Tag Archives: chains of transmission

Sufi Dancing

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Eshaykh Staff

Why Sufi dance and sing in the mosque? Did prophet Mohammed also dance and sing in the mosque? Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged `ulema, authentic, chain of authority, chains of transmission, circles, companions, duff, hadith scholar, hadra, hadrah, happy dancing, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal, Imam Bukhari, spiritual dancing, whirling | Comments Off

Wiping the Face After Dua

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Pardon my weakness and lack of knowledge. I have been trying to find authentic sources to find the Dalil of our common practice of wiping our faces with our hands after dua… Continue reading →

Posted in `Ibadat - Worship, Sunnah | Tagged baraka, blessing, chains of transmission, du`a, invocation, Sunnah, supplication, wiping | Comments Off

Ahadith on repelling poverty

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I’ve been presented some ahadith for repelling poverty, could you clarify if these are from reliable sources… Continue reading →

Posted in Hadith | Tagged chains of transmission, good fortune | Comments Off

Hadrah in Hadith

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Eshaykh Staff

Please can you provide us with some insight as to how the hadrah started, it historical context and what are the positions of the Ahlu s-Sunnah wa ‘l-jama’ah… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, History, Sufism (Tasawwuf), Sunnah | Tagged `ulama, Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jama`ah, Anas ibn Malik, authentic, chain of authority, chains of transmission, circles, companions, dancing, duff, hadith narration, hadith scholar, hadra, happy dancing, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal, Imam Bukhari, joy, jumping, love of Prophet (s), Prophet Muhammad (s), raqs, Rasulullah (s), Sahih Bukhari, Sayyidina `Ali (r), singing, spiritual dance | Comments Off

Patricia Crone’s criticism of hadith

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

Q:Is Patricia Crone’s following criticism of hadith justified: One of the biggest problems with the method of authentication by isnads is early traditionists were still developing the conventions of the isnad. Continue reading →

Posted in Hadith | Tagged chains of transmission, hadith transmission, Orientalism, sanad | Comments Off

Hadith of Imam Dailami

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I would like to ask about Imam Dailami. I have previously heard of Hadiths related from the authority of Imam Dailami. However, he is seldom quoted or heard. Continue reading →

Posted in Hadith, Takhrij | Tagged chains of transmission, Imam Daylami, khalaf, Musnad al-Firdaws | Comments Off