This book is a selection of forty beautiful Hadith from Sahih Muslim. The Hadith are accompanied with an easy to follow explanation accessible to readership of all levels and all age ranges.
The aim of this book is to give the reader a flavour of Hadith literature within Sahih Muslim. The themes of the Hadith will reflect the unique Hadith collection in Sahih Muslim. The idea is to present a selection of Hadith showing various aspects of the Islamic teachings. The Hadith will mainly reflect themes regarding manners and etiquettes, character of a Muslim, exhortations and admonitions, remembrance of Allah, knowledge and action and beliefs.
The goal is to select Hadith with the view to build character, promote spirituality, morals, manners and ethics. Within this volume is a simple discussion of the theoretical parameters of praiseworthy characters every Muslim should aspire to achieve, supererogatory virtuous acts of worship, and the moral philosophy (in particular normative ethics) of these Hadiths. It is hoped that this will open the doors for readers to enquire more about Hadith.
Introduction
Hadith 1 What Makes Allah Happy
Hadith 2 Honesty is the Best Policy
Hadith 3 The Tricks of Dajjal (Anti-Christ)
Hadith 4 Signs of the Day of Judgement
Hadith 5 Help Yourself after Your Death
Hadith 6 Setting a Good Example
Hadith 7 Beware of Backbiting
Hadith 8 It is Important to Have a Good Name
Hadith 9 Knock Knock!! Who’s there?
Hadith 10 Private Chit-chat in Front of Others
Hadith 11 Meaning of Good Dreams and Bad Dreams
Hadith 12 Voluntary Prayers at Home
Hadith 13 Zero Tolerance to Weapons
Hadith 14 Three Deadly Sins
Hadith 15 Never Fall for the Same Trick Twice
Hadith 16 The Clear Sign of Faith
Hadith 17 Collective Worship
Hadith 18 All Intoxicants are Unlawful
Hadith 19 Torture is Unlawful in Islam
Hadith 20 You are What You Eat
Hadith 21 Seven Things to do and Seven Things not to do
Hadith 22 Criticising Food
Hadith 23 Returning Lost and Found Property
Hadith 24 Only Allah’s Name Should be Taken for an Oath
Hadith 25 Bequests Cannot be More Than One-third
Hadith 26 Taking Back a Gift
Hadith 27 Writing off Half the Debt
Hadith 28 How to Wash the Dead: Death During Hajj
Hadith 29 An Easy Way to Get the Reward of Reading One-third of the Qur’an
Hadith 30 The Virtues of Praying at a Mosque
Hadith 31 Women Attending Mosques
Hadith 32 Taking a Bath When it’s Cold
Hadith 33 Spending Money
Hadith 34 Fasting While Travelling
Hadith 35 How to Behave While Fasting
Hadith 36 The Virtue of Ashura
Hadith 37 A Bad Haircut
Hadith 38 Breastfeeding a Child
Hadith 39 The Rights of a Business Partner
Hadith 40 Leaving the Mosque after the Call to PrayerProduktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Dr Shahrul Hussain is a Lecturer in Islamic studies and Head of Research at Ibn Rushd Centre of Excellence for Islamic Research. He is also a visiting lecturer at Birmingham City University, Business School. He studied Arabic and Islamic studies including Hadith with various scholars in the UK and Egypt. He is a graduate of the prestigious University of Al-Azhar where he graduated from the faculty of Islamic law and Jurisprudence in 2001.