TAFWĪḌ AL-MAʿNĀ [DELEGATION OF THE MEANING OF THE ṢIFĀT] FROM IMĀM AL-SHAʿBĪ (d. 105 AH) THE TEACHER OF IMĀM ABŪ ḤANĪFA

Imam Qāsim ibn ʿĪsā ibn Nājī al-Tanūkhī al-Qayrawānī (d. 837 AH) mentioned in his Sharḥ Ibn Nājī al-Tanūkhī ʿalā Matn al-Risālah li-Ibn Abī Zayd al-Qayrawānī (1/28):

(على العرش استوى وعلى الملك احتوى):
وقال ابن عطية قالت فرقة هو بمعنى استولى وقال أبو المعالي وغيره هو بمعنى القهر والغلبة، وقال سفيان الثوري فعل فعلا في العرش سماه استوى. وقال الشعبي وغيره هذا من متشابه القرآن ولا يتعرض لمعناه.

(He established Himself upon the Throne and encompassed sovereignty): Ibn ʿAṭiyya said: A group said it means [maʿnā] "He took control [istawlā]," and Abū al-Maʿālī and others said: it means [maʿnā] subjugation [qahr] and conquest [ghlaba]. Sufyān al-Thawrī said: He performed an action regarding the Throne which He called "establishing [istawā]." Al-Shaʿbī and others said: This is from the ambiguous [mutashābih] verses of the Qurʾān and one should not expose oneself to its meaning [maʿnā]. https://www.darultahqiq.com/

Coming soon bi idhnillah (over 75 pages).

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The Blazing Star in Defence of a Narration from Malik al-Dar - Darul Tahqiq
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Ibn Taymiyya's (d. 728 AH) criticism of his one time associate Imām Jamāl al-Dīn al-Mizzī (d. 742 AH) for attesting to being an Ashʿarī in ʿaqīda

Imām Taqī al-Dīn ibn Qāḍī Shuhba stated in his Tārīkh Ibn Qāḍī Shuhba (1/237):

وقال ابنُ حِجي - تغمده الله برحْمَته - : ( قال لي بعض أصحابه وأحسبه ابن كثير : رأيتُه في جَنَازَةٍ وابنُ تيميَّة يُكثر من سؤاله عما يتعلق بالحَدِيث ، وهو يُجيبُ بسُكون وتُوَّدة . قال : وحكى لي شيخاي ابن كثير وابنُ رَافِع يزيد أحدهما على الآخر : لما عُيّن لمشيخة دارِ الحَدِيث الأشرفية توقف فيه وثار عليه الأَشَاعِرَةُ من أجل أنّ شرط واقِفِها أن يكونَ أَشْعَرِيّاً ، ولم يكن الشيخ جمال الدين [۲۳۷] كذلك ، كان على عقيدة أهْلِ الحَدِيث ، فلم / يُمكن مِنْ مُبَاشَرَتِها حَتَّى أشهد ١٣٧٦] عَلَيْه أنه على عَقيدةِ ابنِ الزَّمَلْكاني ) . قال ابنُ رافع : ( فلامه صاحبه ابنُ تَيْمِيَّةَ وقال له : يا شيخُ بعْتَ دينك بدُنْياك ؟

"Ibn Ḥijjī - may Allah envelop him in His mercy - said: (One of his companions, and I believe it was Ibn Kathīr, said to me: I saw him at a funeral and Ibn Taymiyya was asking him (al-Mizzī) many questions related to hadith, and he would answer with calmness and gentleness. He said: And my two shaykhs, Ibn Kathīr and Ibn Rāfiʿ, narrated to me, one of them adding to the other: When he was appointed to the headship of Dār al-Ḥadīth al-Ashrafiyya, there was hesitation regarding him and the Ashʿarites opposed him because the condition of its endower was that he should be an Ashʿari, and Shaykh Jamāl al-Dīn was not such, he was upon the creed [ʿaqīda] of the People of Hadith [ahl al-ḥadīth], so he was not / enabled to assume it until it was testified against him that he was upon the creed [ʿaqīda] of Ibn al-Zamlakānī). Ibn Rāfiʿ said: (So his companion Ibn Taymiyya blamed him and said to him: O Shaykh, have you sold your religion for your worldly life?" READ MORE in the given link

Audition Certificates (Ṭibāq al-Samāʿ – طِباق السماع) of ḥadīth works

In the classical Islamic scholarly tradition, formal audition sessions (majālis al-samāʿ – مجالس السماع) of ḥadīth works were convened in which scholars dictated texts to students and, occasionally, to members of the wider public. These sessions were highly structured and involved several designated roles in addition to the principal teacher. Among these roles was the mustamlī – المُستملي, tasked with conveying the teacher's words clearly to the audience. Another key figure was the kātib al-samāʿ – كاتب السماع (registrar), responsible for recording the names of attendees, noting their condition, and documenting absences or other relevant details. A third role was the qāriʾ – القارئ, the appointed lector who recited the text to ensure proper pronunciation and clarity. Upon completing the listening of a text, a student would present his copy to the teacher, who would sign it as formal testimony to the student's attendance. In some cases, if the registrar was suitably qualified, students could obtain the certification from him instead.

The audition certificate issued upon successful completion of a text consisted of several components. The opening formulae included expressions such as samiʿa ʿalayya – سمع عليّ ("he heard from me"), qaraʾa ʿalayya – قرأ عليّ ("he read to me"), balagha samāʿan – بلغ سماعًا ("his audition was completed"), or samiʿtu – سمعتُ ("I heard") followed by the student's name. The phrase wa-ṣaḥḥ – وصحّ ("and it is valid") was often added to attest to the correctness of the audition.

The certificate also recorded the names of attendees with clarity and concision [ikhtiṣār ghayr mulbis – اختصار غير ملبس], minimising titles whilst noting relationships and any absences. Age indicators, such as "he was present" [ḥaḍara – حضر] or "present at the age of" [ḥuḍūran ʿan – حضورًا عن], were included for younger students. The lector was acknowledged with the phrase "by his recitation" [bi-qirāʾatihi – بقراءته], the registrar [kātib al-samāʿ – كاتب السماع] documented the entire process. The teacher's signature formally authenticated the student's accomplishment, and the date and place of completion may also be recorded. Together, these components ensured the authenticity, traceability, and scholarly legitimacy of the audition certificate], providing a structured record of traditional Islamic learning and the meticulous process of textual transmission.

Thousands of examples of audition certificates in manuscripts can be seen here:
https://www.audition-certificates-platform.org/

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Hadith Proofs for the Hanafi Procedure of Witr

https://www.darultahqiq.com/hadith-proofs-for-the-hanafi-procedure-of-witr/

The Rules of Ramadan – Mufti Muhammad Shafi - Darul Tahqiq
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Authenticity of a du’a at iftar time - Darul Tahqiq
https://www.darultahqiq.com/authenticity-dua-iftar-time/

Resources - Taraweeh eBook by Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed
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Tarawih – Why 20 Rak'ats & Not 8?

Presenting Evidences & Establishing Twenty Rak'ats Tarawih as the Sunnah, Not Eight

https://youtu.be/aZapWWLpE9Y?si=MMmDCTAv1rFtTmSA

PDF for the presentation:
https://dn790007.ca.archive.org/0/items/THERAKATSOFTARAWIHAsSubahAcademy2019/THE%20RAKATS%20OF%20TARAWIH_as%20Subah%20academy_2019.pdf