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Whom he relies on, whom he argues against

The scholars he names most, the topics he names them on, and the kind of answer they appear in.

Indexed so far: 259 of 1,859 recordings (1,904 answers, 2014 to 2025). Anything below may change as the rest are indexed. Limits of the data

Scholars by number of answers citing them, with answers carrying his checked position, answers discussing a quoted view, and the topics most often involved
ScholarAllHis viewQuotedMost often on
Imam Malik1701533 The Maliki school, Imam Malik, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate)
Yasir Qadhi76423 Exchanges with Yasir Qadhi, The second coming of Jesus, Jesus in the Quran
Abu Hanifa71601 The Hanafi school and Imam Abu Hanifa, Scholars and imams of the past, Sunnah versus hadith
Imam al-Bukhari48432 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Narrator criticism, Hadith collections and their history
Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal34263 Narrator criticism, The second coming of Jesus, Scholars and imams of the past
Ibn Ashur33244 Contested verses, The second coming of Jesus, Responses to critics
Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani32291 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Narrator criticism, The second coming of Jesus
Ibn Taymiyya28251 Creed and the schools of theology, Scholars and imams of the past, Salafism and Wahhabism
al-Shafi'i28251 Legal theory and method, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Narrator criticism
Ibn Hazm24211 Text criticism, reason and the Quran, Mutawatir and certainty, Sexual ethics
Hamza Yusuf2081 Views on contemporary scholars, The Maliki school, Palestine and Gaza
al-Zuhri19160 Narrator criticism, The second coming of Jesus, Hadith collections and their history
Qadi Iyad18143 Reports that disrespect the Prophet, Responses to critics, Individual hadith explained
al-Shawkani18143 Music, Legal theory and method, Responses to critics
Ibn Rushd (Averroes)17120 Reason and revelation, Scholars and imams of the past, Philosophy and ideas
Omar Suleiman1580 Views on contemporary scholars, Jinn possession, The age of Aisha
al-Albani15101 Salafism and Wahhabism, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Exchanges with Yasir Qadhi
al-Dhahabi1591 Narrator criticism, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), The second coming of Jesus
al-Nawawi14111 Responses to critics, Individual hadith explained, Jinn possession
Ibn Abd al-Barr13100 Sunnah versus hadith, Polygamy and mut'ah, Schools of law and following them
Abdul Karim Athari [?]12110 Exchanges with Yasir Qadhi, How to read the Quran, Jesus in the Quran
Abu Dawud12110 Narrator criticism, Authenticating hadith, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate)
Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Farabri12120 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Hadith collections and their history, Narrator criticism
Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi1200 Views on contemporary scholars, Cults, clergy and religious abuse, Sects, sectarianism and takfir
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian1180 Ahmadiyya and false messiahs, Prophethood and miracles, Responses to critics
Qadi Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi11110 Reports that disrespect the Prophet, The Maliki school, Responses to critics
Shaykh Abdullah bin Bayyah1161 Palestine and Gaza, Views on contemporary scholars, Interaction between men and women
Abu Hatim al-Razi1070 Narrator criticism, Responses to critics, Hadith collections and their history
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi10100 Jinn possession, The second coming of Jesus, Individual hadith explained
Ibn al-Jawzi1091 Text criticism, reason and the Quran, False and fabricated hadith, The companions
Shadee Elmasry1041 Responses to critics, The second coming of Jesus, Sects, sectarianism and takfir
Shaykh Akram Nadwi (guest)10100 Magic, the evil eye and superstition, Jinn possession, Caliphate
Sufyan al-Thawri1071 The Hanafi school and Imam Abu Hanifa, Scholars and imams of the past, The marriage contract
al-Suyuti1090 Text criticism, reason and the Quran, Schools of law and following them, How to read the Quran
Dr Abdullah Abdul Majid [?]940 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Debate challenges and reviews, Responses to critics
al-Ghazali961 Scholars and imams of the past, Sufism and tasawwuf, Caliphate
Abdul Rahman Hassan820 Views on contemporary scholars, Debate challenges and reviews, Dawah and debate culture
Abu al-Walid al-Baji880 Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Hadith collections and their history, Interaction between men and women
Hisham ibn Urwa880 The age of Aisha, Sahih al-Bukhari (BukhariGate), Narrator criticism
Imam Jafar al-Sadiq870 Sunni-Shia dialogue, Scholars and imams of the past, Narrator criticism

The authority map in the connection graph crosses topics with scholars and sources in one table.