Category Archives: Hadith

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”

Translation of the Introduction to Sunan Abu Dawud

In the introduction to his Sunan imam Abu Dawud (817-888) wrote a short epistle (risalah) to the people of Makkah on the history and methodology of the science of hadith. The Arabic version of the epistle can be downloaded here: http://read.kitabklasik.co.cc/2010/02/risalah-abi-dawud-ila-ahli-makkah-fi.html Here the link to the English translation: http://ubd.academia.edu/mn/Papers/108119/Translation_of_the_Introduction_to_Sunan_Abu_Dawud

Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement

I received the following announcement from the renowned bibliophile Mawlana Husain Kadodia: —– It is with the fadl of Allah Ta’ala that the beneficial Hanafi Fatwa Manual, al-Fatawa as-Sirajiyyah, of Siraj ad-Din al-Ushi (d. after 569 AH), has recently been edited and printed. The work was carried out by Mawlana Uthman Bastawi, the librarian atContinueContinue reading “Al-Fatawa al-Sirajiyyah: New Book Announcement”

Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid

This link is for a class on the Sharh al-‘Aqidah al-Nasafiyyah. In the third volume or so there is a discussion on the istiwa’. If anyone finds it, please let us know. I’ve provided two versions of the book as well, the first is the original book and the second is a tabwib into fiqhiContinueContinue reading “Link to Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr’s Al-Tamhid”