Posted in Rulings Usulul Hadith

Albani: Abu Hanifah's Main Teacher, Hammad is Reliable in Hadith

Albani said in ‘Tahreemu Aalatil Tarb’ (تحريم الات الطرب): “As for the narrator from Ibrahim, (Hammad), then he is Ibn Abi Sulaiman al-Kufi. He is…

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Albani: Benefits of Weak Hadiths

In his book on the prohibition of musical instruments, Albani mentioned two benefits of using weak hadith: To be used as المتابعات and الشواهد in strengthening other weak…

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Posted in Rulings Usulul Fiqh

Albani’s Criticism of Ibn Hazm’s Knowledge of Hadith Science

Ibn Hazm was a scholar of the 5th century Hijri, who followed the Zahiri School of Though. He claimed to be a Mujtahid of the…

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Posted in Misc Usulul Fiqh

Ibn Uthaimeen: Must Evidences be Categorical?

Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen said: As for the questioner’s statement: “The hadith of Abu Bakrah is not definite (categorical)”, then it will be said: “Yes, it…

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Ibn Uthaimeen: Masbooq Walking to get close to a Sutrah (Barrier)

Question: Sometimes a muqtadi misses one or two rakats. When the Imam makes salam, he finds that the sutrah is about two or three steps…

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Photography & Modern Challenges

The rapid progress of technology has provided mankind with many useful items and instruments and also created many challenges. Among the various “two-edged swords” that…

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