Ibn Hajar

Hadith and the Impression of Substitutionary Atonement

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Abstract Claims that Islam teaches substitutionary atonement based on the Abu Musa hadith collapse under close reading. By tracing the report’s three formulations, its placement in Sahih Muslim, and its explanation by al-Baihaqi, al-Nawawi, Ibn Ḥajar, and others, this article shows that the narrations describe reciprocal outcomes—not vicarious punishment. The explicit mention of Jews and […]

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Granted or Not Yet? Solving Anachronism in Abu Sufyan’s Marriage Proposal for the Prophet

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Abstract This article examines a hadith in Sahih Muslim that records three requests made by Abu Sufyan to the Prophet ﷺ, focusing on a historical anachronism surrounding Abu Sufyan’s proposal of his daughter Umm Habiba. The study analyses the isnad, mentions past explanations, and highlights the shortcomings of each. A compelling explanation proposed by a

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Preface to Sezgin’s Work on the Sources of Sahih Bukhari

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Dr. M. Fuad Sezgin Admin’s Note: We are reproducing the English translation of the late Dr Muhammad Fuad Sezgin’s (1924 – 2018) preface to his book Buhârî’nin Kaynakları Hakkında Araştırmalar (A Study of Bukhari’s Sources), which was originally published in 1956. The preface gives a brief outline of the book. We will, in-sha’Allah, follow it

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Taqra’ or Tuqri’: Are Seven Ahruf not predicated on the Prophetic instruction?

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract Some revisionists twist a narration of the sab‘a ahruf hadith related by Ubayy b. Ka‘b, arguing that a clear Prophetic precedent was not required under the scheme.  This paper deals with contentions to this end.  Based on a systematic analysis of the word forms the hadith has been reported in, its

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First on Judgment Day Prayers or Bloodshed

First up on the Day of Judgment: Prayers or Bloodshed?

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What will be the first act inquired about or decided on on the Day of Judgment? A hadith related by ‘Abdullah b. Mas‘ud (d. 32-33/653) says: قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم: «أول ما يقضى بين الناس بالدماء» ~ The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The cases which will be decided first (on the Day of Resurrection)

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On the question of Adult Breastfeeding in Islamic Tradition

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Waqar Akbar Cheema  Abstract Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) allowed Sahla, the wife of Abu Hudhaifa, to nurse Salim to establish the foster relationship between them even though Salim was by then already an adult. This incident has given rise to a lot of discussion and polemics in our times. The instant study is about analyzing the

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Hadith and Protection of Makkah and Madina from Plague

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract The article is about hadith reports mentioning protection for Makkah and Madina from plague. Relevant reports have been critically analysed to show how the spread of pandemics such as COVID-19 to Makkah and Madina casts no aspersions on sayings authentically reported from Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). [divider]  1. Introduction We have earlier explored

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Muhammad-Jauniyya

Truth about Jauniyya, the woman who sought refuge from the Prophet (ﷺ)

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract This article is about an academic inquiry into arguments around a Jauniyya woman’s mysterious and bizarre behaviour in the presence of the Prophet (ﷺ) in their first meeting after marriage. The interaction was brief yet odd and it culminated in immediate divorce. The nature of interaction made individual reports about it,

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Prophet Muhammad’s Marriage with Nine-Year Old Aisha: A Review of Contentions

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Abstract  This article reviews contentions around Prophet Muhammad’s (ﷺ) marriage with ‘Aisha when she was nine years old. Highlighting pitfalls in the study of history and factors related to puberty in general the details of the marriage are explored. Moreover, reports showing the nature of relations between the Prophet and ‘Aisha are

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Does Hadith condemn the infant girls buried alive?

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Waqar Akbar Cheema Among the hadith reports with apparently problematic meanings is one related as; “الوائدة والموءودة في النار” Usually it is understood as: “The woman who buries her daughter alive (al-wa’idah), and the girl who is buried (al-ma’udah) will both enter Hell.” As such, without any context, the hadith is recorded in Sunan of

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