An summarised text detailing the rules governing the Criticism of Hadeeth. From its introduction -'A hadith (pl. ahadith) is composed of two parts: the matn (text) and the isnad (chain of reporters). A text may seem to be logical and reasonable but it needs an authentic isnad with reliable reporters to be acceptable; 'Abdullah b. al-Mubarak (d. 181 AH) is reported to have said, "The isnad is part of the religion: had it not been for the isnad, whoever wished to would have said whatever he liked." During the lifetime of the Prophet (SAS) and after his death, his Companions (Sahabah) used to refer to him when quoting his sayings. The Successors (Tabi'un) followed suit; some of them used to quote the Prophet (SAS) through the Companions while others would omit the intermediate authority - such a hadith was known as mursal (loose). It was found that the missing link between the Successor and the Prophet (SAS) might be one person, i.e. a Companion, or two persons, the extra person being an older Successor who heard the hadith from the Companion.'
Author: Mahmood Al-Tahaan
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/291284
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Explanation of all the surahs of the 30th chapter of the Quran: in a very simple and informative way, the Shaikh Explain the surahs of the 30th chapter of the Quran, starting with Surah An-Naba' and ending with An-Nas.
Author: Imam Ibn Kathir
Reveiwers: Muhammad AbdulRaoof
Publisher: International Islamic Publishing House
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/318534
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The story of one of the Companions search for the truth.
Author: Dr. Saleh As-Saleh
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/1225
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The Fasting of Ramadan: a reference that simplified all matters pertaining to the fast and Ramadan in this short and concise treatise.
Author: Muhammad Jameel Zeeno
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/177570
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This is a very useful book contains important information despite its few pages. It shows how to perform the second pillar of Islam i.e. prayer. At first, the author some words from book "The Dispraise of Desire" authored by Ibn Al-Qayyem. Then he talks about some issues pertaining to prayer e.g. meaning of prayer, its merits, its times and conditions should be met before performing it. It is characterized by containing audio sections showing what is said during the prayer.
Author: Dr. Saleh As-Saleh
Reveiwers: Abu Adham Osama Omara
Publisher: http://www.turntoislam.com - Turn to Islam Website
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/328264
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This books cover the historical events of the Islamic Openings through which the word of Islam reached out the whole world. It represents the real Islamic attitude during the war, and real intentions of those openings.
Author: AbdulAziz Al-Shinnawy
Translators: Heba Samir Hendawi
Publisher: Umm Al-Qura for Translation, Publishing & Distribution
Source: http://www.islamhouse.com/p/51906
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