Disciples of Hadith: the Noble Guardians – Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi
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| \ Cia N nd | ‘En a Ne ODE HAP sa TYSex Suse we va — 6 Yh, Bm LO) ay) z al-Hafiz Aba Bakr Ahmad Ibn ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d.463H) of Hadith Disciplesbeing a translation of his Sharaf al-Ashab al-Hadith wa Nasibatu Ablu’l-Hadith | The Messenger of Allah (3%) said: ““May Allah cause a slave to flourish who heard my words and understands them, then he conveys them from me. There may be those who have knowledge but no understanding, and there may be those who convey knowledge to those who may 399 have more understanding of it than they do. [Aba Dawid #3660 and Tirmidhi #2656] Disciples of Hadith The Noble Guardians With accompanying notes of the author advisingAblu’lHadith by al-Hafiz Abt Bakr Ahmad Ibn ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463 H) Dar as-Sunnah Publishers BIRMINGHAM First Published in Great Britain June 2020 / Dhu’l-Qa‘dah 1441H by Dar as-Sunnah Publishers DAR AS-SUNNAH PUBLISHERS P.O. 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A lot of time, effort and money has been spent to bring this publication into circulation. We seek your cooperation to report any copyright infringement. Your support is greatly appreciated. British Library Cataloguing in publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Title: Disciples of Hadith by: al-Hafiz Aba Bakr Ahmad Ibn ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdadi Translated from the original Arabic ISBN 1-904336-66-3 Paper-back Published and Typeset by: Dar as-Sunnah Publishers ©® First Edition, 1441 AH /2020 While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book neither the authors, trans- lators, nor Dar as-Sunnah Publishers, shall have any liability with respect to any loss ot damages caused nor do the views expressed in this book are necessarily held by the publisher directly or indirectly by the instructions or advice contained in this book. CONTENT FOREWORD 18 THE AUTHOR Hafiz Aba Bakr Ahmad Ibn ‘Ali al-Khatib al-Baghdadi 21 Versions Relied on for the Purpose of Verification 27 THE AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION 28 CHAPTER ONE The Text 31 CHAPTER TWO What Has Been Narrated from the Messenger of Allah (38) Regarding the Encouragement to Convey His Message and Preserve His Words... 43 CHAPTER THREE The Saying of the Prophet (4): “It is incumbent on those who are present to inform those who are absent.” 48 CHAPTER FOUR The saying of the Prophet (4g): “May Allah cause a man to flourish who hears a hadith from us, memotises it by heart and conveys it (to others).” 52 CHAPTER FIVE The saying of the Prophet (4): “Whoever memorised for my Ummah forty narrations...” 57 CHAPTER SIX The Advice of the Prophet (4) to Honour the Scholars of Hadith 60 CHAPTER SEVEN The saying of the Prophet (4g): “Islam began as something strange and will go back to being something strange, so glad tidings to the strangers.” 65 CHAPTER EIGHT The saying of the Prophet 3) “My Ummah will Split into More Than Seventy Sects...” 68 CHAPTER NINE The Saying of the Prophet (8): “A group from among my Ummah will continue to adhere to the truth and those who abandon them will not harm them.” 71 CHAPTER TEN The Saying of the Prophet (88): “This Knowledge is borne in Every Generation by its Just People.” 77 CHAPTER ELEVEN The People of Hadith are the Successors of the Messenger of Allah (8) in Conveying His Message 83 CHAPTER TWELVE The Description Given by the Messenger of Allah (4) of the Faith of the People of Hadith 87 CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Fact that the People of Hadith are the Most Deserving of the Messenger of Allah (4) due to the Continual Sending of Prayers on Him (48) 91 CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Glad Tidings given by the Prophet (3) to his Companions regarding the Seekers of Knowledge after Him being a Connection... 97 CHAPTER FIFTEEN Clear Evidence of the Virtue of the ésmad and that itis One of Things with Which Allah has Favoured this Ummah 100 CHAPTER SIXTEEN Clarification that the asanid are the Path to Knowing the Rulings of the Shariah 104 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN The People of Hadith are the Representatives of the Messenger of Allah (3g) due to their Preservation of the Sunan and their Distinction in doing so 107 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Fact that the People of Hadith are the Guardians of the Religion due to their Defence of the Sunan 110 CHAPTER NINETEEN The Fact that the People of Hadith are the Heirs of the Messenger (#8) with regard to the Sunnah and the Various Wisdoms that He Bequeathed 112 CHAPTER TWENTY 5 The Fact that they are those Who Command all that is Good and Forbid all that is Evil 114 CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE The Fact that they are the Best of People 115 CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO Whoever said: “Verily, the Abda/ and the Alia are the People of Hadith 120 CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Whoever said: “Were it not For the [Companions] of Hadith, We would Not have Studied Islam.” 123 CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Whoever said: “Verily, the Truth is With the Companions of Hadith” 128 CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE The Fact that the Companions of Hadith are the Most Deserving People to be Saved in the Hereafter and the First of Creation to Enter Paradise 132 CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The Virtue of Those Who Travel in Seatch of Hadith 136 CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Combining the Goodness of the Life of this World and the Hereafter by Hearing Hadith and Recording Them 141 CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Those of the Caliphs Who Set Aside a Provision from the Treasury for the Companions of Hadith 145 CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Attracting the Young to Hear the Hadith 147 CHAPTER THIRTY Whoever said that it is Incumbent Upon a Man to Force His Son to Hear Hadith 150 CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Whoever Trained His Son to Listen to Hadith 152 CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Whoever Censured the Shaikhs Who Did Not Hear Hadith 153 CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE ‘ Whoever said: “It is Incumbent for Hadith to Be Written Until the Time of Death 155 CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR [Confirmation] That the Companion of Hadith is a Proof 158 CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE The Description of One Who Seeks to Learn and the Hadith One Who is Self-Denying 160 CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX Evidence of the People of the Sunnah Based on Their Love for the Companions of Hadith 162 CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN Evidence Against the Innovators Based on Theit Hatred of Hadith and its People 164 CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT Whoever Combined Praise of the Companions of Hadith with Censure of the People of Opinion and Wicked Kalam 167 CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE What Has Been Narrated Regarding the Reward fot Memorising Hadith and Conveying It 174 CHAPTER FOURTY Whoever said that Seeking Hadith is Better than Acts of Worship 176 CHAPTER FOURTY-ONE Whoever said that Narrating Hadith is Better than Tasbih 180 CHAPTER FOURTY-TWO Whoever said that Relating Hadith is of the Same Status as Studying the Qur’an 181 CHAPTER FOURTY-THREE Whoever said that relating Hadith has the Same Reward as Prayer 182 CHAPTER FOURTY-FOUR Whoever said that relating Hadith is Better than Voluntary Prayer 183 CHAPTER FOURTY-FIVE Whoever said that relating Hadith is Better than Voluntary Fasting 186 CHAPTER FOURTY-SIX Whoever Sought a Cure by Reciting Hadith 188 CHAPTER FOURTY-SEVEN A Report of ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattab’s Prohibition of Reciting Hadith and the Explanation of the Sense and Meaning of that 189 CHAPTER FOURTY-EIGHT Mention of Some of the Narrations from the Companions and the Tabi‘tin Regarding the Encouragement to Memorise Ahadith.... 197 CHAPTER FOURTY-NINE Whoever Desired the Narration of Hadith from the Caliphs and Considered that the Scholars of Hadith are the Best of the Scholars 206 CHAPTER FIFTY Whoever Delighted in Relating Hadith and Sitting with the Companions of Hadith 213 CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE Mention of the Dreams Seen by the Righteous of the People of Hadith and the Honour and Reward They Received 220 CHAPTER FIFTY-TWO Mention of Some Traditions That Might be Problematic for Those Who Hear Them... 230 CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE A Tradition of Sufyan Al-Thawri 238 CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR Traditions Related from Mughirah Ibn Migsam Al-Dhabbi 246 CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE Traditions from Sufyan Al-Thawri 249 CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX A Tradition of Malik Ibn Anas and ‘Abdullah Ibn Idris 257 CHAPTER FIFTY-SEVEN Traditions of Sulayman Ibn Mahran Al-A‘mash 261 CHAPTER FIFTY-EIGHT 270 THE SECOND TREATISE The Faithful Counsel Introduction 278 CHAPTER ONE 279 CHAPTER TWO 290 CHAPTER THREE 295 CHAPTER FOUR 298 CHAPTER FIVE 302 CHAPTER SIX 305 THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT PICTURES 310 INDEX OF ARABIC TERMS 315-320 FOREWORD With the Name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful All praise and thanks be to Allah.