In the early and later periods, the Hajj served as an opportunity to meet scholars and learn from them. One example is Maryam bint Nūr...

Female Narrators of Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī It is well known that Karīmah al-Marwaziyyah (d.463) was considered the best female authority of...

Written by: Rahima Akbari ('Alimah) The Author: Imām Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad The author’s name is Imām Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal...

Ghandaka Ghandaka was a pious lady who would pray for the majority of the night, she would then say: "I seek refuge in Allāh from the...

One of the earliest systematic works authored with the explicit intention of codifying the principles of ḥadīth sciences is Maʿrifat...

Among the earliest known works dedicated specifically to the discipline of ḥadīth nomenclature ( muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth ) is al-Muḥaddith...

The renowned work commonly referred to as Muqaddimat Ibn aṣ-Ṣalāḥ  is formally titled Maʿrifat Anwāʾ ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth  (معرفة أنواع علم...

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī Al-Jāmi’ al-Musnad aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ al-Mukhtaṣar min umūri Rasulillah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam wa sunanihi wa ayyāmihi , the...

OVERVIEW When reading the collections of ḥadīth, seeing names like ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān, Sālim ibn ʿAbdillāh, and Saʿīd ibn...

Ṣaḥīfah This is a collection of the sayings of the Prophet ﷺ which were written down by one of his Companions during his lifetime or by...

Wearing the Ḥijāb/Niqāb… shows one's submission to the laws of Allāh Taʿālā, awakens the fear of Allāh Taʿālā in the hearts of men and women and saves them from falling into evil (affairs, flirting, adultery etc.), teaches men to respect the veiled woman, provides her protection from the curious people and ensures the uplift of the high morals and social values in the society, is an identity of a Muslim woman that distinguishes her; it teaches her that she is in control of he

Have ikhlāṣ when seeking ʿilm. Ikhlāṣ will make your efforts a means of reward. Abstain from sins, as it is a barrier for the one who...

Written by: Sister Soukaina Belahcen Nowadays if you ask housewives, "What are you doing in your life?" The reply that is usually given...

Imām Ibn as-Salāh (rahimahullāh)  said in his ʿUlūm al-Hadīth book, "Not every weakness in a hadith is eliminated by the hadith coming...

There are three primary reasons as to why there were mukthirūn from the ṣaḥābah. Firstly, all seven of these companions lived many...

Written by: Shaykha Naielah Ackbarali, founder and CEO of Muslima Coaching Allah The Most High says: هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ...

Written by: Maliha Asad ('Alimah) Living a healthy lifestyle while being a student is something that definitely should be a priority –...

Generosity and Charity:  like how on the day of ʿ Ī d, the women were the ones who gave the most charity from their treasured jewellery,...

Amongst the most admirable and noble traits of our female predecessors was their deep connection, love, and striving for ʿilm. These were...

In the name of Allāh, and blessing and peace be upon Rasūlullāh. Islam is not a harsh and misogynistic religion as portrayed by the west...

All laws of the Sharīʿah — save the taʿabbudī laws in which there's a difference of opinion — have underlying wisdoms to them and...

Written by: Sister Shameela Shaikh In today's era, the sensitivities that surround us are appalling and unending. Every word that is...

Al-Musnad aṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ al-Mukharraj ʿala 'ṣ-Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim is a mustakhraj work based on the Ṣaḥīḥ of Imām Muslim. A mustakhraj work is when an...

The Author: The Imām's full name is Abū Bakr Muḥammad b. Isḥāq b. Khuzaymah an-Naysābūrī. He was born in the month of Ṣafar, in the year...