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Aqeeda
Imam Ibn Ḥajar al-Haytamī’s (d. 974 AH) Fatwa on the Ḥanbalī Creed: Distinguishing Between Imam Aḥmad’s Position and Later Interpretations, with Analysis of al-Jīlānī’s al-Ghunya and Response to Ibn Taymiyya
This fatwa addresses the interpretation of divine attributes [ṣifāt] in Ḥanbalī theology, specifically defending Imam Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal’s position on…
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Aqeeda
THE INTERPRETATION [TA’WĪL] OF IMĀM IBN ḤIBBĀN (d. 354 AH) OF “FOOT” AS PLACE
Abū Ḥātim Muḥammad ibn Ḥibbān al-Bustī (Arabic: محمد ابن حبان البستی) (c. 270–354 AH/884–965 CE) was a prominent Shāfiʿī scholar,…
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Aqeeda
TWO QUOTES FOR TAFWĪḌ AL-MAʿNĀ OF THE ṢIFĀT OF ALLĀH
In Islamic theological discourse, tafwīḍ al-maʿnā (delegation of meaning) concerning Allah’s attributes (ṣifāt) represents a significant methodological approach among traditional…
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Aqeeda
IMĀM AS-SUBKĪ (d. 771 AH) ON THE ʿAQĪDA OF IMĀM AṬ-ṬAḤĀWĪ (d. 321 AH)
Imam Tāj ud-Dīn as-Subkī (d. 771 AH) mentioned the following with regard to the famous creedal (ʿAqīda) treatise by the…
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Sunna
Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Salat al-‘Id
Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Salat al-‘Id Hadith One: A Sahih Marfoo‘ Hadith Near the end of his Sharh…
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Refutations
Answering The Claim That Imam Abu Hanifa Advocated 8 Rak’ats Taraweeh
The following treatise is a response to two bloggers known as Abu Khuzaimah Ansaari (alias – Imran Masoom[1]) and his…
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Refutations
Is Taraweeh 8 or 20 rak’ats according to some Hanafi ‘Ulama or not?
Is Taraweeh 8 or 20 rak’ats according to some Hanafi ‘Ulama or not? A refutation of Abdul Jalil Samrodi…
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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
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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Refutations
Akhbar al-Fuqaha Narration on Non Raf’ul Yadayn
This article by Shaykh Rayhan Jawaid examines a unique narration from the Akhbar al-Fuqaha of Imam Muhammad ibn Harith al-Khushani…
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