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'Narrated by the glorious scholars' (qasida 15:47) This is the motto of this section, which is for preserving and the knowledge about the valuable books of our great religious predecessors. You can find all special expressions in the Glossary. We need your comments to develop this site for you.
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Great Ancestors' Books
Since we are constantly in need for the non-distorted books of our predecessors, and since some irresponsible groups had intentionally or unintentionally printed distorted books and spread them either in the markets or on the internet, there aroused an insisting need to find reliable sources for the books and knowledge of the virtuous predecessors. So, we are nominating to you some sister sites that choose accurately every book they present. This way you can easily find the books and texts of our predecessors which some people tried to hide and conceal, but Allah will complete His guidance, even if biased people dislike. We will mention some of the books, from these sites, that sheikh Fakhr Eldin quoted from in his books and lessons. More information about these sites are in the library page in our main site.
Books of Imam Muslim:
Sahih Muslim
The book of "Sahih Muslim" by Hafiz Abo-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Qushairy al-Niasaboury. 206-261H. [Sahih: means that its ascription is correct according to the conditions of the author].
Imam
Muslim
is one of the Imams of Hadith from Kharasan. He heard from lots of men of
Hadith in Kharasan. The majority of Hadith men narrated from him. He has
written many books other than this Sahih; like "the great book of men",
"the great collector by sections", "the reasons", "the
delusions of the Hadith men", "the discretion", "the Hadith
with only one narrator", "the classes of the followers", and "the
ones who lived through two epochs". However the book of "Sahih Muslim"
is his most important book and the second most ranked Hadith book after the
book of al-Bukhary for the scholars. The book represents the precise
methodology of Imam Muslim in choosing Hadith which made him one of the
protectors of Hadith who removed the lies and delusions. Imam Muslim
classified 300 thousands of the Hadith he heard and chose about 3000 of it
to this book. He then showed it
to Abo-Zar'a
The researcher depended on the best and most accurate of the copies and he corrected the printing and other mistakes. He kept the numbering to enable the use of the index with it, but he connected the general numbers with the private numbers of Hadith. He made classifications in sections and chapters built on that of Imam an-Nawawy. He also made the ascription for the Hadith. The book’s link in Al-Turath site
Introduction by the Editors Translated by Heba
Note:
to
download & use these books, you need to down the compressed files
(rar
files) of the book and place it in the same
folder
and do not change their names. Then open any compressed file and you will
find the book which may comprise of one (pdf)
file or several ones which in turn will be decompressed to a one folder and
do not change any of their names. Now you open any of them using the
acrobat reader
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A Selection of brother’s readings:
The Knowledgeable Glorious Scholars
Thanks to Allah who has made the knowledgeable scholars successors to the prophets to inherit their manners and became role models for everyone. Many people got strayed and got away from the guidance of the Beloved [PPBUH] when they did not take the great old knowledgeable scholars of this nation as their source of knowledge, instead they became addicted to taking from the recent simple ones. This way they got away from what their righteous ancestors used to have and what was settled by the Islamic nation for decades and centuries. The Prophet [PPBUH] said: (People are still in blessing as long as they took their knowledge from their knowledgeable elders. When they start taking from their young unknowledgeable ones then they are doomed). The Prophet [PPBUH] also said: (This religion is knowledge, so be careful who to get from). He [PPBUH] also said: (When the knowledgeable scholars die, people will choose their leaders from unknowledgeable ones. When they ask them, they will answer without knowledge, so they will lead astray and mislead everyone, and there is no strength no power but from Allah). sayydi Fakhreddin Mohamed Osman [AAH] said: [If you were asked: What is the book? It is from what is narrated by the great scholars] (qasida 15:47) All scholars agreed that no one can disparage any word from the Prophet [PPBUH] or judge it as being fabricated or weakly narrated, unless he has an absolute proof from Qur'an or Sunna of the Prophet [PPBUH]. From the start of the first century and up until now, great scholars [AAT] have taken the mission of preserving Turath of our true religion [inherited knowledge from the Prophet, His companions, and our great scholars]. They have been preserving it the same way as the Prophet [PPBUH] wanted them to do. That is how the authentic Hadith, true interpretations, and Historical events from the start of Mohammad' Message till our current day, were preserved and predicated honestly and truthfully. One of the main glorious scholars, with a great resume, is:
Imam Muslim
The writing of Hadith started officially during the Caliphate of Imam Omar ibn Abdel-Aziz with a sign from him, as he wrote to all states under his ruling to collect and write Hadith. Some of his writings to Madina people was: "Look for the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah and write it, as I became worried about the knowledge and its people that it might die and perish". Ever since that time scholars started to work with high will, dedication, and patience in order to collect Hadith of the Prophet [PPBUH] and write it in books. It was not an easy job, but it was a great responsibility similar or even greater than the collection of Qur'an which was done during the era of Abo-Bakr as-Siddiq. As Qur'an was in the chests and hearts of all companions with the same arrangement as that we have today, and it was difficult to get mixed with anything else. However Hadith Imams were distributed all over the Islamic states and no one knew the number of Hadith of the Prophet [PPBUH] while there was liars and false composers who tried to put in Hadith what is not from the talk of the Prophet [PPBUH]. This was the reason behind the difficulty and that is why it needed very accurate and strict methods to detect the Sahih Hadith from others. That was the role of the great knowledgeable Hadith Imams. In the mid second century of Hijra, the writing of Hadith started. The first one to write Hadith was Ibn Garir al-Basry in Maccah who died in the year 150 H. Also Mohamed ibn Ishaq who died 151 H in Madina. And Mo'amar ibn Rashed who died 153 H in Yemen. Also Sa'id ibn Abi-Oruba who died 156 H in Basra. And Al-Layth ibn Saad who died 175 H in Egypt. Also Imam Malik ibn Anas who died 179 H in Madina.
In the beginning of the third century of Hijra, there was an activation to the movement of the collection, criticism, distinction of the Sahih from the weak [the one that has weak ascription]. This movement also included the knowledge of men, their degrees of accuracy and perfection, and their status of righteousness, piety, subjectivity, and deviation. That is why there came the books of Hadith only By Hafiz's according to strict conditions and accurate methods. The first to classify Hadith this way were Imam al-Bukhary followed by Imam Muslim in his book "Sahih Muslim". Birth and Growth: Imam Abo-al-Husain Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ibn Muslim al-Qushairy in relation and in Home al-Niasaboury. Al-Qushairy is from the relation to Qushair ibn Ka'b ibn Rabi'ah ibn Aamer ibn Sa'sa'h which is big tribe that has relations to many of the scholars. In Niasabour, that deep-rooted city, that was famous for the boom of the knowledge of Hadith and narration, Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj was born, in the year 206 H according to most historians. His father used to teach in the circles of knowledge, so he took care of raising and educating his son. So Muslim grew up passionate for knowledge craving for Hadith. He started to hear Hadith at the age of 8 from the sheikhs of Niasabour. Imam Yahya ibn Bakir at-Taymey was the first sheikh that he sat to hear from. It was a blessed sitting, as it left the love of Hadith in his young heart, so he kept seeking Hadith ever after. And he kept traveling all over the earth to hear Hadith from its narrator Imams. Books say that Imam Muslim had properties and land that enabled him to be devoted to knowledge. His travel for knowledge and his sheikhs:
His Rank and status: He got so much knowledge that could not be gain by geniuses, as Allah granted him a photographic memory, a superior mind, and a deep understanding. That caught the attention of his sheikhs, so they commended him while he was still young. When his sheikh Ishaq ibn Rahawya, in Niasabour, saw his persistence and care, he predicted for him and said: What man would that be?! His sheikh Mohamed Bashshar counted him as one of the Hafiz's of the world, he said: the Hafiz's of the world are four: Abo-Zar'a ar-Razy in ar-Ray, Muslim in Niasabour, Abdullah ad-Darmy in Sumerqand, and Mohamed ibn Ismail in Bukhara. Imams of Hadith commended him and described him with descriptions of greatness and esteem. One of the most comprehensive descriptions is what Judge Eyad stated when he said about him: He is one of the Imams of Muslims, the Hafiz's of Hadith, and accurate classifiers. Many scholars and Imams commended him, both early and late ones, they all consented that he is Imam, advanced, his Hadith is Sahih, distinguished, trusted, and his Hadith is accepted. His writings:
Sahih Muslim: The main one thing that made Imam Muslim very famous is his great book of "Sahih Muslim". Scholars did not know the greatness of of Imam Muslim and his great knowledge of Hadith arts until he has finished This book. An-Nawawy, in the introduction of his explanation of "Sahih Muslim", said: This book kept a beautiful memory and praise for Imam Muslim to the judgment day. He started writing this book at an early age in Niasabour after he traveled to many countries and met many scholars and took from them. He was 29 years old when he started this blessed work. It took him 15 years to finish it, in the year 250 H, on the same shape that we have today. He chose his book's Hadith from the 300 thousand Hadith that he heard through out his travels. he only chose 3033 Hadith. Scholars took care of this book and served it great services. They put tens of explanations for it, like the ones by Judge Eyad, an-Nawawy, and Mohamed ibn Khalifa. His Death: Imam Muslim stayed in Niasabour teaching to his students and lovers of Hadith. Among his students who traveled to him: Abo-Eysa at-Turmuzy, Yahya ibn Sa'ed, Ibn Khouzayma, Abo-Bakr Mohamed ibn an-Nadar al-Garoudy, and others. He was always busy writing and classifying until the night he died. He was busy investigating a scientific matter that was introduced to him in a study sitting, and he spent all night researching, but he met his creator before morning on the 25th of Ragab 261 H. He was 52 years old, and was buried on Monday in his tomb in Nasr Abad in Niasabour.
Edited By G. Salah & Rawya Ramadan Translated by Heba
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Most of
the writings of those honorable elite contained the Hadith of the Prophet [
Imam
Muslim started to travel seeking knowledge when he was 14 years old, as he
was going to Haj in Hijaz. He started meeting the Imams of Hadith and the
great sheikhs. So he heard in Hijaz from Ismail ibn Oways and Sa'id ibn ibn
Mansour. Then his travels multiplied to Basra, Koufa, Bagdad, ar-Ray, Egypt,
Sham, and others. During these travels he met a large number of the great
Hafiz's and men of Hadith, over one hundred. Among these men of Hadith was
Imam al-Bukhary, the prince of believers in Hadith and writer of "Sahih
al-Bukhary" book. He stayed with Imam al-Bukhary and loved him so much
that he said to him: Let kiss your legs, O, teacher of teachers, master of
men of Hadith, and doctor of in its illness. From his sheikhs also, Mohamed
ibn Yahya az-Zahly; Imam of the people of Hadith in Kharasan. And Hafiz ad-Darmy;
one of the Imams of Hadith and the writer of the famous "Masnad ad-Darmy".
Also Abdullah ibn Muslama known as al-Qa'naby and Abo-Zar'a ar-Razy the
known Hadith man of ar-Ray. 
Imam
Muslim was a writer with plenty of writings in all arts of Hadith; both
narration and knowledge. Many of it have been found. It is witnessing the
high rank of this man in the knowledge of Hadith, which is a rank that has
not been reached unless by great Hadith men of who had made blessed efforts
serving Sunna. He was also gifted with fame and spread for all his writings.
Some of his writings are: Metaphors and names, Classes of
Followers, Sons of Companions, and many others.