Brief Introduction
● Name: Kifayatullah Sanabili
● Parentage: Son of Mahbubullah bin Adalat Hussain
● Family Name (Chaudhry) / Educational Affiliation (Sanabli)
● Education: Scholar and Distinguished Graduate, Jamia Islamia Sanabil, Delhi
● Residence: Kurula West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
● School of Thought: Ahl-e-Hadith, Salafi
● Preferred Fields of Knowledge:
◈ Ilm al-Hadith (Science of Hadith – Rijal & Takhrij) Terminology of Hadith, Names of Narrators, Illal al-Hadith, Jarh wa Ta’dil, Research & Takhrij, and other Hadith sciences.
◈ Fiqh al-Usrah (Family Jurisprudence) Marriage & Divorce, Faskh & Khula, Maintenance & Expenses, Inheritance & Wills, and other family rulings & issues.
◈ History of Islam (Related to the Best Generations) Era of Prophethood, Era of Companions, and authentic & verified biographies & conditions of Tabi’in and Atba’ al-Tabi’in.
◈ Comparative Schools of Thought (Salafi Manhaj vs. Later Schools) Invitation to follow Quran & Sunnah according to the understanding of the Salaf, and refutation of innovations, blind following, divisions, and partisanship.
Numerous scholars have acknowledged Sheikh Sanabli’s distinctive recognition in the academic world. While Maulana Salahuddin Yusuf (may Allah preserve him), a prominent religious scholar of the Indian subcontinent, praises Sheikh Sanabli’s passion for research, Sheikh Razaullah Abdul Karim Madani states: “The finesse of benefiting from the knowledge and insights of the noble Muhaddithun is not possessed by everyone, but it must be said that Abu al-Fawazan Kifayatullah Sanabli possesses this finesse.”
Sheikh Kifayatullah Sanabli is counted among the senior scholars of Mumbai. His thoughts and research on various and diverse religious, academic, and reformative topics are widely scattered across the cyber world in written and multimedia forms.
His notable authored works in the field of scholarship and research include:
- Ahkam al-Talaq (Rulings of Divorce)
- Tafhim al-Fara’id (Understanding Inheritance)
- Hisn al-Muslim: Tahqiq wa Takhrij (Fortress of the Muslim: Research & Verification)
- Jawab Ayat al-Qur’an fi al-Salah (Qur’anic Verses’ Response in Prayer)
- Review of Allegations Against Amir Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him)
- Masnoon Rak’aat Taraweeh wa Shubahaat (Prescribed Rak’aat of Taraweeh and Doubts)
…These hold an esteemed and dignified position.
For a long time, Sheikh Sanabli’s admirers and readers had demanded that all his creations be compiled in one place for ease of benefit. This website is an expression of that very desire.
Noble Teachers Those scholars from whom Sheikh Sanabli (may Allah preserve him) has acquired religious knowledge:
- Dr. Abu al-Makarim al-Azharī (may Allah preserve him)
- Dr. Muhammad Mufazzal al-Madani (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Nur al-Hasan al-Madani (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Wasim Ahmad al-Madani (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Wasim Ahmad al-Riyadi (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Abdul Barr al-Madani (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Ahmadullah al-Salafi (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Abdul Hakim Salafi (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Qari Muhammad Iqbal (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Abdul Majid al-Sanabli (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Ahmad Husayn al-Sanabli (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Qari Maqsood Ahmad (may Allah preserve him)
Chain of Narration (Sanad Ijazah) Those scholars from whom Sheikh Sanabli (may Allah preserve him) has obtained the chain of narration (Ijazah) for Hadith:
- Sheikh Irshad al-Haq al-Athari (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Muhammad Isra’il Nadwi (may Allah have mercy on him)
- Dr. Wasiullah Muhammad Abbas (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Abdul Rahman al-Mubarakpuri (may Allah preserve him)
- Sheikh Muhammad al-Ansari al-A’zami (may Allah have mercy on him)
- Sheikh Muhafiz al-Rahman al-Faydi (may Allah preserve him)
Published Works
- Anwar al-Badr fi Wadh’ al-Yadayn ‘ala al-Sadr (Urdu) Lights of the Full Moon: Placing Hands on the Chest
- Anwar al-Tawdih li-Rak’at al-Taraweeh (Urdu) Lights of Clarification: Rak’aat of Taraweeh
- Ithbat al-Dalil ‘ala Tawthiq Mu’mil bin Isma’il (Urdu) Establishing Evidence for the Authentication of Mu’mil bin Isma’il
- Izalat al-Karb ‘an Tawthiq Samak bin Harb (Urdu) Removing Difficulty: Authentication of Samak bin Harb
- Irshad al-‘Abd ila Ikhfi’ Rabbana Laka al-Hamd (Urdu) Guidance for the Servant: Concealing “Our Lord, for You is Praise”
- Research Review of Allegations Against Yazid bin Muawiyah
- Research on the Sacrifice Dua Hadith: “Indeed, I have turned my face to the One who…”
- Tafhim al-Fara’id (Urdu) Understanding Inheritance
- Tafhim al-Fara’id (English) Understanding Inheritance
- Jawab Ayat al-Qur’an fi al-Salah Response of Qur’anic Verses in Prayer
- Last Ten Days of Ramadan: Virtues and Rulings
- Month of Rabi’ al-Awwal and Milad Gathering
- Legitimacy of Four-Day Sacrifice in Light of Quran and Sunnah
- Issues of Sacrifice
- Sharh Arkan al-Iman (Translation from Arabic) Explanation of the Pillars of Faith
- Hisn al-Muslim: Tahqiq wa Takhrij Fortress of the Muslim: Research and Verification
- Yazid bin Muawiyah and Constantinople
- Incident of Karbala and Saba’ite Conspiracy*
Services and Experiences
✿ Jamia Umm Salama al-Athariyyah, Mumbai Teaching of Hadith Books and Article Writing (2006 to present)
✿ Monthly Magazine Ahl al-Sunnah, Mumbai Editor (2012 to present)
● Registration Number: (MAHURD/2011/49433)
✿ Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Gulbarga Da’wah, Fatwa, Debates, and Article Writing (May 2008 to February 2012)
✿ Provincial Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith, Mumbai Da’wah, Fatwa, Friday Sermons, and Article Writing (May 2010 to September 2017)
✿ Islamic Information Center, Mumbai Da’wah, Fatwa, Research, and Article Writing Friday Sermons and Monthly Lessons Authorship and Compilation
✿ I Plus TV, Mumbai Director, Speaker