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A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj gives short biographies of the four imams: (1) Abu Haneefah, (2) Malek ibn Anas, (3) Ash-Shafi’i, and (4) Ahmad ibn Hanbal and mentions their teachers.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj mentions the direct and indirect students of the four Imams. As for Imam Abu Haneefah, his direct students are such as: (1) Zufar, (2) Abu Yusuf, and (3) Muhammad ibn Al-Hasan and his indirect students are such as (1) Al-Karkhi, (2)....

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj handles the issue of moderation. He confirms that all people ask each other to be moderate but at the same time they claim they are moderate. Thus we should have a criterion to know the way of moderation. He confirms that....

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the real definition of excessiveness which is to always take the stricter opinions just for they are strict and impose them on people.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj handles some Islamic principles such as: (1) Deeds are but by their intentions, (2) Certainty is not neglected by doubt, (3) Hardship must bring about causing, (4) No harm and nor reciprocating of harm, (5) Customs given consideration, and (6) Using....

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the five Islamic rulings: Mandatory, preferable, permissible, disliked, and prohibited. He also shows some useful issues relate to each category.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj handles the issue of the sources of the different rules of fiqh and shows the difference between innovation in the religious and worldly issues.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj handles the issue of the classification of the Prophetic tradition (sunnah) according to its origin and five Islamic ruling and mentions the obstacles and doubts in the way of following the Sunnah.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj handles the issue of the preservation of the Sunnah and shows that the early scholars created a great system of verifying the reports, which were not existed before.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj talks about fatwa issuing and shows that we should be very careful about this, for the companions, even the most knowledgeable ones, were afraid to give fatwa.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the reasons of disagreement between the scholars, which may be due to the authenticity or the meaning of the reports.

A lecture in English in which Dr. Hatem Al-Haj shows the position we should take towards the disagreement between the scholars.