hadith
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UNDERSTANDING THE ATTRIBUTES (ṢIFĀT) OF ALLĀH ACCORDING TO IMĀM IBN JAMĀʿAH (d. 733 AH)
The following is from a forthcoming full translation of the named work: “Īḍāḥ al-Dalīl fī Qaṭʿ Ḥujaj Ahl al-Taʿṭīl” (Clarification…
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Refutations
Imām al-Bayhaqī’s Letter to ‘Amīd al-Mulk on Imām Abu l-Hasan al-Ash‘arī
In his comprehensive hagio-biography of Imām Abu l-Hasan al-Ash‘arī (260 – 324 H) Tabyīn Kadhib al-Muftarī, Hāfiz Ibn ‘Asākir (499…
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Aqeeda
THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE HADITHS ON THE DEEDS OF THE UMMAH BEING PRESENTED TO ALLAH’S MESSENGER ﷺ
This study in excess of 700 pages presents a critical analysis of narratives pertaining to some unique attributes conferred upon…
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Sunna
Give It a Second Thought: Guidelines on How to Approach Seemingly Problematic Hadīth
Give It a Second Thought: Guidelines on How to Approach Seemingly Problematic Hadīth By Muntasir Zaman “The example of the…
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Refutations
Salat al-Tarawih from I’la al Sunan of Sh. Zafar Ahmed Uthmani
The following is an English translation of the chapter regarding Salatul Tarawih as found in the 18 volume work known…
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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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Refutations
Virtues of the Night of Mid Sha’ban
The great Mujtahid Imam, Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i (d. 204 AH) said in his Kitab al-Umm (1/264): الأم للشافعي (1/ 264) (قَالَ…
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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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