Eating Less: An Agreed-Upon Sunnah
One of the strange tragedies of our religious life is that we continue to debate and argue with extraordinary enthusiasm over issues on which…
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Authenticating the Ascription of Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhārī to its Author
In the name of Allah, the Abundantly Merciful, the Ever Merciful (Part 1 of a series of articles covering the authentication of the ascription of Ṣaḥiḥ al-Bukhārī to its author, the value of the copy…
Criticism and Derision
Criticism and derision are two behaviours that may appear similar on the surface, but in reality there is an enormous difference between them in…
The Intellectual Project of Imam al-Bukhari’s Sahih
Questions of authentication, interpretation and the practical authority of prophetic tradition: the intellectual project that underlies al-Bukhari’s Sahih.
The Earliest Manuscript of Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim in the Handwriting of Ibn al-Khāḍibah
The book Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim by the Imām, ḥadīth master Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Naysābūrī (d. 261 AH) is regarded as one of the most eminent…
The Loftiness of the Chain of Transmission of Mawlana Fadl al-Rahman Ganj Murādābādī (رحمه الله)
Mawlānā Faḍl al-Raḥmān Ganj Murādābādī (may Allah have mercy on him) Introduction and Background Some time ago, this writer authored an article concerning the…
Authority, interpretation, and unity
Revelation and human interpretation The absolute and unique authority of the Qur’ān and the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ constitutes a foundational principle of…
The Hadith of Beating Children for Prayer
Among the prophetic traditions frequently cited in discussions of the religious training of children is the report, “Command your children to pray when they…
The Meaning of al-Shādh and al-Munkar
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم They said: What is the meaning of al-shādh and al-munkar? I said: Which kind of shādh and munkar do you…
The Methodology of Teaching the Principles of Ḥadīth
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Our esteemed colleague, Mawlānā Ṣafwān Aḥmad Ḥalīmī Qāsmī, has asked: What is the correct method for teaching ʿilm al-uṣūl al-ḥadīth?…
Shādh and Munkar Reports
These examples should make it clear that shādh and munkar denote erroneous reports. Mistakes, whether in isnād or in matn, remain mistakes in every…
The Manner of the Prophet’s Prayer ﷺ
They said: Describe to us the prayer of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, in a way that…
Expressions in the Qur’an and Sunnah
Expressions in the Qur’an and in the sayings of the Prophet should not be isolated from their whole context. Doing that means that their…
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.