Investigating the Kunya (Honorific Title) of Imam al-Bukhari
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate — A question was sent to me by a budding researcher, Abu Sufyan…
Hadith
Hadith scholarship is central to Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s work as a specialist in the sciences of Prophetic tradition. These articles examine the transmission and authentication of hadith, the chains that carry them, and the careful investigation of individual reports. They offer a window into how the tradition preserved and tested the sayings of the Prophet with remarkable rigour.
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The Explanation of a Report from Abū al-Dardāʾ (رضي الله عنه)
This query was received from a sincere and pious teacher: “Al-salāmu ʿalaykum. In Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī there is a statement of Abū al-Dardāʾ (raḍiya Allāhu ʿanhu): وقال ابو الدرداء فی المری ذبح الخمر النينان والشمس. Could…
The Meaning of the Hadith of Renewal
The original text can be found here: https://t.me/DrAkramNadwi/164 — Introduction They asked: “Explain to us the meaning of the Hadith of renewal.” I replied:…
The Farabri Copy
(A series of articles discussing the authentication of Sahih Al-Bukhari’s attribution to its author, the value of the Farabri copy, and explaining difficult Hadiths…
Foreword by Shaykh Abdullah Judai
To Madkhal ilā Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī by Mohammed Akram Nadwi All praise belongs to God, Lord of all worlds. I bear witness that there is…
Translator’s Foreword to Shaykh Akram Nadwi’s Foundation to Hadith Sciences
Within Islamic disciplines ḥadīth can be extremely daunting and complex—at least it was for me. Ḥadīth detractors aside, for those who place ḥadīth at…
The evil eye
A question was put to me by the well known Quranic scholar, Ustādh Nouman Ali Khan about the truth of the evil eye. The…
The Soundest Book
They asked: What is the greatest book? I replied: After the Book of God, the greatest book undoubtedly is the Ṣaḥīḥ of Imām Bukhārī,…
Orientalists and Hadith
Western criticism of religious texts Modern Western critical inquiry into texts carrying religious authority have been carried out on the assumption that those texts…
Sahih Muslim
The two most sound books of hadith are Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, both of which have always been studied and taught in the…
The Nexus between Qurʾān and Sunnah
By this link: Clarify for us the true connection between the Qurʾān and the Sunnah. I asked: What do you mean? They replied: Islamic…
Inculcate good etiquettes, O students of Hadith!
By Dr. Mohammad Akram Nadwiand translated by Syed Huzaifah Ali Nadwi To access the original arabic, follow this link There are many types of…
The Soundness of Ṣaḥīḥ Bukhārī
By this link It must be known first that ṣaḥīḥ is a specific scholarly term that is used for a ḥadīth report which is…
Questions & Answers on Hadith
View all Q&A →“A bedding for a man, a bedding for his wife, a third for a guest, and the fourth is for the shayṭān”
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…
Understanding the signs of the end times
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…
Imām al-Bukhārī and Imām Muslim on the meeting of narrators
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…
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.