At the request of those who were interested, here is a link to the most recent edited copy of Shaykh Zakariyya’s famed commentary on Imam Malik’s Muwatta. This edition, slightly marred by a few typographical errors, is a vast improvement from the last Beiruti edition published by the infamous Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah. The tahqiq ofContinueContinue reading “Awjaz al-Masalik ila Muwatta Malik by Shaykh al-Hadith Muhammad Zakariyya al-Kandhalawi”
Category Archives: Hadith
The Narrations and Copies of Sahih al-Bukhari
Further to my earlier post on the commentaries of the Sahihain, this is a synopsis of an article by Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim ibn Ubaid (Professor of Hadith Sciences at Jamia Umm al-Qura, Makka) that was published in the Umm al-Qura Journal. The essay was titled: riwaayat wa nusakh al-Jami as-Sahih lil-Imam AbiContinueContinue reading “The Narrations and Copies of Sahih al-Bukhari”
Lists of Commentaries on the Sahihs of Bukhari and Muslim
I stumbled upon these in my archives and thought they might be beneficial to someone. Of course, the lists are not exhaustive. شروح صحيح مسلم شروح صحيح البخاري
The Most Accurate Edition of Sahih al-Bukhari
In 1311 AH/1893 CE, Sultān ʿAbdul Ḥamīd II [RA] issued an imperial decree to prepare the most critically evaluated edition of the second most authentic book after Kitābullāh. It specified that the copy of Hāfiẓ al-Yūnīnī – the most relied upon copy of the Ṣaḥīḥ of the later scholars – should be used as theContinueContinue reading “The Most Accurate Edition of Sahih al-Bukhari”
Athar al-Sunan by ‘Allamah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Shawq al-Nimawi
A friend and relative recently asked: “Do you know where I can find Athar as Sunan by Allamah Nimawi anywhere online (either PDF or somewhere I can purchase it)? Jazakullah” The pdf version that is found online is an older print and I have uploaded it below. I have also provided a link to aContinueContinue reading “Athar al-Sunan by ‘Allamah Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Shawq al-Nimawi”
Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil
Attached is a wonderful published edition of Hafiz Mundhiri’s answers to questions on the science of Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil with the annotation and notes of Shaykh ‘Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddah. The book includes a unique researched text written by Shaykh Abu Ghuddah himself entitled Umara’ al-Muminin fi ‘l-Hadith which lists the names of hadith scholarsContinueContinue reading “Jawab al-Hafiz Abi Muhammad ‘Abd al-‘Azim al-Mundhiri al-Misri ‘an As’ilatin fi ‘l-Jarh wa ‘l-Ta’dil”
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