Over the past few years, a significant number of friends and students have requested a list of suggested book readings for my various classes on Hadith Studies. Others over the past few years have asked my opinion about certain works or whether they are appropriate for the level of the enquirer. Recently, I was remindedContinueContinue reading “A Reading List of English Books in Hadith Studies”
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Maqalat al-Kawthari of ‘Allamah Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari
A must-read for any serious student of knowledge: Maqalat al-Kawthari
Riyad al-Salihin: Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut’s Reviewed Edition
This is the edition of Riyad al-Salihin that Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut looked over and reviewed. Note that the actual takhrij work and edits were done by ‘Abd al-‘Aziz Rabah and Ahmad Yusuf al-Daqqaq. Arna’ut reviewed their work and added notes on the hadith that are not from the two Sahihs, Bukhari and Muslim, often addingContinueContinue reading “Riyad al-Salihin: Shaykh Shu’ayb al-Arna’ut’s Reviewed Edition”
Translation of the Chapter on Raf’ al-Yadayn from I’la’ al-Sunan
Chapter on Not Raising the Hands in other than the Opening & the Command to be Still in Salah By ‘Allamah Zafar Ahmad al-‘Uthmani Translated by Zameelur Rahman 1. Narrated from Tamim ibn Tarafah from Jabir ibn Samurah (Allah be pleased with him): He said: Allah‟s Messenger (Allah bless him and grant him peace) cameContinueContinue reading “Translation of the Chapter on Raf’ al-Yadayn from I’la’ al-Sunan”
Translation of the Introduction to I’la’ al-Sunan by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
This wonderful introduction succinctly discusses the biographies of Imam Ashraf ‘Ali al-Thanawi and Imam Zafar Ahmad al-Thanawi as well as an introduction to the renowned work: I’la’ al-Sunan. The translation has been done by our dear friend and regular contributor, Zameelur Rahman, along with a translation of a chapter of the book that will beContinueContinue reading “Translation of the Introduction to I’la’ al-Sunan by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani”
Versions of the book “al-Adhkar” of imam an-Nawawi
I have just received the book “al-Adkhar” by imam an-Nawawi from Dar al-Minhaj (http://www.alminhaj.com/) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I bought it from HUbooks in the UK (http://www.hubooks.com/). Last year I got another copy of the same book from a bookseller in the Netherlands but from a different publisher: Dar al-Fajr li’t-Turath, which is behind al-AzharContinueContinue reading “Versions of the book “al-Adhkar” of imam an-Nawawi”
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