2 books to develop piety and gain perspective

يُؤْتِى ٱلْحِكْمَةَ مَن يَشَآءُ ۚ وَمَن يُؤْتَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ فَقَدْ أُوتِىَ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًا ۗ وَمَا يَذَّكَّرُ إِلَّآ أُو۟لُوا۟ ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ

He (Allah) grants wisdom to whoever He wills. And whoever is granted wisdom is certainly blessed with abundant goodness. But none will be mindful except people of reason. (Holy Qur’an, Surah al-Baqarah: Ayah 269)

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom. As a person increases in studying Prophetic knowledge, they develop wisdom. However, we are born with differing levels of discernment, varying outlooks, and dissimilar mannerisms. Without wisdom, a person may study for decades but still lack basic etiquettes, and a person may fail to develop the type of mindset that leads of ma’rifah (recognition) of Allah Almighty.

This is where we turn to the saintly scholars to advise us. They teach us how to act like human beings. This is something which too has to be taught. They impart such simple advices – which are always surmised from the Prophetic teachings – which we would fail to think of ourselves. So instead of learning life’s lessons after error or failure, take a short cut and learn it as the feet of the wise.

Below are attached two books which contain short and sweet advices which help a person see the world in a clearer way, navigate relationships better, and develop a mindset of tawakkul and tafweedh (trust and surrender) to Allah Almighty.

All teachers and preachers should try and incorporate this into their lectures with the general population of Muslims, and with students of Hadith specifically. Families should sit and discuss these together. Every person will take away advices which will definitely enrich their life.

من فوائد الذكر

قال ابن القيم – رحمه الله : في الذكر أكثر من مائة فائدة منها

1- أنه يطرد الشيطان ويقمعه.

2- أنه يرضي الرحمن عز وجل.

3- أنه يزيل الهم والغم عن القلب.

4- أنه يجلب للقلب الفرح والسرور والبسط.

5- أنه يقوى القلب والبدن.

6- أنه ينور الوجه والقلب.

7- أنه يجلب الرزق.

8- أنه يكسو الذاكر المهابة والحلاوة والنضرة.

9- أنه يورثه المحبة التي هي روح الإسلام وقطب رحى الدين ومدار السعادة والنجاة.

10- أنه يورثه المراقبة حتى يدخله في باب الاحسان، فيعبد الله كأنه يراه، ولا سبيل للغافل عن الذكر إلى مقام الإحسان، كما لا سبيل للقاعد إلى الوصول إلى البيت.

11- أنه يورثه الإنابة، وهي الرجوع إلى الله – عز وجل.

12- أنه يورثه القرب منه، فعلى قدر ذكره لله – عز وجل – يكون قربه منه.

13- أنه يفتح له باباً عظيماً من أبواب المعرفة.

14- أنه يورثه الهيبة لربه – عز وجل – وإجلاله، لشدة استيلائه على قلبه وحضوره مع الله تعالى؛ بخلاف الغافل فإن حجاب الهيبة رقيق في قلبه.

15- أنه يورثه ذكر الله تعالى له، كما قال تعالى: فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ  . ولو لم يكن في الذكر إلا هذه وحدها لكفى بها فضلاً وشرفاً.

16- أنه يورثه حياة القلب.

17- أنه قوت القلب والروح، فإذا فقده العبد صار بمنزلة الجسم إذا حيل بينه وبين قوته.

18- أنه يورث جلاء القلب من صدئه.

19- أنه يحط الخطايا ويذهبها.

20- أنه يزيل الوحشة بين العبد وبين ربه تبارك وتعالى.

21- من ذكر الله تعالى عز وجل ذكره ربه، ولذكر الله أكبر.. قال تعالى: فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ.

22- أن العبد إذا تعرف إلى الله تعالى بذكره في الرخاء عرفه في الشده.

23- أنه ينجي من عذاب الله تعالى.

24- أنه سبب تنزيل السكينة، وغشيان الرحمة، وحفوف الملائكة بحلقات الذكر.

25- أنه سبب اشتغال اللسان عن الغيبة والنميمة والكذب والفحش والباطل.

26- أن مجالس الذكر مجالس الملائكة، ومجالس اللغو والغفلة مجالس الشياطين، فليتخير العبد أعجبهما إليه وأولاهما به، فهو مع أهله في الدنيا والآخرة.

27- أنه يسعد الذاكر بذكره ويسعد به جليسه، وهذا هو المبارك أينما كان.

28- أنه يؤمن العبد من الحسرة يوم القيامة.

29- أنه مع البكاء في الخلوة سبب لإظلال الله تعالى العبد يوم الحر الأكبر في ظل عرشه، وهذا الذاكر مستظل بظل عرش الرحمن – عز وجل.

30- أن الاشتعال به سبب لعطاء الله للذاكر أفضل ما يعطي السائلين.

31- أنه أيسر العبادات، وهو من أجلها وأفضلها.

32- أنه غراس الجنة.

33- أن العطاء والفضل الذي رتب عليه لم يرتب على غيره من الأعمال.

34- أن دوام ذكر الرب تبارك وتعالى يوجب الأمان من نسيانه الذي هو سبب شقاء العبد في معاشه ومعاده.

35- أن الذكر نور للذاكر في الدنيا، ونور له في قبره، ونور له في معاده يسعى بين يديه على الصراط.

36- لما كان الذكر متيسراً للعبد في جميع الأوقات والأحوال فإن الذاكر وهو مستلق على فراشه يسبق (في الفضل والخير) القائم الغافل.

37- الذكر يفتح باب الدخول إلى الله عز وجل، فإذا فتح الباب ووجد الذاكر ربه فقد وجد كل شيء.

38- في القلب خلة وفاقة لا يسدها شيء البتة إلا ذكر الله – عز وجل – فإذا صار القلب بحيث يكون هو الذاكر بطريق الأصالة، واللسان تبع له فهذا هو الذكر الذي يسد الخلة ويُفني الفاقة.

39- أن الذكر يجمع المتفرق ويفرق المجتمع، ويقرب البعيد ويبعد القريب، فيجمع ما تفرق على العبد من قلبه وإرادته وهمومه وعزومه، والعذاب كل العذاب في تفرقتها وتشتتها عليه وانفراطها له، والحياة والنعيم في اجتماع قلبه وهمه وعزمه وإرادته، ويفرق ما اجتمع عليه من الهموم والغموم والأحزان والحسرات على فوت حظوظه ومطالبه، ويفرق أيضاً ما اجتمع عليه من ذنوبه وخطاياه وأوزاره حتى تتساقط عنه وتتلاشى وتضمحل، ويفرق أيضاً ما اجتمع على حربه من جند الشيطان.

40- أن الذكر ينبه القلب من نومه، ويوقظه من سنته.

41- أن الذكر شجرة تثمر المعارف والأحوال التي شمر إليها السالكون.

42- أن الذاكر قريب من مذكوره، ومذكوره معه، وهذه المعية معية خاصة غير معية العلم والإحاطة العامة، فهي معية بالقرب والولاية والمحبة النصرة والتوفيق.

43- أن الذكر يعدل حتى عتق الرقاب، ونفقة الأموال، والحمل على الخيل، والضرب بالسيف في سبيل – لله عز وجل.

44- أن الذكر رأس الشكر، فما شكر الله تعالى من لم يذكره.

45- أن أكرم الخلق على الله تعالى من المتقين من لا يزال لسانه رطباً بذكر الله.

46- أن في القلب قسوة لا يذيبها إلا ذكر الله تعالى.

47- أن الذكر شفاء القلب ودواؤه، والغفلة مرضه، فالقلوب مريضة وشفاؤها دواؤها في ذكر الله تعالى.

48- الذكر أصل موالاة الله – عز وجل – ورأسها، والغفلة أصل معاداته ورأسها، لأن العبد لا يزال يذكر ربه – عز وجل – حتى يحبه فيواليه، ولا يزال يغفل عنه حتى يبغضه فيعاديه.

49- أنه ما استجلبت نعم الله – عز وجل – واستدفعت نقمة بمثل ذكر الله تعالى.

50- أن الذكر يوجب صلاة الله – عز وجل – وملائكته على الذاكر، ومن صلى الله تعالى عليه وملائكته فقد أفلح كل الفلاح وفاز كل الفوز.

51- أن من شاء أن يسكن رياض الجنة في الدنيا، فليجلس في مجالس الذكر.

52- أن مجالس الذكر مجالس الملائكة، فليس من مجالس الدنيا لهم مجلس إلا مجلس يذكر الله تعالى فيه.

53- أن الله – عز وجل – يباهي بالذاكرين ملائكته.

54- من داوم على الذكر دخل الجنة مستبشراً فرحاً بما أنعم الله عليه .

55- الذاكر يحقق الغاية التي من أجلها شرعت الأعمال كالصلاة ونحوها، قال تعالى:  وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي .

56- إكثار الذكر في الأعمال يجعل الذاكر أفضل أهل ذلك العمل، فأفضل الصُّوَّام أكثرهم ذكراً لله – عز وجل – في صومهم، وأفضل المتصدقين أكثرهم ذكراً لله تعالى… وهكذا.

57- إدامة الذكر تنوب عن التطوعات وتقوم مقامها (ممن لا يقدر عليها) سواء كانت هذه التطوعات بدنية (كالجهاد)، أو مالية (كالصدقة)، أو بدنية مالية (كحج التطوع).

58- ذكر الله – عز وجل – من أكبر العون على طاعته – عز وجل – فإنه يحببها للعبد، ويسهلها عليه، ويجعل قرة عينه فيها.

59- أن ذكر الله – عز وجل – يسهل الصعب، وييسر العسير، ويخفف المشاق. فما ذكر الله عز وجل على صعب إلا هان، ولا على عسير إلا تيسر، ولا مشقة إلا خفت، ولا شدة إلا زالت، ولا كربة إلا انفرجت.

60- أن ذكر الله – عز وجل – يذهب عن القلب مخاوفه كلها، فليس للخائف الذي قد اشتد خوفه أنفع من ذكر الله – عز وجل.

61- الذكر يعطي الذاكر قوة (عظيمة)، حتى إنه ليفعل مع الذكر ما لم يظن فعله بدونه.

62- الذاكرون هم السابقون يوم القيامة.

63- الذكر سبب لتصديق الرب – عز وجل – عبده، لأنه يخبر عن الله بأوصاف كماله ونعوت جلاله، فإذا أخبر بها العبد صدقه ربه، ومن صدقه الله – تعالى – لم يحشر مع الكاذبين، ورجي له أن يحشر مع الصادقين.

64- الملائكة تبني للذاكر دوراً في الجنة ما دام يذكر، فإذا أمسك عن الذكر، أمسكت الملائكة عن البناء.

65- الذكر سد بين العبد وبين جهنم – والعياذ بالله – فإذا كان ذكراً دائماً محكماً، كان سداً محكماً لا منفذ فيه، وإلا فبحسبه.

66- الملائكة تستغفر للذاكر كما تستغفر للتائب.

67- بالذاكرين تتباهى الجبال والقفار وتستبشر بمن عليها من الذاكرين.

68- كثرة الذكر أمان من النفاق، فإن المنافقين قليلو الذكر لله تعالى كما أخبر عنهم سبحانه بقوله: ﴿ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا ﴾.

69- يحصِّل الذاكر من اللذة ما لا يحصُل لغيره، ولذا سميت مجالس الذكر رياض الجنة.

70- يكسو الذكر صاحبه نضرة في الدنيا ونوراً في الآخرة.

71- في تكثير الذكر تكثير لشهود العبد يوم القيامة.

72- في الذكر اشتغال عن الكلام الباطل من الغيبة والنميمة واللغو ونحو ذلك من حيث إن اللسان لا يسكت البتة، وهو إما لسان ذاكر، وإما لسان لاغٍ، ولابد من أحدهما، والنفس إن لم تشغلها بالحق شغلتك بالباطل.

73- لا سبيل إلى تفريق جمع الشياطين التي تحوط بالإنسان إلا بذكر الله عز وجل.

74- الذكر يجعل الدعاء مستجاباً

Biography of Imam at-Tirmidhi and introduction to Jami’ at-Tirmidhi

IMAM AT-TIRMIDHI (MAY ALLAH HAVE MERCY ON HIM AND BENEFIT US THROUGH HIM)

  • Title: al-Imam al-Hāfizh
  • Teknonym: Abu Eesa
  • Name: Muhammad ibn Eesa ibn Sawrah ibn Musa ibn Dhahhāk
  • Tribe: Banu Sulaim of Ghailān tribe
  • Attributed to land of: Tirmidh (also pronounced Tarmidh, Turmudh, Tarmadh)
  • Born: 209 A.H. (During reign of Ma’mun ar-Rashid)
  • Born in: Al-Būgh (modern day Uzbekistan and Afghanistan area) in Tirmidh province (great city of ancient Khurasan)
  • Passed away: 13 Rajab 279 A.H.
  • Buried in: Al-Būgh in Tirmidh
  • Lived: 70 years

JOURNEY OF KNOWLEDGE

  • Studied from renowned local Khurasani scholars during his younger years
  • Travelled all across the Muslim world – including Hijaz, Sham and Iraq – seeking Ilm, beginning his travels at age 26
  • Returned home 15 years later, after having amassed vast amounts of narrations
  • Took from the other compilers of Sihah Sitta; Imams al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Nasai’, Ibn Majah
  • Took from renowned scholars like Imams ad-Darimi, Ishaq ibn Rahwayh, Qutayba ibn Said, Ishaq ibn Musa, Mahmud ibn Ghaylan
  • Students include the like of Imams Abu Bakr Ahmed Ibn Ismail As-Samarkandi, Ahmad ibn Yusuf al-Nasafi, and Haytham ibn Kulayb al-Shashi
  • His Fiqhi school is not confirmed; either he was Mujtahid, Mujtahid Murajjih, with inclination toward Shafi’ee school

SPECIALITIES

  • Had an unparalleled photographic memory
  • Incident of reading two chapters from memory: He had 2 notebooks of narrations from a particular scholar. When he met the scholar, he wanted to recite them to him  so that Imam at-Tirmidhi could gain the chain for  those narration directly from the scholar and ensure that they were correct, corroborated by the scholar’s own notes. The scholar allowed him to do so. However, upon checking his luggage, Imam at-Tirmidh realised that he did not have the note books with him. What to do?! He took blank sheets and started to recite to the scholar. He was reciting the narrations correctly. When the scholar realised that Imam at-Tirmidhi was reading from blank pages, he became angry. However, Imam at-Tirmidhi assured him that although he did not have the notebooks he knew every word by memory, and had not wished to lose the opportunity to recite to him. The scholar, testing him, told him to keep reciting. And by Allah! He narrated everything correctly exactly as they were in the teacher’s notes.
  • Incident of tree after blindness: He was on a journey during his old age. He ducked on a particular road. His companions mentioned that there was no tree to duck from, he needn’t worry. He became agitate and mentioned that he had travelled down this road many decades before when he still had his eyesight and there used to be a tree before. He remembered the exact place and position of a tree he had seen only once, decades ago! The people investigated from the locals and found out that there indeed had been a tree there which had been cut. He praised Allah and mentioned that if his memory had failed him in that, he would have stopped narrating Hadith out of fear of weakening memory.  
  • Known for his Taqwa, wept so much that he lost his eyesight later on in life
  • Imam Musa ibn Alak said, ‘after Imam al-Bukhari passed away, he has left behind no scholar on the calibre of Imam at-Tirmidhi.’
  • Master not only of Hadith and but also in many fields such as Ilm-ul-Rijāl and Ilal

WORKS

  • Compiled around 20 known works besides his Jami’
  • Known works which have been passed down and are well studied: al-Ilal us-Sughra, az-Zuhd, al-Ilal ul-Kubra, al-Asmā wal Kuna, Kitab at-Tarikh
  • His most famous works are his Jami’ at-Tirmidhi and Shamā’il Muhammadiyyah, about the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)’s lifestyle, description and biography

JAMI’ AT-TIRIMIDHI

Full name of book:

الجامع المختصر من السنن عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ومعرفة الصحيح والمعلول وما عليه العمل

Number of Hadith and number of narrators:

Imam at-Tirmidhi narrates from 206 Shuyoukh in his Jami’. 90,000 Muhadditheen heard his Jami’ from him. It has roughly 4,400 Ahadith

Its rank amongst the books of Hadith:

  • Some classify its status as 5th greatest of the Sihah Sitta after Abu Dawud and Nasai’, due to them having stronger narrations
  • Others classify it as 3rd for its benefits and usage, and the level of knowledge of the Imam
  • Considered the strongest book of Hadith to study Fiqh because of Imam at-Tirmidhi’s focus on mentioning the proofs of different Imams and their Aqwal
  • Every single Hadith in the book is acted upon by some school of Fiqh or another. Every student of Hadith should study this because it covers the Fiqhi proofs of the various schools.
  • Imam Abu Ismai’l Abdullah ibn Muhammad Ansari found it more beneficial than Sahihain because an experienced scholar can know how to utilise the Ahadith in Sahihain but the Ahadith bought in at-Tirmidhi can also be used by a general scholar
  • Shah Abdul Aziz considered it Ahsan (finest) of the Kutub of Hadith
  • When Imam at-Tirmidhi presented it to the scholars of Hijaz, they were pleased, as were the scholars of Iraq and Khurasan
  • Imam at-Tirmidhi says: من كان هذا الكتاب في بيته، فكأنما في بيته نبي يتكلم. ‘Whoever has this book in his home, it is as though he has in his the Prophet (peace be upon him) speaking.’

Its specialities and method of compilation:

  • Both a Jami’ and a Sunan, with chapter ordering based on Fiqh
  • Not many repetition and sometimes only the relevant portion of a narration is brought
  • There is one Thulathi narration
  • Easy to navigate, and the Tarājim-ul-Abwab are clear; often based on the wording of the Hadith within
  • Most of the Tarājim are either focused on Ahl-ul-Hijaz (Shafi’ee school) or Ahl-ul-Iraq (Hanafi school)
  • It contains narrations that are strong, sound and even some weak ones
  • Imam at-Tirmidhi clarifies Ilal, names of narrators, and weakness in chain
  • Imam at-Tirmidhi mentions the views of the different Sahabah, Tabi’een and schools of Fiqh on the topics he brings
  • Sometimes he indicates towards different Ahadith that can be studied in that chapter if a person wants to look for them elsewhere under ‘wa fil baab’
  • Brings the Hadith with the strongest Sanad first in the Baab
  • Looks for narrators with Itqān, as well as Kathrat-ul-Mulazimah bi ash-Shaykh
  • View on ‘an-ana’ narration is that of Imam Muslim
  • View on Mursal is that it is accepted provided it has another Muttasil chain

Connection with other compilers of Sihah Sitta:

  • The compilers of the Sihah Sitta, namely Imams al-Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Nasai’ and Ibn Majah, all share 9 teachers whom all 6 narrate from in their famous canonical books of Hadith.
  • He narrates from 3 other compilers of the Sihah Sitta in his Jami’; Imams al-Bukhari, Muslim and Abu Dawud
  • Special bond with Imam al-Bukari: Imam al-Bukhari also heard 2 Hadith from him. Imam al-Bukhari said to him, ‘You did not benefit from me more than I benefitted from you.’ He often refers to the views of Imam al-Bukhari in his Jami’ by saying, ‘Muhammad ibn Isma’il says…’ or ‘Muhammad says (about this)…’

Its Shuruhāt (commentaries):

There have been commentaries written on it by the likes of Imam Abubakr ibn al-Arabi, Imam Suyuti, Ibn Ibn Sayyid an-Nās, Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, Shah Anwar Kashmiri, Shaykh Sirajuddin as-Sarhindi Shaykh Yahya al-Khandalwi and Shaykh Yusuf al-Binori.

Note: Tuhfatul Ahwazi by Shaykh Abdur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri is a famous and good Sharah but has elements of ta’ssub in its anti-Hanafi bias.

Dars Tirmidhi is a commentary by the renowned Mufti Taqi Usmani, covering the first few chapters of the book.

TERMINOLOGY OF IMAM AT-TIRMIDHI IN HADITH CLASSIFICATION

1)     SAHIH (STRONGLY/RIGOROUSLY AUTHENTICATED) – His use of this term is in accordance with the general usage, i.e. the existence of five conditions.

  1. The narrators must have adl (approval of trustworthiness)
  2. The narrators must have itqān of dhabt (excellent retention)
  3. The chain must be muttasil i.e. have no breaks
  4. There can be no shudhudh i.e. when the narrator narrates differently to a stronger narrator
  5. There can be no illah (hidden defect only spotted by experts) that is severe

2)     JAYYID (GOOD) – This term is used synonymously with sahih (although it may be slightly lower than sahih).

3)     SAHIH GHARIB (STRONGLY AUTHENTICATED, ISOLATED) – This term implies that the hadith is rigorously authenticated, but there is an isolated narrator in its chain of transmission.

4)     HASAN (SOUNDLY AUTHENTICATED) – The definition of hasan according to Imam at-Tirmidhi (as clarified in his Kitab-ul-Ilal) is a hadith:

  • Where the chain does not contain a narrator accused of lying
  • Where the narration does not oppose another which is reported by more authentic narrators, as this would create shudhudh in it
  • Which is transmitted through more than one chain.

This is different to the usual definition of hasan which is that it has all 5 conditions of sahih, except that narrator is not on level of dhabt of a narrator of a sahih hadith.

Imam Ibn Salah explains that the usual definition of hasan is used by Imam at-Tirmidhi when referring to hasan li-ghairihi whilst the one mentioned in his Kitab-ul-Ilal refers to the definition of hasan li-dhātihi.

5) HASAN GHARIB (SOUND, ISOLATED) – Same as Sahih Gharib, with the authentication being at the level of hasan.

  • Some have said that this creates a conundrum because if his definition of hasan (as mentioned in his Kitab-ul-Ilal) is used here, then hasan and gharib being qualities of the same narration would be a contradiction. They provide the answer to this conundrum by explaining that Imam at-Tirmidhi means that it is hasan li-dhātihi with gharābat in the chain.
  • Others have explained by saying that he is using the usual definition of hasan in this particular case.
  • According to Imam Salah’s explanation, he is referring to hasan li-ghairihi with gharābat in the chain.
  • The best answer seems to be that of Shah Waliullah who mentions that Imam Tirmidhi provides to explanation for ways in which gharābat can occur. One is through an isolated chain, but this type of narration would in opposition to his definition of hasan. Another way that Imam at-Tirimidhi explains gharābat occurring is when there are a few chains for a narration but one or some of them contain tafarrud or ziyadat-ur-rāwi. This is the definition he uses of gharib when he classifies a narration as both hasan and gharib.

6)     DA’IF (WEAKLY ATTRIBUTED) – That which fails to reach the level of hasan. 

7)     ASAHHU SHAY’ FI AL-BĀB (MOST AUTHENTIC IN THIS CHAPTER) – This means that the hadith is relatively more authentic than other ahādith in the chapter, although in of itself it may sometimes be weak.

8)     GHARIB (ISOLATED) – Normally refers to a hadith in the chain of which there is only one narrator at a particular level. Imam at-Tirmidhi sometimes says ‘gharib min hadha al-wajh’; meaning the text of the hadith is well-known, however this particular chain is gharib.

9)     HASAN SAHIH (SOUND, STRONG) –This term has caused much debate amongst the Muhaddithin:

a) Imam at-Tirmidhi is unsure whether the hadith is sahih or hasan as some classify it as each [view of Imam Ibn al-Hajar]

b) The hadith is transmitted through two chains; one is hasan and the other sahih [view of Imam an-Nawawi]

c) Imam at-Tirmidhi has made a new term; the hadith is higher than hasan but lower than sahih [view of Imam Ibn Kathir]

d) The hadith contains the highest level of hasan narrators and can be pulled up to sahih  [view of Imam Ibn Daqiq al-Eid]

e) The hadith is in the category of sahih and is hasan i.e. good and beneficial [view of Imam Ibn as-Salah]

f) The hadith is in the category of sahih and it hasan i.e. should be acted upon [view of Shaykh Ahmed Shākir]

g) Imam at-Tirmidhi’s definition of hasan is different (he does not include weakness of dhabt). Thus, if a narrator is also strong in dhabt, he calls is hasan sahih. [view of Mufti Taqi Uthmani]

In conclusion, this is a reliable category and many of these narrations come in Sahihain.

10) HASAN SAHIH GHARIB (SOUND, STRONG, ISOLATED) – The same explanation applies here in terms of combining hasan and sahih, with the exception of there being more than one chain. It is also possible that the hadith has multiple chains, but a particular word is gharib.

INTRODUCTORY ADVICE BEFORE STUDYING

These books of Hadith are so great that if a student studies them with a) concentration b) respect, they will be successful. The final year of the Islamic scholarship course focuses on Hadith. This is due to the importance and reliance on Sunnah in understanding the rulings of our faith and in understanding the meanings of the Qur’an.

The compilers of these books did not author the works yet they have put in more effort than any person who authors his own work. Imam Muslim passed away due to his spending hours searching for one Hadith. Even today there are people who travel the world and seek out scholars for their chains of Hadith. We should be very grateful that we are being offered it so easily.

This science is full of blessings. After you graduate, don’t ever think that you have not achieved anything from these books of Hadith. Don’t ever wish to exchange this knowledge for anything. Shah Ganj Muradabadi once saw a dream of the damsels of Jannah. He asked them if they were learned of the Qur’an. If they were, they could stay. Otherwise, he had no need for them. Such was the focus and love of our scholars of the Islamic sciences that they wanted this not to be an aspect of their life but to permeate their whole life. Many scholars suffer from chronic pain or fatigue due to old age but as soon as they teach Hadith, all their pain disappears and they deliver with more energy than young people.

Through the blessing of this course, as your life extends, it will continue to improve until you pass away with a good end. With any other qualification, it helps you make money. What do you do with money? Use it up. This wealth is in your heart. It benefits you here and there. These great Imams will intercede for you on the day of judgement. And In Jannah, this knowledge will also benefit, inshāAllah.

May Allah Almighty continue to send blessings to Imam at-Tirmidhi and benefit the Ummah through his efforts. May He bless and have mercy on all the authentic and pious scholars. Aameen. Imam at-Tirmidhi was a man whose life was dedicated to the love of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and in return Allah Almighty raised him to the rank of the greatest luminaries of this Ummah. He was hardworking, humble, passionate about his faith, and obedient to His Lord. He is known through his great work and his great work is known better by learning about the man behind its compilation.  We pray to follow in his footsteps and to be amongst his companions in Jannah, for Allah Almighty is powerful over everything and we have good hopes in Him. Aameen.

Sahih al-Bukhari and Islamic Fiqh Book

Below is attached an essential read for every student of Hadith and student of Islamic scholarship.

It is also an essential read for every Muslim in a college/university environment or any environment where one finds many Muslims with a wide range of practices.

It has become very common amongst certain environments, particularly in the West, for some Muslims to approach guileless Muslims and tell them that the Hanafi, Maliki, Shaf’iee or Hanabli schools of Fiqh (and the rulings derived within them) should not be followed, but rather the Fiqh promoted by these individuals should exclusively be followed. They quote Sahih al-Bukhari, which contains utmost authentic narrations, to seemingly back their stance and disprove or even condemn the practices within any of these four schools of Fiqh. This has created a great deal of confusion, misinformation and sectarianism within the Muslim community.

Please refer to our article: https://piousfacts.wordpress.com/2019/11/05/methodology-of-the-ummah-in-fiqh/ for more information on the necessity of these schools of Fiqh.

This book in question explains to the reader how to understand and study Sahih al-Bukhari as a book of Hadith as well as a book containing rules of Fiqh. The author is a seasoned scholar of Hadith and of Sahih al-Bukhari and has kindly allowed us to upload this book for free use for all. May Allah Almighty accept their endeavour. Aaamen.

Reading time: 30 mins to 1 hr

Recommended morn+eve prayers

It is recommended to recite prayers in the morning and evening.

‘And pronounce the name of Allah morning and evening.’ (Surah Insan, Ayah 25)

There are many prayers narrated in the Hadith that Rasulullah (peace be upon him) would recite every morning and evening, or would recommend to be recited. Each of these prayers has a specific set of virtues and brings blessings for the rest of the day, as well as the protection of Allah Almighty. A person feels a sense of calmness and confidence (knowing that they have this connection of beautiful words between them and their Lord), and this calmness and confidence will be carried with you for the rest of the day. It is not possible for us, with our limited capacity, to recite the hundreds of prayers that have been authentically narrated. Therefore, one should pick one Dua (prayer) book and recite from it. Below is attached a Dua book that can be recited in 5 minutes. Share with family and friends, and reap continuous rewards.

If you would like to order copies, contact
info@jamemasjid.co.uk
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Please note: This blog @piousfacts is not associated with the production of this Dua book.

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