HS 123 – Introduction to Fiqh of Hadeeth (3.0)

This course focuses on the methodology relating to extrapolating rulings from the text of a Hadeeth and various ways of understanding a Hadeeth through a study of how the Hadeeth is used by the scholars to arrive at a ruling.

HS 222 – Authority of Sunnah (3.0)

This course covers the following topics: Definition of the Sunnah according to Muhaddithun, Fuqaha and Mutakallimun; authority of the Sunnah and its necessity; arguments and evidence to prove the authority of the Sunnah; doubts concerning the authority of the Sunnah by groups opposed to the Ahl al-Sunnah wa 'l-Jama'ah, especially the Shi'ites, Mu'tazilites and the Kharijites; skepticism over the authority of the Sunnah in the modern period; Khabar al-Ahad, definition, meaning and arguments related to its acceptance and rejection; relationship of Sunnah to the Qur'an; the issue concerning abrogation between the Qur'an and the Sunnah; and Sunnah as the permanent source of law. Topics include the contributions of Islamic scholars to the defense of the Sunnah against allegations made by Orientalists and deviant groups of Muslims; universality of the Sunnah; and application of the Sunnah in social, economic and technological fields today.

HS 223 – Intermediate Fiqh of Hadeeth (3.0)

This course focuses on the methodology relating to extrapolating rulings from the text of a Hadeeth and various ways of understanding a Hadeeth through a study of how the Hadeeth is used by the scholars to arrive at a ruling.

HS 225 – Hadeeth Terminology (3.0)

Meaning and authority of hadith; the Sunnah as the second source of Islam; recording of al-Hadith and the Isnad system; the science of Rijal al-hadith; history and methodology of Hadith criticism, the science of al-jarh wa at-ta'dil; fabrication of Ahadith, its causes, and the means of elimination of fabricated Ahadith; Mustalah al-hadith; the sciences of 'ilal al-hadith, Gharib al-hadith, and Mukhtalaf al-hadith. Also studies biographies of famous scholars and collectors of Hadith.

HS 312 – Importance of Sunnah (3.0)

A study of the importance of Sunnah for the establishment of a just and moral civilization.