The word ḥadīth lexically refers to a narrative or something new.

ʿAllāmāʾ Suyūṭī relates [through his chain] that Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad said: “When Abū ʿl-ʿAbbās Walīd ibn Ibrāhim was deposed as the chief justice of Rayy [formally of the great cities of Persia located a few...

The incidents below, which demonstrate the passion of the scholars of yesterday and the personal sacrifice they made in their pursuit of ḥadith, have been extracted from Al-Riḥlah fī Ṭalab al-Ḥadīth by Khaṭīb...

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Introduction Allāh Taʿālā has blessed us with an ʿaql (intellect) over the animals, who merely act according to their desires. At the same time, however, ʿaql is not boundless and all...

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيمOverviewṢuwar min Ḥayāt at-Tābiʿīn, authored by Shaykh ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān al-Bāshā (raḥimahullāh) includes varied anecdotes from the life of 30 tabiʿūn, many of whom have been portrayed in...