When Is a Hadith Suitable for Practice?

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…

Intricacies in Hadith grading

The purpose of this discussion is to illustrate that the conclusion of a particular Muhaddith is not necessarily final. Neither can it be enforced on others in the event of there being other legitimate opinions on that issue.

The system of grading Hadith is إجتهادى (Ijtihadi); open to difference…

Those Who Truly Lied Against Shaykh Habibur Rahman al-A'zami

This article by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed is regarding those who truly lied against the late Hanafi Muhaddith: Shaykh Habibur Rahman al-A’zami and the Hanafi school on other related issues.

The work deals with the following:

– Those who truly lied against the late Hanafi Muhaddith: Shaykh…

Touching the Holy Qur'an While Being Impure

This article by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed is a short analysis and presenatation of some of the evidences on the impermissibility of touching the Qur’an whilst being in a state of major impurity (Hadath al-Akbar).

Description:

According to the Fiqh of the Hanafi Madhhab, it is…

The Significance of the Month of Muharram and its Tenth day (Ashura)

The following booklet is a short and precise discussion on the importance and significance of the Holy month of Muharram which is the first month in the Islamic calendar.  It was compiled by a senior Hadith specialist of Indian origin by the name of Shaykh Fazlur Rahman Azmi who…