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Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Is Sajdah Tilawat Sunnah or Wajib? The Position of the Majority of Muhaddithin The fundamental difference among jurists regarding Sajdah Tilawat is whether it is wajib (obligatory) or a confirmed Sunnah. According to the vast majority (jumhur) of the companions of...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Hafiz Ibn Hazm Al-Andalusi, may Allah have mercy on him, (أبو محمد علي بن أحمد بن سعيد بن حزم الأندلسي القرطبي الظاهري، المتوفى: ٤٥٦ھ) is among those great scholars about whom later centuries' hadith scholars, jurists, and historians have openly expressed their...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Is Sajdah Tilawat Sunnah or Wajib? The Position of the Majority of Muhaddithin The fundamental difference among jurists regarding Sajdah Tilawat is whether it is wajib (obligatory) or a confirmed Sunnah. According to the vast majority (jumhur) of the companions of...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi This article is a scholarly examination of the claim that Imam Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) was an advocate of "taqlid" (imitation) and that attributions like "I have followed so-and-so in taqlid" can be presented as proof of personal taqlid; based on this...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi In this article, we present the famous work of Imam Malik bin Anas, may Allah have mercy on him, in which he strongly refutes innovation (especially the claim of "good innovation" by inventing new acts of worship), and clarifies by citing the Quranic verse {اليوم...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi This article explains the principle of when the narration of an innovator narrator is accepted and when it is rejected. According to the majority of hadith scholars, the rule is: (1) If the innovation is kufr (or the narrator considers lying permissible), then the...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi الحمد للہ وحدہ، والصلوٰۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ۔ The narration about folding the hands below the navel, which is transmitted from Hazrat Ali (RA), Abu Hurairah (RA), etc., is based on a single narrator: Abdul Rahman bin Ishaq Al-Wasiti Al-Kufi, Abu Shaybah...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi This article clarifies with evidence the principle that personal imitation in religion is not obligatory; that is, it is not permissible to take the opinion of a single scholar/imam as a substitute for a Shariah proof and follow it in every situation. We will show...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi The purpose of this article is to clarify that certain scholarly admonitions and partial criticisms (known in the science of Hadith as "Istidraak/Ta'aqub") on Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari, may Allah have mercy on him, do not negate Imam Bukhari's leadership...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Saying "Ameen" after "وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ" in prayer is Sunnah. The main issue regarding this is whether the follower (Muqtadi) should also say Ameen aloud along with the Imam or not. According to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith Imams, the follower will say Ameen...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi The purpose of this article is to show that the great Muhaddith Imam Abu Bakr bin Abi Shaybah (d. 235 AH) — who was among the teachers of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim — established a specific, permanent chapter in his book "Al-Musannaf" in which he collected those...

Written by: Abu Hamza Salafi This article is about the scholarly status of the esteemed Muhaddith Muhammad ibn Uthman ibn Abi Shaybah al-Kufi (d. 297 AH). In it, we will quote more than twenty statements from the Imams of Hadith in which they have described him with words such as truthful...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi In this article, a scholarly review is presented of the narration attributed to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) in which it is said that he did not raise his hands again in prayer after the Takbir al-Tahrima. According to the esteemed Muhaddithin, this...

Research: Ayas Ahmed (Tahseen), Abdul Quddus, Owais Syed This article presents a research and critical review of the chain of narration and text of the "Malik al-Dar" narration. Its purpose is to clarify that the defects present in the chains of narration, especially Al-A'mash's tadlis and...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi In this article, a researched response is presented regarding the narration attributed to Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have mercy on him) in which the word «لَا بَأْسَ» appears about touching/kissing the Prophet’s pulpit ﷺ and doing the same with the grave. The...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi الحمد للہ وحدہ، والصلوٰۃ والسلام علی من لا نبی بعدہ۔ The narration about folding the hands below the navel, which is transmitted from Hazrat Ali (RA), Abu Hurairah (RA), etc., is based on a single narrator: Abdul Rahman bin Ishaq Al-Wasiti Al-Kufi, Abu Shaybah...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi In this article, the authentication of the founder of the Zahiri jurisprudence Imam Dawood bin Ali al-Zahiri (died 270 AH), known as Abu Suleiman al-Asbahani/al-Baghdadi, is presented through the statements of the majority of hadith scholars and historians, to make...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Some people present this story as evidence that Imam Abu Bakr Ibn al-Muqri (Muhammad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali, died 381 AH) went to the Prophet’s grave during a time of hunger and called out to the Prophet ﷺ. Then an Alawi came and, referring to a dream, gave him food...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi Isa bin Jariyah Al-Ansari Al-Madani is a Tabi'i narrator, whose narration is especially transmitted from Jabir bin Abdullah رضي الله عنه, and from him narrate Ya'qub Al-Qummi and others. Some later scholars have claimed harsh terms like "Munkar al-Hadith" or...

Compiled by: Abu Hamza Salafi The Allegation of Tadlis Against Imam Shuba bin al-Hajjaj: Definition of Tadlis, Principles of Criticism, and Scholarly Response to Three Presented Examples Imam Shuba bin al-Hajjaj (died 160 AH) is held in high esteem among the Ahl al-Hadith and is known for his...