Questions & Answers
Scholarly answers to contemporary and classical questions, grounded in the Islamic tradition.
The Nexus between Qurʾān and Sunnah
Clarify for us the true connection between the Qurʾān and the Sunnah. I asked: What do you mean? They replied: Islamic groups and sects have differed greatly over their stance towards the Sunnah and over the nature of the link…
Sunnah and Ḥadīth
What is the meaning of sunnah? The technical meaning of the term is a way or practice that was established and pursued by the Prophet, peace be upon him, and then by the Rightly Guided Caliphs, the rest of the…
Departure of Scholars from the Way of the Ḥadīth Imāms
We attend your lectures and you point out all sorts of scholarly mistakes in the treatment of the Prophetic sunnah and the failure to fully grasp the approach of the Imāms of ḥadīth. So please inform us of the roots…
The Right Pathway to Studying Ḥadīth
Why is it that you vociferously denounce the manner of teaching the noble Prophetic ḥadīth in most of the religious seminaries today?
The Meaning of Ijāzah
We see you greatly welcoming the quest for Ijāzah from various teachers, both verbally and in writing, and we see you placing them in a position of tremendous esteem and respect, even coveting them without end. Our question is: what…
In the name of Allah, the Abundantly Merciful, the Ever Merciful
In the name of Allah, the Abundantly Merciful, the Ever Merciful