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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
What's meant by the "curse of Allah"?
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. La’nah is an Arabic word which means curse. When Allah…
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية للشيخ محمد طيب القاسمي (حفيد الإمام محمد قاسم النانوتوي
This important hashiyah on the widely accepted, read and taught manual on the Creed of Ahlus Sunnah wal Jamma’ah can be downloaded here. A translation…
Imam Ahmed's son Wore a Ta'weez
The great hadith scholar and critic, Imam Abu Dawud (رحمه الله), who was one of the best students of Imamu Ahlis Sunnah, Ahmed ibn Hanbal…
Ahmed ibn Hanbal: Dua in Congregation Permissible
According to Ahmed ibn Hanbal dua in congregation is permissible once a habit is not made out of it. Ishaq ibn Raahwaih also held the…