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in not making use of Sheikh Al-Albani's matchless contribution. As Muhaddithun have done a great service to the
Muslim Ummah by collecting and compiling the Ahadith, similarly in the style of Muhaddithun, and in keeping with
the principles laid down by them, the research carried out to separate the authentic Ahadith from the weak is in fact
an effort to complete their mission. In this age, Almighty Allah has bestowed this honour on Sheikh Al-Albani. May
Allah protect him, give him the best of the reward and give him a long life.
We now revert to the subject under discussion and say that no such saying and practice should be attributed to the
Prophet (PBUH) the authenticity of which is doubtful. On this principle, weak Ahadith, should not be mentioned. It
is very unfortunate indeed that in spite of such a stern warning, many of our `Ulama' are not careful in this matter.
Not to speak of weak Ahadith, they do not hesitate to mention even Ahadith Maudu`ah forged Ahadith) only to
adorn their speech. May Allah guide them to the Right Path. In fact, there is a class of religious scholars who try to
refute the authentic Ahadith and validate the weak ones only to add credence to their own juristic school. May Allah
save us from such evils.
1381
ُه ﻲﺑأ ْﻦﻋو
َلﺎﻗ ، ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮُﺳر ﱠنأ ، ُﻪْﻨَﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ، َةﺮﻳﺮ
:
» ....
ﻚَﻠﺳ ْﻦَﻣو
ِﺔﱠﻨَﺠﻟا ﻰﻟإ ًﺎﻘﻳِﺮَﻃ ِﻪِﺑ ُﻪَﻟ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا َﻞﱠﻬﺳ ، ًﺎﻤْﻠِﻋ ِﻪﻴِﻓ ُﺲِﻤَﺘْﻠَﻳ ًﺎﻘﻳِﺮﻃ
«
ٌﻢﻠﺴﻣ ُﻩاور
.
1381.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
Allah makes
the way to Jannah easy for him who treads the path in search of knowledge
.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith has already been mentioned in full. See the Commentary on Hadith No. 247. A part of it
which relates to the eminence of knowledge has been reproduced here. In this Hadith, knowledge means the
knowledge of the religion, that is to say the correct knowledge of the Qur'an and Hadith which is acquired without
any prejudice of any juristic school. Otherwise juristic prejudice can turn knowledge into great obstruction. May
Allah bestow His Mercy on us.
1382
َلﺎَﻗ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮُﺳَر ﱠنأ ﻪْﻨﻋ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ﻲﺿر ، ًﺎﻀﻳأ ، ُﻪﻨَﻋَو
:
»
ُﻪﻟ َنﺎآ ًىﺪُه ﻰﻟإ ﺎﻋد ْﻦَﻣ
ﻮﺟُأ ُﻞﺜِﻣ ﺮْﺟﻷا َﻦِﻣ
ًﺎﺌْﻴَﺷ ﻢِهِرﻮُﺟُأ ﻦﻣ َﻚﻟذ ُ
ﺺُﻘْﻨﻳ ﻻ ُﻪﻌِﺒَﺗ ْﻦﻣ ِر
«
ٌﻢﻠﺴﻣ ُﻩاور
.
1382.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
He who
calls others to follow the Right Guidance will have a reward equal to the reward of those who follow him, without
their reward being diminished in any respect on that account
.''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
This Hadith has already been mentioned. This Hadith has glad tidings for those who learn the
knowledge of religion, teach it and impart it to others.
1383
لﺎﻗ ُﻪْﻨﻋو
:
ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا ُلﻮُﺳر َلﺎَﻗ
:
»
ٍثﻼَﺛ ْﻦِﻣ ﱠﻻإ ُﻪُﻠﻤَﻋ ﻊَﻄَﻘْﻧا مَدﺁ ُﻦْﺑا َتﺎﻣ اذإ
:
ُﻪَﻟ ﻮُﻋْﺪﻳ ٍﺢﻟﺎﺻ ٍﺪﻟَو ْوأ ، ِﻪِﺑ ُﻊَﻔَﺘْﻨُﻳ ٍﻢﻠِﻋ ْوأ ، ﺔﻳرﺎﺟ ٍﺔَﻗﺪَﺻ
«
ٌﻢﻠﺴﻣ ُﻩاور
.
1383.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
When a man
dies, his deeds come to an end except for three things: Sadaqah Jariyah (ceaseless charity); a knowledge which is
beneficial, or a virtuous decendant who prays for him (for the deceased
).''
[Muslim].
Commentary:
"His deeds come to an end'' means that he does not any longer receive the return and reward on his
actions. But there are three categories of actions on which he receives reward even after his death. First, Sadaqah
Jariyah such as building a mosque, or a hospital, or digging a well. As long as people will benefit from these, he will
receive a reward for them. Second, "knowledge which is beneficial'' means to impart knowledge to others or to
propagate knowledge by means of one's books. As long as this medium of teaching will continue and his books will
be studied and people will benefit from them, he will receive a reward for it. Third, virtuous descendants. Training
of children on the right lines is essential so that after a person's death they continue to pray for him. The prayer of
children in favour of parents is highly useful.
1384
َلﺎَﻗ ُﻪْﻨﻋَو
:
ُلﻮُﻘَﻳ ﻢﱠﻠَﺳو ِﻪْﻴَﻠَﻋ ُﷲا ﻰّﻠَﺻ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا لﻮُﺳر ُﺖْﻌِﻤﺳ
:
»
َﺮآِذ ﱠﻻإ ،ﺎَﻬﻴِﻓ ﺎﻣ ٌنﻮُﻌْﻠﻣ ، ٌﺔَﻧﻮُﻌْﻠﻣ ﺎَﻴْﻧﱡﺪﻟا
ﺎَﻌَﺗ ﻪﱠﻠﻟا
ًﺎﻤﱢﻠﻌَﺘُﻣ ْوأ ، ًﺎﻤﻟﺎَﻋو ، ُﻩَﻻاو ﺎﻣو ، ﻰﻟ
«
لﺎﻗو ﱡيﺬﻣﺮﺘﻟا ُﻩاور
:
ٌﻦﺴﺣ ٌﺚﻳﺪﺣ
.
ُﻪﻟﻮﻗ
»
ُﻩﻻاَو ﺎَﻣَو
«
يأ
:
ﻪﱢﻠﻟا ُﺔﻋﺎﻃ
.
1384.
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "
The world,
with all that it contains, is accursed except for the remembrance of Allah that which pleases Allah; and the religious
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