Table of Contents
PROLOGUE	15
THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) AND THE INITIAL CLAIMS OF THE TWO DETRACTORS	22
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansaari Placing His Face on the Grave of the Nabi (s): Research Compiled by Abul Layth	51
THE REALITY OF ABU HIBBAAN (KAMRAN MALIK) AND ABU KHUZAIMAH ANSAARI (IMRAN MASOOM) IN THE EYES OF THEIR OWN SALAFI SECT BRETHREN	57
Who is Abu Hibbaan Kamran Malik?	57
KAMRAN MALIK THE “SOLICITOR” AND HIS MAJOR FRAUD OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY!	58
Abu Hibbaan Kamran Malik was first arrested with major fraud allegations way back in early 2010	67
SOLICITORS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT ON KAMRAN MALIK	69
2001: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST IN 2014 FOR KAMRAN MALIK (ALUM ROCK)	72
KAMRAN MALIK AND IMRAN MASOOM ARE NOT SCHOLARS IN THE ISLAMIC SCIENCES ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO KNOW THEM	80
Previous and current Events surrounding two books that had been printed by ‘Alum Rock’ (1) Kitaab Raf al-Yadain (2) The Position of the Hands in the Salah of the Prophet.	81
Their debates with non-“Salafis”	86
Who is Abu Khuzaimah Ansaari Imran Masoom?	93
THE AUDIO VERDICT OF DR. WASIULLAH ABBAS ON ABU KHUZAIMAH IMRAN MASOOM REGARDING ALLEGATIONS OF PLAGIARISM AND UNSCHOLARLINESS	107
“THE SALAFI DA’WAH IS NOW IN DISARRAY”: AL-ALBANI	115
AL-ALBANI ON ‘THE SAPLINGS’ IN HIS SECT	123
RABI IBN HADI AL-MADKHALI’S ADVICE TO THE WOULD-BE HADITH SCHOLARS IN HIS SECT	127
AL-ALBANI’S IJAZA FROM SHAYKH RAGHIB AL-TABBAKH AND BEING SELF TAUGHT IN THE HADITH SCIENCES	130
MANY SALAFIS AND THEIR SELF-TAUGHT METHODOLOGY IN UNDERSTANDING SACRED ISLAMIC TEXTS	152
A REPLY TO THEIR MALICIOUS AND SLANDEROUS INTRODUCTION	163
A SEVERE WARNING AGAINST THOSE WHO OPPOSE TAQLID BY THEIR IMAM HARB AL-KIRMANI (D. 280 AH)	186
ANSWERING THEIR PREPOSTEROUS PRATTLING ON POSTING UNDER FAKE NAMES: A REPLY TO THEM AND ALI RIDA QADRI	189
SALAFIS ARE ALSO KNOWN TO USE FAKE SCREEN NAMES AS THEY KNOW ALL TOO WELL	222
SALAFISM AND ITS DEEP DIVISIONS: A BRIEF HISTORY	238
EXPOSITIONS AND REFUTATIONS OF ABU IYAAD AMJAD RAFIQ (Salafi Publications)	244
A LENGTHY VIDEO ON THE INTERNAL SALAFI WRANGLINGS BY A MADINA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE	246
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AL-ALBANI, IBN UTHAYMIN AND IBN BAZ IN FIQH AND AQIDA	252
VERDICTS OF SHAYKH ABDUL QADIR AL-JILANI (d. 561 AH) AND AL-ALBANI ON BARE HEADEDNESS IN SALAH OR IN PUBLIC	256
ALLEGATIONS OF BEING SCARCE	261
THEIR HATRED FOR THE HANAFI MADHHAB AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SO-CALLED HANAFI-SUFI: ALI RIDA QADRI	269
THE LATE SAUDI GRAND MUFTI IBN BAZ TOOK IJAZA FROM THE DEOBANDI GRAND MUFTI MUHAMMAD SHAFI OF PAKISTAN	274
OTHER SALAFIS TAKING IJAZA FROM DEOBANDIS	283
WAS ABU HIBBAAN KAMRAN MALIK WRITING FROM A JAIL CELL IN MAY 2014?!	290
FALSE CLAIMS OF ALLEGDELY SENDING A VIRUS TO THEIR ALREADY AILING AND AFFLICTED SITE	292
ANSWSERING THEIR SECTION HEADED: HORRENDOUS MISTAKES AND ISSUES ON REFERENCING	295
ANSWERING THEIR SECTION HEADED: “9 ANSWERS TO ABUL HASAN HUSSAIN AHMED’S HAUGHTY CLAIM OF OUR ALLEGED MISTRANSLATION!!!”	302
A SLANDEROUS LIE AGAINST IMAM IBN HAJAR AL-HAYTAMI (d. 974 AH)	306
THE TWO DETRACTORS CAN NOT READ ARABIC NAMES AND BOOK TITLES CORRECTLY	306
A SLANDEROUS LIE AGAINST SHAYKH ZAFAR AHMED AL-UTHMANI	314
THEIR CLAIM WITH REGARD TO SHAYKH NURUD-DIN AL-SAMHUDI (D. 911 AH)	320
THEIR DISTORTION AGAINST THEIR OWN SALAFI WRITER: HAMUD AL-TUWAYJIRI	325
A LIE AGAINST THE LATE SAUDI MUFTI MUHAMMAD IBN IBRAHIM (d. 1969)	332
ANSWERING THEIR SECTION ENTITLED: “LOOKING AT THE DECEPTION OF GIBRIL FOUAD HADDAD & ABUL HASAN HUSSAIN AHMED REGARDING THE DIFFERENT TEXTS OF THE CITATIONS MENTIONED FOR THIS NARRATION”	338
ANSWERING THEIR SECTION HEADED: “A DETAILED LOOK AT THE TEXTS & CHAINS OF THIS NARRATION, CITATIONS, REFERENCING & GRAVE MISTAKES OF ABUL HASAN HUSSAIN AHMED.”	343
A LOOK AT WHAT HAMZA AHMED AL-ZAYN ACTUALLY SAID ABOUT THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) AND THE DISHONEST CLAIMS OF THE TWO DETRACTORS	357
VARIANTS OF THE ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) NARRATION AND THE DETRACTOR’S REFERENCES	366
A VARIANT OF THE ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) NARRATION WITH DIGITAL IMAGES FROM THE MANUSCRIPTS OF TARIKH IBN ABI KHAYTHAMA AND VIA HIS ROUTE FROM THE TARIKH DIMASHQ OF IBN ASAKIR	368
MANUSCRIPT IMAGES OF THE ABU AYYUB AL ANSARI (RA) NARRATION FROM MUSNAD AHMED AND MUSTADRAK AL-HAKIM	383
POSITIVE PROOFS ON THE FINAL GRADING OF AL-HAFIZ IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALANI ON KATHIR IBN ZAYD	404
When the Taqrib al-Tahdhib of al-Hafiz ibn Hajar was compiled:	406
When was the Nata’ij al-Afkar of al-Hafiz ibn Hajar compiled:	412
When Talkhis al-Habir of al-Hafiz ibn Hajar was compiled	414
A grading on Kathir ibn Zayd from al-Hakim as mentioned by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani:	416
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani authenticating some chains via the route of Kathir ibn Zayd	420
IMAM AL-DHAHABI AND KATHIR IBN ZAYD	423
EXAMPLES OF AL-DHAHABI AGREEING WITH AL-HAKIM’S AUTHENTICATION OF SOME NARRATIONS VIA THE ROUTE OF KATHIR IBN ZAYD	434
Other places where al-Dhahabi authenticated chains of transmission via Kathir ibn Zayd:	438
IMAM AL-DHAHABI AND HIS METHODOLOGY IN AL-KASHIF AND AL-MUGHNI	440
A LOOK AT THEIR SECTION ENTITLED: LOOKING AT THE MEANING OF ‘SADOOQ’ IN LIGHT OF THE SCHOLARS OF HADEETH THE POSITION OF IMAAM IBN ABEE HAATIM AND IBN AS-SALAAH	451
KATHIR IBN ZAYD IN IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALANI’S TAHDHIB AL-TAHDHIB	457
A LOOK AT THEIR CLAIM THAT AL-TABARANI (d. 360 AH) ALLUDED TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB (ra)	465
ANSWERING THEIR CLAIM THAT AL-HAYTHAMI (d. 807 AH) ALLUDED TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI	472
AL-HAYTHAMI AND HIS ACCEPTANCE OF KATHIR IBN ZAYD AS A RELIABLE NARRATOR AND SOMETIMES GRADING CHAINS WITH HIM IN IT AS BEING AUTHENTIC IN SOME WAY	479
Examples where al-Haythami considered Kathir to be from the Thiqat (trustworthy narrators) or from the dependable narrators (muwathhaqun):	479
Examples of al-Haythami authenticating chains containing Kathir ibn Zayd:	484
IBN AL-JAWZI AND KATHIR IBN ZAYD IN HIS DU’AFA WAL-MATRUKIN	487
A BLUNDEROUS CLAIM ABOUT IBN HIBBAN AND KATHIR IBN ZAYD MADE BY THE TWO DETRACTORS	495
A LOOK AT THEIR SECTION ENTITLED: OTHER SCHOLARS WHO SPOKE ABOUT KATHEER IBN ZAID	508
AL-HAFIZ SHIHABUD-DIN AL-BUSAYRI (d. 840 AH) AND KATHIR IBN ZAYD	523
Al-Hafiz ibn Hajar al-Asqalani declaring a chain with Kathir ibn Zayd to be Hasan:	527
A LOOK AT HADITH RELATED TERMINOLOGIES AGAIN	529
AN EXPLANATION OF THE PRINCIPLE: “JARH IS GIVEN PRECEDENCE OVER TA’DIL”	543
THE LATE SALAFI MUFTI ABDUL AZIZ IBN BAZ ON KATHIR IBN ZAYD: AN INDIRECT REFUTATION OF THE TWO DETRACTORS	555
IMAM YAHYA IBN MA’EEN, HIS RULINGS ON KATHIR IBN ZAYD, AND WHAT THE TWO DETRACTORS LEFT UNDISCLOSED	560
The detractors claimed that Ibn Ma’een left a final grading on Kathir ibn Zayd but provided no proof	561
Al-Mubarakpuri’s words are a refutation of the claims of the two detractors	566
A LOOK AT RAZA HASSAN AND HIS CLAIMS	571
Salim al-Hilali: A ‘Shaykh” to the two detractors and allegations of embezzling funds and plagiarism	588
Plagiarism by the late Ali Hasan al-Halabi	591
ANSWERING THEIR CLAIM THAT NO ONE BESIDES AL-HAKIM AND AL-DHAHABI AUTHENTICATED THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (ra)	598
IBN HAJAR’S GRADING OF SADUQ YUKHTI (TRUTHFUL BUT WOULD MAKE SOME MISTAKES) AND EXAMPLES OF CHAINS (ASANID) BEING DECLARED AS HASAN OR SAHIH BY HIMSELF	604
IBN HAJAR’S GRADING OF SADUQ (TRUTHFUL) AND EXAMPLES OF CHAINS (ASANID) BEING DECLARED AS SAHIH BY HIMSELF	618
EXAMPLES OF CHAINS OF TRANSMISSION (ASANID) WITH KATHIR IBN ZAYD BEING DECLARED AS HASAN (GOOD) BY SOME SCHOLARS	624
EXAMPLES OF CHAINS (ASANID) WITH KATHIR IBN ZAYD BEING DECLARED AS SAHIH BY SOME SCHOLARS	636
Two examples where al-Hafiz ibn Hajar al-Asqalani declared chains with Kathir ibn Zayd to be Sahih	636
RAZA HASSAN AND WHAT HE PRESENTED WITH REGARDS TO KATHIR IBN ZAYD FROM CLASSICAL SCHOLARS AND RECENT SALAFIS	643
ZUBAIR ALI ZA’I REJECTING THE WEAKENING OF KATHIR IBN ZAYD	666
Other Salafi scholars who also authenticated the above narration from Sunan Abi Dawud via the route of Kathir ibn Zayd:	669
AL-ALBANI ON KATHIR IBN ZAYD AND AUTHENTICITY OF NARRATIONS FROM HIM	671
A LOOK AT THE STATUS OF DAWUD IBN ABI SALIH	675
AL-HAFIZ IBN HAJAR AND HOW HE TREATED NARRATIONS FROM THE MUSTADRAK OF AL-HAKIM IN HIS ITHAF AL-MAHARA	688
IMAM AL-DHAHABI AND THE STATUS OF DAWUD IBN ABI SALIH	711
Al-Dhahabi’s rule on accepting narrations from some unknown reporters (al-Majhulun)	714
Examples of al-Dhahabi agreeing with al-Hakim’s tashih (authentication) despite his saying about a narrator: ‘Not known (la yu’raf).’ or implying the narrator is an unknown (majhul)	715
Al-Hafiz ibn Adi (d. 365 AH), his rule on how certain narrators were reliable to him, and its application to Dawud ibn Abi Salih	726
An example of Abu Hatim al-Razi declaring some narrations of a majhul (unknown) reporter to be Hasan (good)	732
CLARIFICATION ON AL-DHAHABI’S ALLEGED ERROR WITH REGARD TO WHO NARRATED FROM DAWUD IBN ABI SALIH	734
THE MEANING OF MAQBUL TO AL-HAFIZ IBN HAJAR AL-ASQALANI AND EXAMPLES OF HIS PERSONAL GRADINGS OF CHAINS (ASANID) WITH SUCH NARRATORS	739
Examples of narrators declared Maqbul (acceptable) by Ibn Hajar and the narration with such a narrator being authentic to him	745
Some examples of narrators declared maqbul (acceptable) by Ibn Hajar and the narration being authenticated by other Hadith scholars	770
THE DETRACTORS AND THEIR FEEBLE RESEARCH ON IMAM AL-MUNAWI (d. 1031 AH) AND HIS VIEWS ON THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (ra)	784
Al-Munawi’s final grading of the Abu Ayyub (ra) narration with manuscript evidence	790
A LOOK AT WHAT THEY MENTIONED ABOUT MAHMUD SA’EED MAMDUH AND THEIR RELIANCE ON AMR ABDUL MUNIM SALIM	796
REFUTATIONS AGAINST AMR ABDUL MUNIM BY HIS FELLOW SALAFI SECT MEMBERS	826
TARIQ AWAD ALLAH: ANOTHER REFERENCE POINT FOR THE DETRACTORS	843
Tariq Awad Allah and his participation in street demonstrations	844
SLANDER ON THE SAHABI MUAWIYYA IBN ABI SUFYAN (RA) AS IN TARIQ AWAD ALLAH’S EDITION OF AL-SHAWKANI’S NAYL AL-AWTAR	846
Muhammad ibn Hadi al-Madkhali and his warning against Tariq Awad Allah	848
THE TWO DETRACTORS AND THEIR POINTS ABOUT ISA AL-HIMYARI	857
AL-MUTTALIB IBN ABDULLAH AND HIS HEARING OF OR WITNESSING THE INCIDENT OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA)	878
IMAM AL-HAKIM’S DECLARATION OF THE SANAD BEING SAHIH AND AL-DHAHABI’S AUTHENTICATION EXPLORED FURTHER	891
Al-Suyuti authenticated the Abu Ayyub (ra) narration and the detractors weak memories	901
PLAGIARISM AMONGST THE STUDENTS OF AL-ALBANI: QUOTES ON AL-HALABI, AL-HILALI AND MASHHUR HASAN SALMAN	909
Refutations on Ali Hasan al-Halabi by Rabi al-Madkhali and Ahmed Bazmul:	913
MORE REPETITIVE CLAIMS ABOUT IMAM AL-DHAHABI BY THE TWO DETRACTORS	921
MORE WASTED EFFORTS BY THE TWO DETRACTORS SURROUNDING THE MUSTADRAK OF AL-HAKIM	945
THEIR INSINCERE SHENANIGANS WITH REGARD TO IMAM AL-NASA’I’S QUOTE	948
A short poem summarising the above paragraphs by one of our noble brothers:	950
AL-ALBANI AND HIS STANCE ON KATHIR IBN ZAYD CONTINUED	955
IMAM AL-TIRMIDHI AND A NARRATION FROM KATHIR IBN ZAYD	971
An unanswered challenge: Provide original proof that Ishaq ibn Rahawayh would put his hands on his chest in Salah as al-Albani claimed	975
THE DETRACTORS DECLARED THE RELIABLE HADITH NARRATOR ALI IBN AL JA’D TO BE A SHIA LIAR	977
SOME HADITHS IN SAHIH AL-BUKHARI VIA ALI IBN AL-JA’D THAT THE TWO DETRACTORS REJECTED DUE TO THEIR DENUNCIATION OF IBN AL-JA’D	982
ANSWERING THEIR FALSE CLAIMS ABOUT SAHIH IBN KHUZAYMA AND THE NARRATION OF WA’IL IBN HUJR FOR PLACING THE HANDS ON THE CHEST IN SALAH	990
Imam Sufyan al-Thawri’s madhhab was to place the hands under the navel in Salah according to some well-known Salafis:	998
DR. MUHAMMAD MUSTAFA A’ZAMI AND THE EXAMPLES GIVEN BY THE DETRACTORS WHICH SHOWED THEM UP AS DISTORTERS AND FALSIFIERS OF THE TRUTH	1004
A FABRICATION OF THE DETRACTORS WITH REGARD TO IMAM AL-SUBKI AND THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (ra)	1023
THE ATTEMPT BY THE DETRACTORS TO REJECT THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI VIA FALSE CHRONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS	1053
A NARRATION FROM ALI IBN HUSSAIN REGARDING A MAN ENTERING THE QUARTER WITH THE PROPHETIC GRAVE	1072
THE NARRATION MENTIONING THE HEARING OF THE BLESSINGS BY THE PROPHET ( ) AT HIS NOBLE GRAVE	1078
IMAM MALIK IBN ANAS TOUCHING THE GRAVE OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ	1094
Al-Hafiz Abu Tahir al-Silafi was a Sufi	1106
THEIR RELIANCE ON THE LATE AHMED AL-NAJMI WHEN IT SUITS THEM IN REJECTING THE ABU AYYUB (ra) NARRATION	1110
THE DETRACTORS ON THE HEIGHT OF THE PROPHETIC GRAVE	1114
Narrations on the height of the Prophet’s ﷺ noble grave	1118
Rulings from the early Hanafi school:	1126
Ibn Umar (ra) and his sitting on graves as recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari	1131
THE PROPHET’S ﷺ GRAVE AND GRAVEWORSHIP	1135
IMAM TAQIUDDIN AL-SUBKI AND NARRATIONS FROM THE TWO NOBLE SAHABA: ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (ra) AND BILAL IBN RABAH (ra) IN HIS SHIFA AL-SIQAM	1140
A NARRATION FROM BILAL IBN RABAH (ra) AND THE NOBLE GRAVE OF THE PROPHET ﷺ	1147
Those who authenticated the narration of Bilal (ra)	1155
Imam Taqiud-Din al-Subki position on touching the Prophet’s ﷺ grave	1158
The view of some classical scholars on al-Subki’s Shifa al-Siqam	1163
IMAM IBN HAJAR AL-HAYTAMI AL-MAKKI (d. 974 AH), THE TWO DETRACTORS, AND THE NARRATION OF ABU AYYUB (ra)	1167
IMAM AL-SAMHUDI AND THE BLUNDERS OF THE TWO DETRACTORS	1201
ACTIONS AROUND THE PROPHET’S ﷺ GRAVE AND WHAT THE TWO DETRACTORS DELIBERATELY OVERLOOKED FROM THE SALAF	1211
Ibn Umar (ra) and Ali (ra) from the Sahaba and their direct bodily contact with graves	1215
Imam Malik ibn Anas and Imam al-Tahawi on the issue of sitting upon graves	1221
The narration of Mu’adh ibn Jabal (ra) at the grave of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)	1227
The narration of Usama ibn Zayd (ra) praying at the grave of the Holy Prophet ﷺ	1236
Anas ibn Malik (ra) and supplicating at the grave of the Holy Prophet ﷺ	1250
The narration of A’isha (ra) and the grave of the Holy Prophet ﷺ	1251
Uqba ibn Amir (ra) and his supplication at the grave of the Holy Prophet ﷺ	1260
THOUGHTS OF THE DETRACTORS ON SO CALLED GRAVE WORSHIP, ISA AL-HIMAYARI AND IMAM MUHAMMAD ABID AL-SINDI	1262
QADI MUHAMMAD ALI AL SHAWKANI ON TAWASSUL AND AL-ALBANI’S ADMITTANCE	1275
QADI MUHAMMAD ALI AL SHAWKANI ON THE FOLLOWERS OF MUHAMMAD IBN ABDAL WAHHAB AL-NAJDI	1285
Nawab Siddiq Hasan Khan (d. 1890 CE) and Tawassul	1288
AL-HAFIZ ABDAL GHANI AL-MAQDISI (d. 600 AH) AND HOW HE ATTAINED HEALING BY TOUCHING THE GRAVE OF IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL	1293
ACTS OR SAYINGS OF IBN KHUZAYMA, IBN HIBBAN AND AL-DHAHABI AT GRAVES, PLUS VIEWS ON TAWASSUL	1314
A narration from Imam al-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH) and a man at the grave of the Prophet ﷺ	1324
Al-Samhudi (d. 911 AH) and Tawassul	1327
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami (d. 974 AH), Tawassul, and the Prophet’s being alive in their graves	1331
Imam al-Dhahabi promoting du’a at certain graves	1337
Al-Dhahabi (d. 748 AH) on Tafwid al-Ma'na and	1341
Imam al-Dhahabi (d. 748 AH) on Tafwid al-Ma'na	1342
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH) and Tawassul	1347
Al-Nawawi (d. 676 AH) and Tawassul	1349
Ibn Khuzayma (d. 311 AH) and Ibn Hibban (d. 354 AH) at graves and their false accusation regarding al-Himyari	1354
The two quotes linked to Imam Abu Hatim ibn Hibban and Imam Abu Bakr ibn Khuzayma	1363
Ibn Kathir (d. 774 AH) and the narration of al-Utbi regarding the grave of the Prophet ﷺ	1378
IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL, HIS MUSNAD AND VIEWS SURROUNDING IT	1384
The Hadith of Hulb (ra) and the wording for placing the hands on the chest in Salah in the Musnad Ahmed	1396
Did Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal accept the Abu Ayyub (ra) narration?	1406
IMAM AL-DHAHABI AND HIS QUOTE ON IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL ALLOWING THE TOUCHING OF THE GRAVE OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ	1420
SAYYID MUHAMMAD IBN ALAWI AL MALIKI ON TOUCHING GRAVES	1432
DID IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL ALLOW TOUCHING THE GRAVE OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ	1454
The narration of Abdullah from his father, Ahmed ibn Hanbal allowing touching the noble grave	1456
The narration of Abu Bakr al-Athram from Ibn Hanbal on not knowing the touching of the noble grave	1472
Abu Bakr al-Athram and his incorrect attributions to Ahmed ibn Hanbal at times	1475
Ibn Hanbal placed his hand on a grave	1502
IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL AND HIS USE OF THE BLESSED PROPHETIC HAIR DURING HIS INQUISITION FOR TABARRUK	1506
Narrations on Tabarruk (seeking blessings)	1511
ABDULLAH IBN UMAR (RA) AND NARRATIONS ON TOUCHING THE GRAVE OF THE HOLY PROPHET ﷺ	1515
WHAT DO VARIOUS SCHOLARS SAY ABOUT TOUCHING GRAVES, TABARRUK AND TAWASSUL	1579
THE RED CLOTH IN THE GRAVE OF THE PROPHET ﷺ	1694
A DOCUMENTATION OF THE DIABOLICAL DIATRIBE, ABUSIVE LANGUAGE AND SLANDER BY THE TWO DETRACTORS	1724
The slanders of al-Albani against Shaykh Abdal Fattah Abu Ghudda	1742
THE PLAGIARISATION OF REFERENCES BY THE TWO DETRACTORS FROM ZUBAIR ALI	1744
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ZUBAIR ALI ZAI BY OTHER SALAFIS	1757
FALSE ALLEGATIONS OF BADIUD-DIN AL-SINDI AND A REFUTATION UPON HIM	1768
Some examples of Badiud-Din al-Sindi’s extremism and distortions:	1771
Badiuddin al-Sindi and his defamatory anti-Hanafi taunts in Masjid al-Haram	1780
Ibn Hazm al-Zahiri declared to have been a Jahmi by some Salafis	1782
IBN HAZM AL-ZAHIRI, HIS DESPICABLE MANNERS AND THE ADOPTION OF HIS WAYS BY CERTAIN SALAFIS	1785
SHAYKH HABIBUR RAHMAN AL A’ZAMI AND THE ZIYADA – ‘UNDER THE NAVEL’ – IN A HADITH FROM WA’IL IBN HUJR (ra) IN SOME MANUSCRIPTS OF THE MUSANNAF OF IBN ABI SHAYBA	1801
THE LIE OF ZUBAIR ALI ZA’I OF PAKISTAN AGAINST SOME HANAFIS REGARDING WA’IL IBN HUJR’S NARRATION IN THE MUSANNAF OF IBN ABI SHAYBA	1821
THE TWO DETRACTORS AND THEIR PUBLISHING OF A NARRATION FROM SAHIH AL-BUKHARI WITH AN EXTRA WORDING IN ENGLISH	1824
AL-ALBANI AND HIS INSULTS AGAINST SHAYKH AL-A’ZAMI	1828
THE LIE OF ABU KHUZAIMAH AND ABU HIBBAAN THAT ASBAG IBN KHALIL WAS A HANAFI WHO ATTACKED THE MUSANNAF OF IBN ABI SHAYBA	1833
AL-ALBANI AND HIS CUTTING UP OF THE WORDS OF THE MALIKI SCHOLAR: AL-QADI IYAD (d. 544 AH) AND THE FAILURE OF THE TWO DETRACTORS TO ANSWER	1842
OVER FIFTY BOOKS REFUTING AL-ALBANI DIRECTLY OR BY INFERENCE	1847
A SALAFI WRITER’S VERDICT ON AL-ALBANI’S GRADINGS OF NARRATIONS	1859
Is Shaykh Al-Albânî, عليه رحمة الله,’s authentication accurate?	1859
TYPES OF IJAZA IN HADITH: THE WAY OF THE REAL HADITH SCHOLARS VERSUS THE DISMISSIVE WAYS OF AL-ALBANI AND HIS WESTERN MUQALLIDS	1861
A short poem on their crass methodology:	1862
Ibn al-Salah on the 8 ways of receiving and transmitting Hadith:	1867
IMAM IBN HAJAR AL-HAYTAMI ON DEVIANTS (AHL-UL-BID’A) AND THEIR DISCONNECTED CHAINS	1899
SHAYKH RAGHIB AL TABBAKH AND THE PUTATIVE AUTHORITIES OF SALAFIS ON GENUINE SUFIS	1904
Sufism and the Imams of the Salafi Movement	1908
Ibn Taymiyya and others wearing the Sufi cloak (khirqa)	1910
A LIST OF SCHOLARS AND THEIR GRADING OF THE ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) NARRATION, EXPLICITLY OR BY SILENT ENDORSEMENT	1916
IMAM AHMED IBN HANBAL AND WHY HE MAY HAVE CONSIDERED THE ABU AYYUB AL-ANSARI (RA) NARRATION TO BE AUTHENTIC	1919
Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal also acted on all the narrations he recorded in his Musnad:	1924
Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal also placed his hand on a grave:	1925
Hanbali scholars who affirmed Imam Ahmed allowing the touching of certain graves:	1928
The status of Musnad Ahmed and its narrations to Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal and a group of scholars:	1930
Imam Abu Musa al-Madini (d. 581 AH) saying Imam Ahmed recorded that which was established and authentic in his Musnad	1933
The verdict of al-Hafiz Abul Qasim Isma’il al-Taymi (d. 535 AH) on the Musnad Ahmed	1938
The narration as in the Mustadrak of al-Hakim:	1939
A comprehensive enumeration of those who either authenticated it, accepted it, or quoted the Abu Ayyub (ra) narration without negation	1940
1)	Imam Abu Abdullah al-Hakim (d. 405 AH)	1940
2)	Imam Shamsuddin al-Dhahabi (d. 748 AH)	1948
3)	Al-Hafiz Umar ibn al-Mulaqqin (d. 804 AH)	1954
4)	Imam Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Mawsili (d. 774 AH)	1956
5)	Imam Taqiuddin al-Hisni (d. 829 AH)	1957
6)	Imam Taqiud-Din al-Maqrizi (d. 845 AH)	1960
7)	Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani (d. 852 AH)	1963
8)	Imam Abul Fath al-Maraghi al-Madani (d. 859 AH)	1966
9)	Imam Nuruddin al-Samhudi (d. 911 AH)	1969
10)	Imam Jalaluddin al-Suyuti (d. 911 AH)	1972
11)	Imam Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Salihi (d. 942 AH)	1984
12)	Imam Jarullah ibn Fahd al-Makki (d. 954 AH)	1986
13)	Imam Ibn Hajar al-Haytami al-Makki (d. 974 AH)	1990
14)	Imam Ali al-Muttaqi al-Hindi (d. 975 AH)	2004
15)	Imam Ali ibn Ahmed al-Qarafi al-Ansari (d. 940 AH)	2007
16)	Imam Abdul Qadir al-Fakihi a-Makki (d. 989 AH)	2010
17)	Imam Fa’id ibn Mubarak al-Abyari (d. 1016 AH)	2014
18)	Imam Abdur Rauf al-Munawi (d. 1031 AH)	2016
19)	Imam al-Wahbi al-Yamani (died after 1065 AH)	2021
20)	Imam Shihabuddin Ahmed al Qalyubi (d. 1069 AH)	2024
21)	Imam Shihabuddin al-Khafaji (d. 1069 AH)	2025
22)	Imam Ali ibn Ahmed al-Azizi (d. 1070 AH)	2028
23)	Imam Muhammad Kibriyat (d. 1070 AH)	2031
24)	Imam Hussain ibn Muhammad al-San’ani (d. 1119 AH)	2034
25)	Imam Abul Hasan Nurud-Din al-Sindi (d. 1138 AH)	2036
26)	Imam Najmuddin Muhammad al-Hafni (d. 1181 AH)	2039
27)	Shaykh Muhammad Saeed (circa 12th century)	2041
28)	Shaykh Muhammad al-Hasani (d. 1204 AH)	2043
29)	Imam Muhammad Abid al-Sindi (d. 1257 AH)	2045
30)	Shaykh Muhammad Ali al-Shawkani (d. 1250 AH)	2046
31) Shaykh Uthman ibn Abdul Aziz al-Tamimi	2047
31)	Shaykh Dawud ibn Sulayman al-Khalidi al-Baghdadi	2050
32)	Shaykh Ali ibn Ahmed Ba-Sabrin (d. 1304 AH)	2052
33)	Shaykh Ibrahim ibn Uthman al-Samnudi (d. 1326 AH)	2055
34)	Shaykh Abdul Hamid al-Shafi’i (d. 1335 AH)	2058
35)	Shaykh Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani (d. 1350 AH)	2059
36)	Shaykh Salama al-Quda’i al-Azzami (d. 1956 CE)	2061
37)	Al-Hafiz Abdal Hayy al-Kattani (d. 1382 AH)	2063
38)	Shaykh Mahmud ibn Sulayman al-Tijani (d. 1388 AH)	2066
39)	Shaykh Abdul Ghani Hamadah	2069
40)	Shaykh Zafar Ahmed Uthmani (d. 1974 CE)	2070
41)	Shaykh Sayyid Muhammad Amimul Ihsan Barkati (d. 1974)	2073
42)	Shaykh Habib Ahmed Kayranwi	2075
43)	Shaykh Muhammad Bashir al-Shiqfat	2077
44)	Shaykh Abdullah ibn Mahfuz al-Haddad (d. 1996)	2079
45)	Shaykh Hamza Ahmed al-Zayn	2081
46)	Shaykh Hussain Muhammad Ali Shukri	2084
47)	Shaykh Abdal Hadi Muhammad al-Kharsa al-Hanafi	2087
48)	Shaykh Mahmud Khalil al-Saeedi	2089
49)	Dr. Fa’iza bint Abdullah al-Khuza’ie	2091
50)	Shaykh Khalid Mahmud al-Baqqar	2093
51)	Shaykh Mahmud al-Sayyid Sabih	2095
EPILOGUE	2099