In the Name of Allah, The Most Beneficent, The Most
Merciful.
‘Sahih Al-Bukhari’
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) - Who was he?
To acquire (this science) solely for the pleasure of Allah.
“The most authentic book after the Holy Qur’an is Sahih Bukhari
This is the conclusion that every learned religious Scholar
came to.
No matter how great these Scholars were, they were forced to
unanimously agree that ‘Sahih Al-Bukhari’ is the most authentic work in Hadith
literature ever compiled.
Verily We: It is We Who have sent down the Dhikr (i.e. the Qur’an)
and surely, We will guard it (from corruption).).
(Qur'an 15:9)
The transmission of the Qur'an, from the day of its
revelation up to the present day, is flawless.
The chapters and verses have been in constant use amongst
Muslims and have been passed on perfectly intact from one generation to the
other.
The Qur'an we know today is the same Qur'an which was revealed
to the Prophet some fourteen centuries ago.
Today all of the copies of the Qur’an in the world are the
same.
There is no difference and change among them.
In addition, millions of hafiz have it in their memory millions
of tongues recite it every moment.
No other book written by a person has that quality and
characteristic; neither does any of the holy books.
It is necessary that
the last word of Allah, His eternal command that is valid until the Day of
Judgment, has such a unique rank and a high honor.
The steps of knowledge by Sufyan Ibn Uyaynah [ra]:
1} the first step in knowledge is to listen,
2} then to be quiet and attentive
3} then to preserve,
4} then to put it into practice,
5} then to spread it.
Imam ash-Shafi ((rahmatullahi alayhi) said:
''O my brother, you will not gain knowledge except through
six,
I will inform you of their details with clarity,
Intelligence, strong yearning, hard work, and surviving on the minimum, and the
companionship of a teacher, and a long time.''
“The most authentic book after the Holy Qur’an.” This is the
conclusion that every learned religious Scholar came to.
No matter how great these Scholars were, they were forced to
unanimously agree
That ‘Sahih Al-Bukhari’ is the most authentic work in Hadith
literature ever compiled.
We seem to have heard a lot about the magnificence of this
compilation,
But how much do we really know about the person who actually
compiled this book?
How much do we know about the man who had spent endless
years traveling to many lands in search of people who had picked up the gems
that had fallen from the lips of the Noble Messenger of Allah (Sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam) so that he may gather these precious gems and present them to the
world in the form of ‘Sahih Al-Bukhari.’
At the age of eighteen he visited Makkah accompanied by his
mother and elder brother, Ahmad ibn Ism`l.
After performing the pilgrimage, his brother returned with
his mother, but Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) stayed there for further
education.
Meanwhile, he wrote a
book called, Qady as-Sahbah wat-Tbi`n.
After this he went to Madinah al-Munawwarah to compile the
famous book of Asm` ar-rijl (Names of men of transmission) called, Trkh
al-kabr,
While sitting by the
tomb of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) during
moonlight hours.
Muhammad ibn Yusuf
al-Furyb said that at the time he had copied Trkh al-kabr, Imam Bukhari
(rahmatullahi alayhi) did not yet have any facial hair.
The problem of forging of Hadith
During the life of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam),:emphasis was on the penning down of Qur’an
And as such the Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)were simply committed to memory.
Though on individual level there were some attempts to
scribe the Hadith, e.g. Abu Hurairah R.A. had made a private compilation,
on official level the first attempt was made by Umar bin
Abdul Aziz (R.A.) for the compilation of the Hadith.
It would be erroneous to think that the Suhaba did not take
pains for preservation of Hadith,
In fact some of the Sahaba (Companions of the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) dedicated their lives to this cause.
The reason behind not writing down the Hadith during the
life time of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) is a
different topic and needs a separate discussion.
The absence of any complete compilation of Ahadith
encouraged some unscrupulous persons,
in the later period, to attribute many sayings to the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam) which he never had said.
These sayings got
currency among people and soon it became difficult to differentiate the Sahih
Ahadith from the forged ones.
When the menace of forged Ahadith spread its ugly head, the
Muhaddithin took upon them the task of maintaining the purity of Hadith
literature.
The Muhaddithin developed criterion by which to categories
the Ahadith into different categories like Sahih, Hassan, Gharib, Mauzu
(forged) etc.
It was made
compulsory to narrate the Hadith with complete chain of narrators,
Then the Muhaddith
would go into the credentials of each of the narrator in the chain and
accordingly the Hadith would be categorized.
Later on when the
chain of narration began to be forged, the Muhaddithin would enquire whether
the person narrating from had met him or not.
The incompletion of the chain would raise doubts about the
authenticity of the Hadith.
Some of the Muhaddithin had developed the spiritual insight
to identify a Hadith, or the Hadith had an aura of sublimity which is lacking
in the words of the common human being.
(It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: He was
taught by one Mighty in Power,)
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi)- Who was he?
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi), who was one of the
greatest compilers of Ahadith, became blind at a young age.
He had recourse to many famous and skilled doctors of his
time but their treatments made no difference.
His mother was a pious worshipper and a righteous woman.
She cried out for help in the court of Almighty Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) the Almighty,
for her child and
begged for the restoration of his eyesight.
At last, "the
river of mercy flowed over her," and Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala
(GOD) accepted her invocation.
One night, she visited Ibrahim alayhi -salaam in a dream and
was told,
"Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) has restored
the sight of your son because of your intense and beautiful invocations."
In the morning, as Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) got up
from his bed, glimmers of light reached out into his eyes.
That is, his eyesight was fully restored.
Here we learn about dua's working when all has failed:
Make use of salah and Dua to solve any problem that even the
best experts of this world cannot solve.
Unfortunately, the Muslims are turning away from these deeds
today when they need them the most.
We pray for Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) to
give us the true understanding of Islam. Ameen
Abu‘abd Allah
Muhammad ibn Isma’il, later known as Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi), was
born in Bukhara
on 13 Shawwal, 194 A.H. (July 21 810 A.C).
He lost his father
when he was still a child. He was brought up by his illustrious and virtuous
mother.
He began his study of the Hadith at the early age of eleven.
In his 16th year,
he made pilgrimage of
the Holy places along with his mother and elder brother.
There he attended the
lectures of the great teachers of Hadith in Makkah and Madinah.
He was still 18 years old, when he wrote a book on the
decisions made by the Companions of the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) and their followers.
Younus Ibn 'Ubayd [ra.] said:
"With good manners you understand the knowledge.
With the knowledge, your actions are corrected.
With actions, wisdom is obtained.
With wisdom you understand zuhd [abstinence] and are granted
its benefits.
With zuhd comes abandoning the world.
With abandoning the world, comes the desire for the
Hereafter.
With desire for the Hereafter the pleasure of Allah [the
Mighty and Majestic] is obtained."
His elder brother, Rashid ibn Isma’il reports that the young
Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) used to attend the lectures And discourses of
learned men along with him and other pupils. But, unlike other pupils he never
took notes of these discourses.
They criticized him for not taking notes of the lectures and
thus wasted his time. Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) did not give any reply.
One day, being annoyed by their consistent criticism of his
carelessness, Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) asked his fellow pupils to bring
all they had noted down.
By that time, his fellow pupils had taken down more than 15
thousand Ahadith.
Young Bukhari
(rahmatullahi alayhi), to the amazement of all, Narrated all the 15 thousand
Ahadith from his memory with minutest details which had not been noted down by
the follow pupils.
Later, he started on a study pilgrimage of the world of
Islam, which lasted 16 years.
Of this period, he spent five years in Basra,
visiting Egypt, Hijaz, Kufa
and Baghdad several times and wandered all over Western Asia in quest of knowledge and learning . During
his travels he reported Ahadith from 80,000 persons.
With the help of his exceptional memory he could retain
these Ahadith with all their sources in his mind to be penned down at an
opportune time.
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) was one of the greatest
scholars this Ummah (Islamic nation) has ever produced.
The fame of his knowledge and his prodigious memory spread
far and wide, and people used to travel thousands of miles in order to meet him
and hear from him the Ahadith (Sayings of the Prophet, Allah bless him and
grant him peace).
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) often used to engage in
archery while on horseback.
Once he missed the target and his arrow struck the pillar of
a bridge, causing it to be damaged.
He jumped of his
horse, removed the arrow from the pillar and said to his companion,
“Go to the owner of this bridge and explain to him that we
have caused some damage to the pillar of his bridge.
Beg for forgiveness from him. In addition, ask him to allow
us to rebuild the pillar or to accept the equivalent sum of money for damages
caused.”
When the owner was informed of this, he said,
“Tell Abu Abdullah (Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) that
he has done nothing wrong. In fact, may all my wealth be sacrificed for him?”
When Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) heard his reply,
He was extremely happy and read five hundred Ahadith
(Prophetic sayings) to those who had come from afar.
He also gave out three hundred dirhams in Sadqah (charity).
On another occasion, a group of traders from Syria came to
purchase some goods from Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi).
They offered to purchase the goods from him at a price which
would yield a profit of five thousand dirhams.
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) said to them,” Return to
your homes for today.”
The next day, another group of traders came to him and
offered to purchase the goods at a price that would have enabled him to make a
profit of ten thousand dirham. Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) refused,
saying,
“I had already made an intention last night to sell these
goods to the first group of traders who had come. I do not wish to change my
intention now.
O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allah and fear Him, and
speak (always) the truth.
He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will
forgive you your sins... (Al-Ahzab, ayat 70-71)
There is a famous happening in the life of Imam Bukhari
(rahmatullahi alayhi) by which one can get an idea of how much care the
Muhaddithin took
in ascertaining the authenticity of the Hadith.
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) traveled to meet a man in
order to take Hadith from him.
But he saw this man calling his horse with an empty vessel
in his hand, as if there was food in that vessel, moving it in order for the
horse to come near so he can grab the horse.
So Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) asked him, "What
is in that vessel?" And the man said, "Nothing."
Then Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) said, "By
Allah, I will not take Hadith from you, because you are a liar."
So it is not befitting for an individual (him or her) to be
with the liars, or to be upon that which is a lie, or to be consistent upon
lying.
Rather, they must consider lying as a tremendous act of
evil. And know that lying is from the major sins.
And it is a must that
a person repents from lying; he has to make Tawba to Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala
for lying.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
said:
"Indeed,
truthfulness is that which one finds ease in his heart with, and indeed a lie
is that which a person's heart is not at ease with."
So the one who is truthful, or the one you find being at
ease, this is the truthful person.
And the one who is in a state of unrest, this is the
individual who is a liar.
You find today that they have a lie detector's test, which
monitors the person's internal movement, and this confirms the statement of the
Prophet.
And Allah (Subhanahu WA Ta’aala) said:
Among the believers are men who have been true to their
covenant with Allah... (Al-Ahzab, ayah 23)
And also, I wanted to bring the attention of the dangers of
lying, even if you are joking.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
said: "Woe to the one. Woe to the one.
Woe to the one from the hellfire, the one who lies in order
to make the people laugh."
An individual should not look at the matter of making people
laugh -
Even though it's a lie - rather we should look at it as
something that angers Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD).
"Every day that
a person does not disobey Almighty Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) is a day of
celebration".
So we should be pleased with that which Almighty Allah
Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) is pleased with.
The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) said:
"I guarantee a house in the middle of Paradise
for the one who leaves off lying even when joking."
What is meant here by the lie is Tawriyah, which is not a
pure lie. Rather, it is like an individual saying to his wife,
'You are better than the moon to me.' And, yes, she is
better than the moon, because she is a believer.
Or an individual says, speaking to his brother, 'he (the one
who he has a dispute with) supplicates for you.'
And indeed, the
believer supplicates for the believers. Or 'he mentions you with good.'
But a person should not swear by Allah regarding a matter
and then he falls into a pure lie, which is opposing reality.
And the meaning of Tawriyah is that a person makes a
statement intending one thing, and the person hearing the statement understands
another thing.
It is similar to the action of Abu Bakr (RadiAllahu 'anhu)
when he was traveling with the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam),
And the people came and said, 'Who is this man with you?'
And Abu Bakr said, "Indeed, he is a guide who is guiding us to the right
path."
Abu Bakr meant by his statement that the Holy Prophet
Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) was a guide guiding people to the
Paradise of Allah.
But the individuals who heard the statement understood that
the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) was a man who was
guiding him on a path in the desert.
PERSONALITY
Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) belonged to a financially
strong and religious family.
Once a person had to return him 50,000 Dirham, but when Imam
Bukhari found him unable o pay him back he asked him to pay, Just 10 Dharam per
month.
He was a very simple person. He preferred to do the work
himself.
Once near Baghdad he was
building an Inn all alone, carrying bricks and
tools all by himself.
One of his students Muhammad bin Hathim Varak requested him
to do it for him.
But he refused saying, 'THESE WILL BENIFIT ME ON THE DAY OF
JUDGMENT'.
According to Varak Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi)
monthly income was about 500 Dirham. Most of which was spent on the welfare of
his students.
He never liked to have the luxuries life. He was not fond of
eating or other things. He even ate grass and dry bread as food.
Taqlid
Taqlid refers to the practice of an unqualified, lay person
(in a specific field of specialization) submitting to and accepting the
authority of an expert in that field, without demanding proof and justification
for every view, opinion or verdict expressed by such an expert authority.
Imitation is a natural tendency of human existence,
practiced by millions of people worldwide in every facet of life.
The simplest and most tangible example of Taqlid is that of
a child learning his basic alphabets at school.
Every child learning his alphabets is unconsciously
practicing Taqlid.
A learner driver taking instructions from a driving
instructor is practicing Taqlid.
People going to a specialist doctor for medical treatment
and following his instructions is another example of Taqlid.
A lay person soliciting a legal opinion from an advocate or
following the advice of a tax consultant is another common case of Taqlid.
A client at an engineering firm, asking for the engineer's
advice on complex engineering calculations is yet another instance of Taqlid in
action.
The millions of 'facts' in the myriad of sciences such as
astronomy, archaeology, etc. are all distinct examples of Taqlid.
Who ever questions the 'fact' that the sun is really 93
million miles away from the earth!
It is taken for granted that this is the findings of the
'experts' in these fields and everyone simply accepts it as such.
School teachers teach these to their pupils as 'gospel
truth' and children learn and memorize these 'facts' with the hope of
succeeding in their exams.
There are countless such examples of Taqlid in everyday
existence.
By way of extension, Taqlid is the easy option for ordinary
people in the context of Islamic Fiqh or Law too.
Taqlid in Islam simply refers to accepting and following the
verdicts of expert scholars of Islamic Fiqh in their exposition
and interpretation of Islamic Law, without demanding from
them an in-depth explanation of the intricate processes (Ijtihad) Required in
arriving at such a verdict. It simply means that ordinary folk do not have to
do Ijtihad.
The duty of ordinary people is to trustingly accept the
authority of the learned scholars in this matter and act upon their verdicts.
In this sense, Taqlid is a great blessing for common people,
for it is beyond the capacity of everyone to understand the extremely complex And
complicated mechanics of Ijtihad.
The ability to do Ijtihad requires many long years of study
and erudition and a great deal of exertion in acquiring a mastery of various
Islamic sciences.
Not with standing lovethe Sahaba had for the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam)
And the dedication
they had for promotion of Hadith,
They observed great care in narrating it, fearing they might
not make some error in the narration and thereby, unwittingly,
Attribute something to the Holy Prophet Muhammad
(Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) which he had not said. They preferred others to
narrate.
They would not even tolerate that the order of words would
be altered or that they would use their own words.
If they had any doubt regarding the order of the words or
were not confident of their memory, they would mention even that.
From the above discussion one can get an idea of how
delicate is the matter of Ahadith and how much care has been observed by the
Muhaddithin in narrating Hadith.
In our times around
the world, Hadith are being narrated carelessly.
To prove the superiority of ones cult or of some particular
school of thought, etc,
Hadith are being narrated without caring for their
authenticity.
When a person hears a Hadith which suits his ideas, he
narrates them in public carelessly and nobody dares to object, fearing
contempt.
My friends Caution is
needed in the narration of the Hadith my brothers/sisters.
Only that person who is well versed with the Hadith
literature should narrate Hadith
And at least should know the difference between various
categories of Hadith
And that he should narrate from an authentic compilation and
that Hadith should be narrated along with Takhreej.
One should desist from narrating Hadith which one has simply
heard from someone else.
There is a Hadith of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam), narrated by Bukhari,(rahmatullahi alayhi)
Which I have loosely translated as:
Whoever attributed a lie to me should make hell as his
dwelling place.
My Dear Islamic Brothers/sisters! Our pious predecessors had
Madani intellects; their minds reached places we are negligent of.
May Allah protect us
from the disasters of treachery?
Muhammad ibn Ahmad said:
“When Abu ‘l-Abbas
Walid ibn Ibrahim was deposed as the chief justice of Rayy
(Formally of the
great cities of Persia
located a few miles from Tehran) and he came to Bukhara,
My teacher, Abu Ibrahim Al-Khatalli took me with him to see
Walid.
My teacher requested
him to narrate those Hadith to me which he had heard from his teachers.
He replied, ‘I have not heard anything from them.’ My
teacher was quite shocked and remarked,
‘How can you say that you have not heard anything from them
whereas you are a deeply-read scholar?’
Walid then related
his story saying,
‘When I became a rational and mature adult and I developed a
passion toward the science of Hadith,
I went to Imam Bukhari
(rahmatullahi alayhi) and explained my intentions to him.
He advised me thus, “Son, before you set out to pursue any
field, make sure you are well-grounded with its prerequisites and demands.
And remember that a person cannot become a perfect scholar
in the science of Hadith [Muhaddith] until
And unless he writes four things with four other things,
Which are as indispensable as four things, which resemble
four other things? (He must write these things) in four times, with four
conditions, in four places, upon four things, from four types of people, and
for four objectives. All of these four-angled things can only be Achieved with
another four things coupled with another four. Once all these things are
achieved, four things will become insignificant before him and he will be tried
with four other things. If he exercises patience in these four trials, Allah
will honor him with four things in this world and award him four things in the
hereafter.”
I said, “May Allah has mercy upon you. Please explain these
four-angled things for me.” He said, “Certainly. The four things he has to
write are:
(1) The statements and commands of Allah’s Messenger (the
Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam).
(2) The sayings of the Companions and their relative ranks.
(3) The sayings of the Followers and their ranks (i.e. who
among them are reliable and who are not),and
(4) The conditions of all the narrators who narrate Hadith.
These (four pieces of information) must be written together
with the following four things:
(1) The actual names of the narrators,
(2) Their appellations or titles [Kuna],
(3) Their places of residence, and
(4) Their dates of birth and death (to determine whether the
narrator actually met the people he has narrated from).
(These are indispensable to him) just (as four things are
necessary with four other things
(1) As praises [tahmid] of Allah (are necessary) with the
khutba,
(2) As salutations [Salawaat], (are necessary) with mention
of the name of Allah’s Messenger (the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi
wasallam).
(3) As (the recitation of) Bismillah (is necessary) with a Sura
(of the Qur’an), and
(4) As the takbir (is necessary) with the Salât.
These resemble four other things (which are names of four
categories of Hadith:
(1) The musnadat [narrations traceable to the Messenger],
(2) The mursalat [narrations transmitted by a Follower from
the Messenger directly without a Companion in between],
(3) The mawqufat [narrations traceable only to a Companion],
and
(4) The maqtu'at [narrations traceable only to a Follower].
(These things must all be written) in four times:
(1) In his childhood,
(2) In his age of discernment (i.e. close to maturity),
(3) In his youth, and
(4) In his old age.
(In other words, he must continue acquiring Hadith at all
times throughout every stage of his life? They must be written) under four
conditions:
(1) While his is occupied,
(2) While he is free,
(3) In his poverty, and
(4) In his affluence.
(In other words, he must diligently pursue the knowledge of
these things no matter what his circumstances may be. This is done) at four
places:
(1) In mountainous terrain,
(2) On the seas,
(3) In cities, and
(4) In rural areas.
(In other words, he must Endeavour to acquire this science
from the right teacher, no matter where that teacher is located.
He writes what he has
acquired) upon four things:
(1) Upon stones,
(2) Upon shells,
(3) Upon skins, and
(4) Upon bones.
(In other words, even when be does not find paper he will
continue recording it somewhere) until he finds the paper upon which to
preserve it. (He acquires it from four different types of people:
(1) From his seniors,
(2) From his juniors,
(3) From his counterparts, and
(4) From the books of his father, provided he has firm
conviction that these are his father’s books.
(In other words, he Endeavour’s to acquire this science in
every way possible without feeling ashamed to obtain it even from his juniors.
He has four objectives for doing all of these things:
(1) To acquire (this science) solely for the pleasure of Allah,
(2) To practice upon the Hadith which confirm to the verses
of the Holy Qur’an?
(3) To propagate (the science) to those who seek it, and
(4) To write it out so that it can be a source of guidance
to those who will come after him.
Thereafter, the aforementioned four things cannot be
acquired (unless he has first acquired) four other things that are part of
human acquisition:
(1) The knowledge of how to read and write,
(2) Lexicography and vocabulary,
(3) Morphology, and
(4) Syntax,
Together with four other things that are not of human
acquisition, but are bestowed by Allah:
(1) Sound health,
(2) Ability,
(3) An ardent desire for learning, and
(4) A retentive memory.
Once all the aforementioned four-angled things are attained
by him, then four things will become insignificant before him:
(1) His family,
(2) His children,
(3) His wealth and
(4) His motherland.
He will then be afflicted with four things:
(1) His enemies will rejoice at his distress,
(2) His friends will reproach him,
(3) The ignorant will taunt him, and
(4) The scholars [Ulamã] will be jealous of him.
Once he exercises patience on these calamities, Allah will
honor him with four things in this world:
(1) The honor of contentment [qana'a],
(2) Conviction coupled with awe and dignity,
(3) The pleasure of sacred knowledge ['ilm] and
(4) Eternal life.
(On top of that,) Allah will honor him with four things in
the hereafter:
(1) The honor of intercession on behalf of whomever he
pleases,
(2) The shade of the throne of Allah on the day when there
will be no shade available except the shade of His throne,
(3) The privilege to provide water to whomsoever he pleases
from the pool of Muhammad [al-Kawthar], and
(4) Close proximity with the Prophets [Ambiya'] in the
Highest of the High Places [alá ‘illiyyin].
So now, my son, I have told you whatever I have heard from
my teachers.
Now you have the choice to either pursue this field or to
abstain from it.”
These are the principles and rules Imam Bukhari
(rahmatullahi alayhi) has laid out for every individual who wishes to become a Hadith
scholar or a student of Hadith.
We should take heed of Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi)’s
advice and hold firmly onto it.
In actual fact, the science of Hadith is even more difficult
to attain than Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi alayhi) describes.
Imam Ash-Shafi (rahmatullahi alayhi) said: If you want to
speak, then you should ask yourself, 'Is this speech going to be something that
is good?'
If it is good, then
proceed forward and speak. Put your trust in Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala. And
seek His reward.
If however, the speech is going to be something that is
evil, then remain silent.
And if a person doesn't know if the speech is going to be
good or evil - and this is the third state -
Then leave it off for
the believer fears the doubtful matters. The Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu
alayhi wasallam) said:
And the one who
keeps away from the doubtful matters, and then he has saved himself regarding
his religion and regarding his honor.
If I said anything correct, then it is from Allah (Subhanahu
WA Ta’aala),
And if I erred,
then that is from me and Shaitan.
May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make us from the
Companions of His Book and unite us with His righteous slaves in the highest
gardens of Paradise. Amen.
May Allah Subhanahu wata`aalaa grant us what is best in this
world and the next!
Action speaks louder then words my friend’s practice Islam
the way of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Sallallaahu alayhi wasallam) did.
May Allah Subhanahu
WA Ta’aala (GOD) help us to do that which He loves and which pleases Him?
May Allah Subhanahu WA Ta’aala (GOD) make our efforts
sincere and keep us all on the straight path...........
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