The following short lecture series by Shaykh Taha Karaan methodologically covers the historical development of the Shafi'i school of Islamic Law (Madhab): http://www.shafiifiqh.com/audio-video/audio/ [See update below]. This includes the Usuli development in the school, major figures that propagated the madhab, evolution of the madhab in different geographical locations including the impact they had on the outlook of the school, and the personalities that undertook the task of synthesizing or refining the variant opinions within theContinue reading "Lectures on the development of the Shafi’i Madhab – Shaykh Taha Karaan"
Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi
Reviewed by Shaykh Musa Furber I highly recommend this to those interested in the renewal, expansion, and application of fiqh. The first part gives a summary introduction to legal sources (Quran, sunnah, legal analogy, scholarly consensus, presumption of continuation, blocking & opening the means, juristic preference, etc…); the development and use of maxims; and theContinue reading "Review: Al-Maharah al-Usuliyyah wa Atharuha fi Indaj al-Fiqh wa Tajdidihi"
Al-Musayarah of Ibn al-Humam
A clean version of the masterful 'aqidah work of the great Hanafi master Al-Kamal Ibn al-Humam (d. 681). This scan was provided by Mufti Abdullah Nana. We adjusted the orientation to make it easier to read. Al-Musayarah
The Thulathiyat Traditions in the Hadith Collections
Introduction A special, and not very well-known topic, even amongst scholars according to our teacher Mohammed Daniel ḥafiẓahullah, during one of his lessons with regards to the hadith – sciences, is the topic of the so called ‘thulāthiyyāt’ traditions (aḥādīth) or narrations about the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace). Thulāthiyyāt traditions are those specificContinue reading "The Thulathiyat Traditions in the Hadith Collections"
Usul al-Ifta’ wa Adabuhu by Mufti Muhammad Taqi al-‘Uthmani
On a blessed day, I was blessed with a wonderful gift from Mawlana Muhammad Chothia. This book was used for many years by ifta' students at Dar al-'Ulum Karachi in handwritten form. Basically a collection of lecture notes from Hadrat's past lectures on the principles of ifta', the notes were finally reviewed, edited, and approvedContinue reading "Usul al-Ifta’ wa Adabuhu by Mufti Muhammad Taqi al-‘Uthmani"
Muqaddamah fi Usul al-Hadith by Imam ‘Abd al-Haqq al-Muhaddith al-Dihlawi
From the introduction to my hopefully soon-to-be-published translation of the work: The text before us, authored by the great 10th century (hijrī) ḥadīth master ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq ibn Sayf al-Dīn al-Dihlawī, was composed to serve as a prolegomena to Walī al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh al-Khaṭīb al-Tabrīzī’s monumental collection of ḥadīth entitled Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ. Concise yet refreshingly lucid, DihlawīContinue reading "Muqaddamah fi Usul al-Hadith by Imam ‘Abd al-Haqq al-Muhaddith al-Dihlawi"
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