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✍ Written by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article discusses a report attributed to the Tābiʿī scholar of ḥadīth, Muḥammad ibn al-Munkadir, in which it is mentioned that he would go to the blessed grave of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, place his cheek upon it, and supplicate there. This narration has...

✍ Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article is an academic examination of the claim that Imām Yaḥyā bin Maʿīn (رحمه الله) explicitly declared Imām Abū Ḥanīfah (رحمه الله) reliable (taوثيق). We will analyze—both in chain (sanad) and text (matn)—the references commonly presented on this topic...

Ruling on Wiping Over Socks (Al-Jawrabayn) ✍ Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi Definition of Al-Jawrabayn and Al-Khuffayn Al-Jawrabayn (الْجَوْرَبَيْنِ) refers to socks made of wool or cotton fabric, known in Urdu as jurāb (socks). Al-Khuffayn (الخُفَّيْن) refers to footwear made of leather. The...

Abu Hamzah Salafi This article has been written in response to those objections in which it is claimed that when the foot of Ḥaḍrat ʿAbdullāh bin ʿUmar رضي الله عنهما became numb (khadar), he said: «يَا مُحَمَّدُ», and from this narration an argument is made for seeking help (istighāthah) from...

✍ Written by: Abu Hamzah Salafi Original Narration (Musnad Ahmad) Arabic Text 21967 – حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، حَدَّثَنِي سِمَاكٌ، عَنْ قَبِيصَةَ بْنِ هُلْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: «رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَنْصَرِفُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَعَنْ...

✍ Written by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article compiles the statements of the Imams of al-Jarḥ wa al-Taʿdīl regarding Ḥammād ibn Abī Sulaymān al-Ashʿarī al-Kūfī (the jurist of Kūfah, attributed to Irjāʾ). His position in jurisprudence is well-known. However, in the field of ḥadīth, the majority...

✍ Written by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article concerns the authentication of the ḥadīth narrator ʿĀṣim ibn Bahdalah, Abū Bakr al-Qārī al-Kūfī (known as ʿĀṣim ibn Abī al-Najūd). According to the majority of ḥadīth scholars, he is ṣadūq / ḥasan al-ḥadīth. In some places, brief criticisms from Ibn...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi Certain innovators level the following allegation against Imām al-Bukhārī رحمه الله: They claim that Imām al-Bukhārī was a mudallis and that he frequently practiced tadlīs. They argue that Ibn Ḥajar mentioned him in Ṭabaqāt al-Mudallisīn. They state that Imām...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This research examines the narrations concerning “Ṭalāq al-Battah” transmitted through the chain of Imām al-Shāfiʿī (along with a parallel chain through al-Zubayr ibn Saʿīd al-Nawfalī). From these reports, it is inferred that when a husband pronounces divorce...

Compiled by: Abū Ḥamzah Salafī A Rāfiḍī raised an objection claiming that the Ahl al-Sunnah Imām, Salām ibn Abī Muṭīʿ (رحمه الله), burned a ḥadīth compilation containing the narrations of al-Aʿmash. Through this objection, an attempt was made to create the impression that Ahl al-Sunnah used to...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article is a scholarly examination of a false allegation in which it is attributed to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal رحمه الله that he permitted touching or kissing the grave of the Prophet ﷺ or his pulpit. Original Narration (Attributed Statement) ① Arabic Text...

✍ Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi Respected readers! Islam is a complete code of life, which teaches only the worship of Allah Almighty and servitude to Him alone. From the teachings of the Noble Prophet ﷺ and the clear texts of the Noble Qur’an, we receive explicit guidance that worship is...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi الحمد لله وحده، والصلوٰة والسلام على من لا نبي بعده۔ All praise is for Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no Prophet. Calling upon graves and considering them to be places where supplications are accepted is among the clear...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi الحمد للہ وحدہ، والصلوٰۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ۔ All praise is for Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. Introduction The narration regarding folding the hands below the navel, which is attributed to ʿAlī رضي...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi الحمد للہ وحدہ، والصلوٰۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ۔ All praise is for Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no Prophet. ✦ Introduction This research article is being written to clarify a highly important academic issue. Some...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi الحمد للہ وحدہ، والصلوٰۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ۔ All praise is for Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no Prophet. Rafʿ al-Yadayn in Prayer and the Weakness of the Narration of Ibn Masʿūd (رضي الله عنه) Raising the hands...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi This article addresses an important issue: Can a person speak after death? Some Barelvi innovators have based a false belief on this claim and alleged that the Noble Prophet ﷺ personally attends and performs the funeral prayer of individuals after their death...

Compiled by: Abu Hamzah Salafi الحمد لله وحده، والصلوٰة والسلام على من لا نبي بعده۔ All praise is for Allah alone, and peace and blessings be upon the one after whom there is no prophet. Fundamental Principle Regarding Narrations Among the scholars, it is an established principle that no...

The Claim: “Mercy Descends When the Righteous Are Mentioned” – A Critical Analysis Compiled by: Abū Ḥamzah Salafī The Ḥanafī scholars present a narration stating that when the righteous are mentioned, mercy descends. Based on this narration, they adopt the position that instead of narrating...

Compiled by: Abū Ḥamzah Salafī The Ahl al-Ḥadīth have always adhered to one fundamental principle: for any incident or narration to be accepted, the authenticity and reliability of its chain of transmission (sanad) is an essential condition. It is this very principle that has preserved the...