[Shaykh Ahmad Din Ghakrwi was a powerful scholar, orator, writer and debater. He sought ilm from equally great scholars. He was a prolific debater and is on record for defeating the Hanafis, Barelwis, Qadiyanis, Shi’a and Christians in debates when he started at the age of 20 (1920). He …
Read More »Where to Look during Tashahhud?
The Sunnah is to look at and focus on the index finger during tashahhud and not to extend the sight beyond the index finger. This view of the Ahlul Hadith is supported by a number of textual evidences. The First Evidence Abdullah b. az-Zubayr narrates from his father, az-Zubayr …
Read More »Should a Muqallid look for Daleel :: A Mufti Should give it -|- Explanation of the Chapter [In Sahih al-Bukhari]: Whosoever Answered a Questioner More Than What was Asked -:- Shaykh Abdullah Nasir Rehmani
[This is a slight elaboration on the hypothetical situation whether a muqallid should look for daleel. In this brief reply we produce evidence to show the methodology of the Prophet Sallalahu Alayhi Wasallam was to give more information and knowledge to a questioner.] باب مَنْ أَجَابَ السَّائِلَ بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا سَأَلَه …
Read More »Imam al-Bukhari on the Genius Memory of Abu Hurayrah RadhiAllahu Anhu
Abu Hurayrah RadhiAllahu Anhu and Imam al-Bukhari are undoubtedly the Imams of Ahlul Hadith who set Sunni standards in hadith preservation and dissemination.”Use-the- search-function” orientalists, flopped academics and misguided hadith rejectors reword and rework theories attempting to question the veracity of hadith authority. Here is a documented incident from the …
Read More »The Duration of the Ruku, Standing After Ruku, the Sujud and the Period Between the Sujud Should be the same Duration
Abu Khuzaimah Ansari We generally neglect two postures of the prayer, the standing after ruku and the period between the two sujud or prostrations. We tend to stand after ruku and immediately go into sujud or we make the two sujud without any duration between them. The Sunnah teaches us …
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