Category Archives: Hadith
Falling Down And Getting Back Up
Salam I came across this thought provoking discussion in a hadith commentary which might be of interest to many of us. Not least when there are times when we despair at our lapses, and our wondering if we are in … Continue reading
Taking Ones Fiqh From Hadith Books
Salam Continuing on from the previous post, please find below a brief summary taken from Shaykh Abd al-Fattah al-Yafi’s work Al-Manhajiyyah al-Aamah in regards to taking fiqh from hadith books, not least when we see courses springing up teaching beginners … Continue reading
Contemporary Chaos In The Study Of Fiqh
Salam I was writing up some material taken from Shaykh Abd al-Fattah al-Yafi’s excellent book Al-Manhajiyyah al-Aamah which pretty well summed up mine and some other individuals observance regarding the teaching of fiqh. U-Turn? In the past we would hear … Continue reading
Mixing With People Or Avoiding Company
Salam I recently saw this interesting discussion in the commentary on Imam al-Bukhari’s Adab al-Mufrad by Shaykh Fadlullah al-Jaylani, a former lecturer at the Jamia al-Uthmaniyyah in Hyderabad, India. The hadith which he comments on is as follows: 388- …Ibn … Continue reading
Drops of Rain: Seeking Knowledge
Salam. My friend from the Reunion Islands who gifted me a copy of the ‘Awjaz al-Masalik’ is still slowly making preparations for his journey to Tarim (Hadramawt) to further his studies. Thus far in addition to Tarim he has been … Continue reading
Shining Moons And Radiant Suns
Salam. I found the following wonderful account written by the Muhaddith of the two Holy sanctuaries: Shaykh Muhammad bin Alawi al-Maliki in a correspondence with a member of the al-Kattani family. I wanted to share the following extracts with readers … Continue reading
Comments on the Hadith of the Seven in the Shade of Allah تعالى From The ‘Awjaz al-Masalik’
Salam. A dear friend of mine from the Reunion Islands on his way to study in Tarim about seven years ago stopped by my house. When we had to finally bid farewell he told me he needed to give me … Continue reading
Imam al-Bukhari Dreams
Salam. Imam al-Dhahabi mentions in his ‘al-Siyar’ in his entry for Imam al-Bukhari (12/391/471): On the authority of al-Farbari: I saw the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) in a dream, he said to me: Where are you … Continue reading
Evidences And The Founders Of The Madhabs
Salam This is the final installment in the series on following the hadith and following a Madhab. The aim was to select some brief quotes and arguments from Shaykh Muhammad Awwamah’s ‘Athar al-Hadith al-Sharif’ and present them in a way … Continue reading
Researching Hadith Using a CD and The Madhabs
Doubt: There are many books of hadith available today, and it is much easier to make research through these resources at our fingertips than ever before. For example we can buy CD’s containing hadith which we can search, this therefore … Continue reading
