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Fiqh
Authenticity of a du’a at iftar time
Is the following du’a (supplication) said at the breaking of the fast (iftar) weak (da’eef) or not and can one…
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Aqeeda
The Divine Attributes: Ahlus Sunnah vs. Mujassimah
The following introductory essay delineates the basic creedal differences between Ahlus Sunnah wa l-Jamā’ah and the contemporary Salafiyyah on the…
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Fiqh
Is the Authenticity of a Hadīth Sufficient to Practice upon it?
The following is an excerpt from our abridged translation of the masterpiece, Athar al-Hadīth al-Sharīf fī Ikhtilāf al-A’immah al-Fuqahā’, by the Syrian…
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Sunna
The Muḥaddith’s Etiquette – by Imām al-Dhahabī (d. 748 AH)
The Muḥaddith’s Etiquette Imām Muḥammad Ibn Aḥmad al-Dhahabī ؒ It is an imperative that the student of knowledge correct his…
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Refutations
Did any Hanafis Tamper with a Narration in the Mustadrak of al-Hakim?
This article by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed is a refutation of those who claimed that some Hanafis tampered…
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e-Books
Answering the claim that Imam al-Dhahabi weakened Imam Abu Hanifa in his Mizan al-I’tidal
The great Hadith expert (Hafiz), proficient assessor of Hadith (Naqid), biographer, and historian (Mu’arrikh), al-Imam al-Hafiz Shamsud-Din al-Dhahabi (d. 748…
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Sunna
Contentions on the Ziyada to Wa’il ibn Hujr’s Narration
Contentions on the Ziyada (additional wording) to Wa’il ibn Hujr’s (radhiallahu ‘anh) narration for the folding of the hands in…
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Refutations
Answers to doubts over the ‘Aqidah of Imam Abu Hanifah
An Explanation of the Irja’ of Imam Abu Hanifah This issue of irja’ (literally: postponement) with respect to Imam Abu Hanifah –…
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Aqeeda
The false attribution of “Juz’un fi-Dhikri I‘tiqād as-Salaf fi-l-Huruf wa-l-Aswat” to Imam al-Nawawi
Abu Bilal Al-Maliki (tr. el-turki): The rule of the people of hadith is: ان كنت مدعياً فالدليل ، وإذا كنت…
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