It is a principle of the science of Hadith that the noble muhaddithin grant licences of transmission (sanad) to their students or those to whom they convey Ahadith. It is also a principle that the person who did not acquire such a permission is not allowed to narrate a particular hadith whilst claiming a chain of transmission for himself.  This is a principle and there is detail concerning it, which the noble scholars understand better.

During the second Hajj pilgrimage undertaken by A’la Hazrat  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه , when he arrived in al-Makkah al-Mukarramah, many Muslims from different corners of the world had gathered, and amongst them were a large number of noble scholars, as is the case in the Hajj season. There were noble scholars from many different lands on this occasion, including Egypt and Shaam.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه! Allah Almighty granted such renown to A’la Hazrat رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه that when the noble scholars heard that Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was present, they came to him, group after group. There were many amongst them that gained understanding of complex matters, many others acquired various Islamic sciences, and there were those great muhaddithin that gained licenses in Hadith transmission from him.      

O devotees of the Prophet  صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم ! Consider this: great scholars and muhaddithin of the Arab world are acquiring licenses of Hadith transmission from A’la Hazrat  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه . It is as though their outward states was declaring, “In this era, the grand personality that can be granted the title ‘amir al-Mu’minin fil Hadith’ is A’la Hazrat, the Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan  رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه .”

Three-hour speech in Pilibhit

In 1303 AH, Muhaddith Wasi Ahmad Surti رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه laid the foundation of Madrasatul Hadith in Pilibhit. On this occasion, convening an awe-inspiring gathering, he invited leading scholars from across the land. The Imam of Ahl al-Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه was also