Ibn Shihab al-Zuhri: Reliable or Not?
Introduction Who was Zuhri? Muhammad ibn Shihab al-Zuhri (often called Ibn Shihab or Zuhri) was a major collector and teacher […]
History, Hadith
Hadith
Articles explaining ahadith and hadith sciences.
Hadith, Questions, History
Hadith of Abu Sufyan and Heraclius
Question Someone asked me about the hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas about the meeting of Abu Sufyan and Heraclius and
Hadith
Applied Usul al-Hadith
Introduction Purpose In the name of Allah, with the praise of Allah, and after salawaat on the Messenger of Allah.
Hadith
Narrators of Hadith
To trust a narration or report, we need to know that the narrator or reporter is 1) honest, and 2)
Hadith
Explanation of the Hadith in Umdat al-Ahkam
The collection Umdat ul-Ahkam by Abdul-Ghani al-Maqdisi collects the ahadith of fiqh that are agreed upon between Sahih Bukhari and
Hadith, History
Introduction to Hadith
This article is a brief introduction to hadith and its sciences for a Muslim beginner. It will discuss the following
Quran, Hadith
Can we trust the Quran if the Prophet did not write it himself?
Someone might ask: You say the Prophet (SAW) was unlettered and could not read or write. Then, how can you
Hadith, Fiqh
Facing the Music: The Hadith of Instruments
I begin in the name of Allah who revealed the Quran so hearts would not fill with affection for anything
Hadith
Hadith of the Tailbone
Introduction Many common questions people have about Islam today are related to the perceived contradiction between some Islamic text and