The Hadiths Cited by the Early Hanafi Fuqaha
Some people have the misunderstanding that the early Hanafī scholars whose books are in wide use today, like Shams al-A’immah al-Sarakhsī (d. 490 H), Malik al-‘Ulamā’ al-Kāsānī (d. 587 H) and Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī (d. 593), were…
Who is Right According to Qur'an and Sunnah: Ibn Baaz, Ibn Uthaymeen or Albani?
The opponents of the four Madhabs, also known as Salafis, would have us believe that the differences between the madhabs would not exist had the madhabs all followed the Qur’an and Sunnah. In this is an insinuation that the madhabs do not necessarily follow authentic hadith. This is why…
The Language of the Friday Khutbah - Mufti Taqi Usmani
The Friday khutbah is a condition (shart) for the validity of the Friday prayer. As such, the Friday prayer is not complete without it, Mufti Taqi Usmani gives the arguments that the Friday Khutbah must be delivered in Arabic as has been done by the Sahaba and Pious predecessors…
The Correct Meaning of the Statement “When a Hadīth Is Authentic, It Is My Opinion”
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 Hadīth scholar, the teacher of our teachers, Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāmah. There were numerous requests for an…
Imam Abu Hanifah and his connection to the Sahabi: Ibn Mas‘ūd (ra)
The following is a short treatise linking the Ḥanafī Madhab, one of the great schools of jurisprudence established during the time of the Salaf, to one of the great Companions of the Prophet ﷺ, ‘Abdullāh Ibn Mas‘ūd, and for the most part this treatise also serves as an answer…
