Category: Usulul Hadith
العناقيد الغالية من الأسانيد العالية : ثبت لمحمد عاشق إلهي البرني المظاهري الحنفي
This is a book that mentions the asaneed of the Ulama of Deoband for Hadith books. It is a must read for students of hadith….
Kufa, Iraq: A Hub for Hadith Knowledge
A sign of ignorance of these so called shaiks concerning hadith and its history is their claim that, Imam Abu Hanifah (رضي الله عنه) did not know much…
Should I do Ijtihad?
In these days of darkness and ignorance many people are pleased with their own opinions. They would rather derived laws directly from the the Quran…
The benefit of taking knowledge from Ulama directly (التوثيق الضمني)
The great muhaddith and Imam of “Jarh wat Ta’deel”, Sibt Ibnul A’jami said, when we were listening to the Sunan of Daarquti or Ibn Majah…
The Scope in which a Weak Hadith can be used (part 1)
By weak hadith we mean the one that does not have any circumstantial evidences supporting it. The scholars of Islam, past and present, have used…
Using a weak hadith when it is supported by the Quran or a mutawatir hadith or the principles of Shari’ah
Qarinah # 3, 4 & 5 One of the foremost authorities in usulul hadith, Allamah Khateeb al-Baghdadi states in “al-Kifayah”: “Sometimes the authenticity of a…
The weak hadith that the Ummah receives with acceptance
Qarinah # 2 When the Ummah receives a hadith with acceptance it is necessary to act on it even if its chain is weak. Hafiz…
Supporting Chains of a Weak Hadith
Qarinah # 1 When a weak hadith is supported by another weak one it is elevated to the rank of a sound narration. This is…
The permissibility of using weak hadith as proof when it is supported by circumstantial evidences
Previously we mentioned that classifying hadith as authentic and weak is an ijtihaadi issue. Therefore if a hadith is graded as dhaeef, it does not…
Classification of Ahadith as authentic, sound, weak or fabricated is an issue of Ijtihad
Ijtihad is the expenditure of mental and intellectual effort to solve an issue. The Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) says: “When a judge…