A collection of hadith research and studies by Imam Ahmad Raza Khan, addressing questions of hadith authentication, hadith criticism, and the application of hadith evidence within the Hanafi legal framework. The work demonstrates his command of the hadith sciences alongside his deep expertise in fiqh.

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan's engagement with hadith scholarship reflects the classical Hanafi approach to hadith, which integrates textual criticism with jurisprudential reasoning. This collection brings together his research on specific hadith-related questions that arose throughout his scholarly career.

Who It Is For Students and scholars of hadith sciences and Hanafi legal methodology.

Its Place in the Tradition Reflects the classical Hanafi tradition of integrating hadith scholarship with jurisprudential reasoning.

Discipline Hadith sciences. Connected to the Hanafi school's approach to hadith authentication and application.

Level Advanced

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

1272–1340 AH / 1856–1921 CE

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan (1272–1340 AH / 1856–1921 CE) was born in Bareilly, India. A prolific Hanafi jurist, theologian, and spiritual master of the Qadiri order, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant scholars of South Asian Islam. His Fatawa Ridawiyyah, running to over thirty volumes, is among the largest and most detailed fatwa collections in Islamic history. He was deeply rooted in the Maturidi tradition in matters of theology and received multiple scholarly licenses from the scholars of Mecca and Medina.

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