Contemporary Challenges in Hadith Studies

The widespread assaults on the Mubarak Hadith of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam) are no secret to any person of this field. Whilst these attacks progressively increase, the ummah on the other hand, is faced with the predicament of ‘internal cracks’ and widespread disarray among so called ‘Hadith Scholars’.

Al-‘Allāmatul Muhaddith, Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah (hafizahullāh) addressed these two contemporary challenges in the field of Hadith in a paper that he presented to a gathering of the most senior Scholars of the world. These words of advice are of a seasoned expert of Hadith, who has made remarkable contributions to this field.

Although this paper was delivered ten years ago, its contents are extremely important, and are actually more applicable today than when it was delivered.