Al Qur'an wa Sunnah wa Ijma' wa Qiyas
The Virtue of Saying Bismillah
Incidents related to the recitation of Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim
The Barakah (blessings) of Bismillah when it was revealed.
Sayyidina Jaabir (رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ) is reported to have said that when Bismillaahir Rahmanir Raheem was revealed, the clouds gave way by moving to the East, the winds ceased blowing, the oceans became calm, the creatures prepared themselves to listen, the shaytaan got pelted with fire from the heavens and Allah Ta'ala, swearing an oath by His honour, declared: Anyone who says this name of mine (i.e.. Bismillaahir Rahmanir Raheem) upon anything, I will surely impart barakah in that thing, (Durre Manthoor and Ibne Katheer)
Asmaa un Nabiyy صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم
An Appreciation of His Blessed Names and Qualities
Among our masters who wrote about the Asmaa un Nabiy are:
• Shaykhunaa Sayyidina Abdul Qadir al-Jilani Radhi Allahu ‘anhu fi Bashaairul Khayraat and other writing’s,
• Sayyidina Muhammad ibn Sulaiman al Juzuli Radhi Allahu ‘anhu fi Dalaailul Khayraat,
• Shaykh ‘Alim Faqri Radhi Allahu ‘anhu fi Faqri Majmua’ Wadhaaif,
• Sayyidinaa Ash Shaykh Abu Bakr bin Salim Radhi Allahu ‘Anhu fi Salaatul Tajiyya, also known as Darood Taj,
• Imam Sharafuddin Abi Abdillah Muhammad al Busiri al Misri Radhi Allahu ‘anhu most prominently in both Qasidah Burdah Sharif and Qasidah Muhammadiyya, and
• Qadhi Iyad al Yuhsabi in “Ash Shifa”, The Cure.
A Brief Manual of Ĥadīth Principles
by
Imām Sayyid Sharīf Álī al-Jurjānī
Translation and Footnotes
Abu Hasan
"In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Merciful
This is a short and concise epistle on the principles of ĥadīth, which is comprised of an introduction and objectives in four chapters.
INTRODUCTION
Matn: The text of the ĥadīth; the exact wording of the ĥadīth which imparts meaning.
Ĥadīth: means speech in general [i.e. literally], and it is not just the speech of RasūlAllāh or the speech of the companions or their followers and their affirmations.
Sanad: description of the route4 by which the text [matn] is transmitted.
Isnād: recounting the route of the ĥadīth, reaching until the speaker.
Sanad and Isnād are close in meaning; and a ĥadīth is deemed sound/authentic or weak based on these two aspects.."
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Hadith Terms – Adapted from Ibn Mulaqqin’s Tadhkirah
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