Inspiration
It was the vision of Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Binnory (rahimahullah) that inspired our Ameer, Moulana Haroon Abasoomar saheb (rahimahullah), to undertake this initiative.
Moulana Muhammad Yusuf Binnory (rahimahullah) had established a research department at his institute, from which many services of Islamic academics were rendered.
Following in the footsteps of his most senior Hadith teacher, our Ameer, Moulana Haroon Abasoomar saheb (rahimahullah), decided to establish this institute for the broader benefit of the Muslim community.
This was further enhanced by the encouragement of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullah), the Grand Syrian Muhaddith who was residing in Madinatul Munawwarah, and later migrated to Istanbul. The Respected Shaykh (hafizahullah), during his first visit to South Africa (June 2012), stressed the need for specialisation in the various fields of Islamic knowledge.
The institute was launched to coincide with Shaykh ‘Awwamah’s next visit to South Africa in January 2014. He was pleased to hear of it and blessed the initiative with his du’as, and also offered some principal guidelines on how to attend to contemporary Hadith queries. Moulana Muhammad ibn Moulana Haroon is a student of the Shaykh (hafizahullah) [since 30 December 1999] and frequently consults Shaykh ‘Awwamah for the website and other issues.
The Arabic name دار الحديث العوامية was selected in honour of the Shaykh (hafizahullah). Read the Honourable Shaykh’s letter of support here (see the English here).
Our services
Websites
HadithAnswers.com: a Hadith Q&A service which attends to all matters related to the Noble Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam), like:
- Reference
- Translation
- Commentary
- Authentication
- Hadith proofs
- Hadith terminologies
- Narrators, etc.
Al-Miftah.com: a blog that publishes articles, audios and e-books on a variety of Islamic topics.
DarulHadith.co.za: our business card and bookstore.
Reviewing books and posters
Reviewing books, posters, etc. before publication, to ensure the authenticity of the Hadith-related content.
The Darul Hadith encourages one and all to first authenticate all content before broadcasting it, irrespective of the platform we choose to broadcast from.
When submitting articles for review, please keep the following in mind:
- Our service is restricted to Hadiths that are cited in articles.
- Please only submit one article at a time. You may submit the next one after receiving a reply to the one before.
- When submitting lengthy articles, please paste the Hadiths in a separate file and the full article in another. The former request is to save us time, while the latter enables us to see the context in which the Hadiths are being quoted.
Programmes and seminars
Addressing programmes and seminars on current and academic topics. You may submit your request via our contact page.
Newsletters and booklets
A bi-annual newsletter, beneficial pamphlets and booklets, as well as weekly e-newsletters.
Our bi-annual newsletter, the Al-Binnory, has been named after Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf Al-Binnory (rahimahullah), the most senior teacher of our Ameer.
Weekly e-newsletters are sent from our other two sites, Al-Miftah.com and HadithAnswers.com. You may subscribe to them on their home pages, and to ours at the foot of every page here.
The library
A well-stocked (and continuously updated) library that consists of primarily Arabic sources and some Urdu books.
A well-updated library is core to progress in any academic field. Every ‘Alim and student of the Darul ‘Ulum is welcome to visit us during office hours.
We are willing to share our catalogue with any Madrasah library or ‘Alim.
Support for educational initiatives
Offering support and guidance to educational initiatives globally, to ensure the smooth running of pure channels of knowledge.
The Darul Hadith offers advice pertaining to the academia and syllabi of Islamic educational initiatives. The motive is to unify the pattern and methodology (manhaj) of such institutions. Feel free to contact us for this purpose.
WhatsApp broadcasts
Kindly save this number, +27 81 328 5973, to your contacts and WhatsApp us your name and a ‘Please subscribe me’ message, to receive weekly broadcasts. (This service is not for Q&A.) You may post questions via the HadithAnswers.com website.
The Ideal Businessman broadcast
A weekly message is sent to subscribers pertaining to Islamic business practices and related Hadiths.
Darul Hadith only attends to Hadith-related queries and Hadith-related misconceptions.
Daily posts
Follow @HadithAnswers for daily posts of pertinent Hadith-related Q&A.
Publications
We have published over two dozen books in English and Arabic, many of which are included in the curriculum of several institutes. View our catalogue in the bookstore.