In January of 2007 we compiled a brief article full of quotes from the Imams of the Hanbalis stating that the relied upon opinion of the Hanbali school is that the Hands are to be placed below the navel in Salah. That article, of course, irritated some pseudo-Hanbalis, who are in fact pseudo-salafis...

A brother asked in the article I wrote regarding the Shafi’i proofs for touching the woman nullifying wudu: “What about the hadith in Ibn Majah?   Abu Bakr ibn Abi Shaibah and Ali ibn Muhammad informed us from Waki from A’mash from Habib ibn abi Thabit from Urwah ibn Zubair from Aisha...

By Abul Layth I recently stumbled upon a short treatise called, “Risalah fi takfir ar-rawafid” or ‘Treatise (or letter) regarding the declaration of disbelief upon those who revile the Sahabah’ written by Shaykh ul Islam Ahmad ibn Sulayman Ibn Kamaal Basha (Pasha in Turkish),...

The Hanafis of the west have done it again. Another thorn in the side of the Hanbali-leaning, though not clinging, pseudo-salafis in fiqh. I predicted Jun 1st of 2007 that the Hanafis would be forced to print manuals in law and creed in order to save their youth from the “dark side” and...

  The Opinions expressed within this article are Abul Layth’s and May not reflect that of the SI team’s I thank Allah ta’alaa for the traditionalism found within the Neo-Hanafi movements, mainly, though not restricted to the deobandis of the subcontinent of Asia, South Africa,...

Question: Sheikh, what is the difference between wajib and fardh, is something is waajib and someone does not do it will they be sinned for it? what does the quran and sunnah say about fardh and wajib and also the four schools of thought. Answered by Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Adam, resident scholar of SeekingIlm.com...

  The following is an article I’ve prepared for my companions from amongst the Hanbali and Shafi’i madha-hib. It is specifically regarding placing the knees on the ground before placing the hands when going down for Sajdah (prostration). I hope that it benefits you all. http://seekingilm.com/kneesbeforehands.pdf [Updated...