ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Seven types of fabricators of Ḥadīth 31 Aug 202326 Sep 2023 Imām Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj رحمه الله (d. 261 AH) said: "As for what comes from those charged (with lying) by the scholars of Ḥadīth, or many of them, then we…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Difference between Khabar, Ḥadīth, and Athar 19 Aug 2023 Shaykh Badr ibn Muḥammad al-Badr al-ʿAnzī حفظه الله explained: والخبر: لفظ عام يشمل الحديث ويشمل الأثر ويشمل الصحيح ويشمل الضعيف ويشمل المتواتر ويشمل الآحاد، فالخبر لفظ عام"Khabar (الخبر): It is…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Most Authentic Chains of Narration 12 Aug 202316 Aug 2023 al-Isnād (الإسناد), meaning chain of narration in Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth, is one of the two vital elements alongside al-Matn (the text) which constructs every Ḥadīth or Athar. The Isnād plays a…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth al-Ḥadīth al-Jayyid 24 Feb 202324 Feb 2023 A term in Muṣṭalaḥ al-Ḥadīth known amongst the Muḥaddithūn and those who busy themselves with the Aḥādīth of The Prophet ﷺ but may not be as known to others is…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth The Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ of Imām at-Tirmidhī 20 Feb 202314 Oct 2023 During one's read of Jāmiʿ at-Tirmidhī (جامع الترمذي) compiled by Imām Abū ʿĪsá at-Tirmidhī رحمه الله (d. 279 AH), it is frequent nature for one to come across his use…
Audios… Are all Aḥādīth within the Ṣaḥīḥayn Ṣaḥīḥ? 22 Aug 20221 Dec 2022 aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥayn (The Two Ṣaḥīḥs) are the two great books of Ḥadīth: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī, compiled by Muḥammad ibn Ismāʿīl al-Bukhārī, & Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, compiled by Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj. Both are considered…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Matn & Isnād: Which is more important? 15 Aug 20221 Dec 2022 Matn (text) & Isnād (chain of narration) are two fundamental factors of a Ḥadīth that are both required & must be coupled to successfully achieve detecting the authenticity of a…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Reliability of Ḥadīth #750 in Sunan ibn Mājah 12 Aug 202212 Sep 2023 Within the Sunan of Imām ibn Mājah رحمه الله (d. 273 AH/886 CE), theres a report attributed to The Prophet ﷺ that some people may quote regarding the impermissibility of…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth Taḥqīqāt & their importance 3 Aug 20223 Oct 2023 We begin with two weighty narrations, Sufyān ath-Thawrī رحمه الله (d. 161 AH /778 CE): The angels are the guardians of the heavens & the scholars of Ḥadīth are the…
ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth The Importance of using Ṣaḥīḥ Aḥādīth as Dalīl 25 Dec 20211 Dec 2022 Within the book Kitāb aṣ-Ṣafadīyyah of Shaykh al-Islām ibn Taymīyyah رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ (d. 728 AH /1328 CE), he speaks on the matter of using Ṣaḥīḥ Aḥādīth as a proof, &…