Hathout Legacy Lectures: Introduction to the Science of Hadith Starting July 20 | Zoom
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The Hathout Legacy Lectures are a new offering by the ICSC, meant to both commemorate and revive the emphasis of Dr. Maher Hathout on the need for a thorough understanding of Islam and its original sources. He helped pioneer an intellectual approach to Islamic education for the American Muslim community grounded in faith and based on critical thinking.
This course is a comprehensive introduction to the classical branch of ‘Ilm al-Hadith (the Science of Hadith), intended for the Western Muslim audience. It is divided into two modules, seeking to answer the two natural questions that come to mind when hearing or reading a saying of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH):
Did the Prophet actually say this? In other words, how did our classical scholars authenticate and classify hadiths? We look at the different gradations of hadith, issues in authenticating hadith through its chain of transmission, and the different types of hadith collections. This is the topic of Module
If, based on the methods of Module 1, we believe that the Prophet said what is reported, then how do we understand and apply the hadith? This is the topic of Module 2, which explores such issues as the role of hadith in Islamic law, the different types of hadiths (e.g., hadiths of manners versus laws), and the different schools of thought on the authority of hadith depending on the strength of the hadith, its relationship to the Quran, and the context in which it is said.
Course Archive
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Module 1, Session 1, Lecture 1
Module 1, Session 3, Lecture 4
Module 1, Session 5, Supplement 3
Module 2, Session 6, Lecture 1
Module 2, Session 7, Lecture 4
Module 2, Session 9, Lecture 7
Module 1, Session 1, Lecture 2
Module 1, Session 4, Supplement 1
Module 1, Session 5, Supplement 4
Module 2, Session 6, Lecture 2
Module 2, Session 8, Lecture 5
Module 2, Session 10, Lecture 8
Module 1, Session 2, Lecture 3
Module 1, Session 4, Supplement 2
Module 1, Session 5, Supplement 5
Module 2, Session 7, Lecture 3
Module 2, Session 9, Lecture 6
Module 2, Session 11, Lecture 1
Series Schedule
Module 1 – Hadith Collection and Authentication
Session 1: Monday July 20, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 1, Lecture 1 12 min
Module 1, Lecture 2 26 min
Session 2: Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 1, Lecture 3 29 min
Session 3: Monday July 27, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 1, Lecture 4 31 min
Session 4: Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 1, Supplement 1 18 min
Module 1, Supplement 2 12 min
Session 5: Monday August 3, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 1, Supplement 3 16 min
Module 1, Supplement 4 14 min
Module 1, Supplement 5 16 min
Module 2 – Hadith Application
Session 6: Thursday, August 6, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Lecture 1 25 min
Module 2, Lecture 2 17 min
Session 7: Monday August 10, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Lecture 3 23 min
Module 2, Lecture 4 26 min
Session 8: Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Lecture 5 29 min
Session 9: Monday August 17, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Lecture 6 24 min
Module 2, Lecture 7 22 min
Session 10: Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Lecture 8 45 min
Session 11: Monday August 24, 2020 at 9:00 pm
Module 2, Supplementary 1 36 min