of al-Shādh and al-Munkar
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم They said: What is the meaning of al-shādh and al-munkar? I said: Which kind of shādh and munkar do you…
The Methodology of Teaching the Principles of Ḥadīth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Our esteemed colleague, Mawlānā Ṣafwān Aḥmad Ḥalīmī Qāsmī, has asked: What is the correct method for teaching ʿilm al-uṣūl al-ḥadīth?…
Questions & Answers on Hadith
View all Q&A →Covering the Head: Custom or Divine Command?
Wa ʿalaykum al-salām wa raḥmat Allāh wa barakātuh! The seriousness, intellectual honesty and good intention with which you have posed your question are praiseworthy. In religious matters, merely accepting something on hearsay, or rejecting a prevalent opinion without investigation, are…
Understanding Hadith Terminology: Aziz and Shahid
This question is extremely important and worthy of reflection. In truth, this confusion is not restricted to you alone; many of those who occupy themselves with the science of ḥadīth—scholars as well as students—become entangled in this very problem. The…
Guidance on Funeral Prayer Recitation
The funeral prayer is fundamentally composed of four takbīrs. Concerning what should be uttered between these takbīrs, the Companions, may Allāh be pleased with them, and the scholars after them differed. Hence, it is inappropriate to insist on one recognised…
Books on Hadith
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The Garden of The Hadith Scholars
Originally written in Persian, The Garden of the Hadith scholars was translated into Arabic by Mohammad Akram Nadwi.…
Foundation to Hadith Science
This primer on understanding and studying hadith was authored by Dr Mohammad Akram Nadwi after the realization that…
Al-Muhaddithat: The Women Scholars in Islam
A landmark study of the women scholars of hadith across Islamic history.