Rules Governing The Criticism Of Hadith

An summarised text detailing the rules governing the Criticism of Hadeeth. From its introduction -'A hadith (pl. ahadith) is composed of two parts: the matn (text) and the isnad (chain of reporters). A text may seem to be logical and reasonable but it needs an authentic isnad with reliable reporters to be acceptable; 'Abdullah b. al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH) is reported to have said, "The isnad is part of the religion: had it not been for the isnad, whoever wished to would have said whatever he liked." During the lifetime of the Prophet (SAS) and after his death, his Companions (Sahabah) used to refer to him when quoting his sayings. The Successors (Tabi'un) followed suit; some of them used to quote the Prophet (SAS) through the Companions while others would omit the intermediate authority - such a hadith was known as mursal (loose). It was found that the missing link between the Successor and the Prophet (SAS) might be one person, i.e. a Companion, or two persons, the extra person being an older Successor who heard the hadith from the Companion.'

Author: Mahmood Al-Tahaan

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/291284

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The Status of the Sunnah in Islaam

This is a lecture that Shaikh Al-Albani gave in the city of Doha, the capital of Qatar, during the blessed month of Ramadan of 1392H. Then requesters asked the shaikh to print it due to the important benefits contained within it, and to the Muslim's need for something like it.

Author: Muhammad Naasiruddeen al-Albaanee

Translators: Abu Maryam Ismaeel Alarcon

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/51809

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The Manners Of the Knowledge Seeker

The Islamic knowledge is the legacy of a prophet, the scholars are heirs of the prophets, and this is why the Knowledge seekers were among the best people.

Author: Muhammad Saeed Raslan

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/145561

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Sacred Scrolls: 40 Hadith Nawawi

The 40 Hadith of Imam Nawawi is a profound and comprehensive collection, summarizing the teachings of Islam and the character of the Prophet (S). “Everyone who desires and looks forward to the Hereafter must be familiar with these hadith because they cover the most important aspects of the religion and they offer direction to all forms of obedience to Allah. This is clear to anyone who ponders these hadith.” - Al-Nawawi’s introduction to his Forty Hadeeth.

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/321974

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We believe in all the Prophets and the Messengers

Allah had sent to every nation a messenger or a prophet to call them to worship Allah alone and abandoning the worship of other things.

Author: Saleh Bin Fawzaan al-Fawzaan

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Translators: Shuwana Abdul-Azeez

Publisher: A website Quran and Sunnah : http://www.qsep.com

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/371009

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Story of a New Muslim

A bewildered Western Truth-Seeker relates his spiritual journey from Christianity to Buddhism until he found the Truth in Islam.

Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof

Publisher: Islamic call and guidance centre in Abha: www.taweni.com

Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/378994

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