Qurbat al Darayn

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Portraiture of the Manuscript   This manuscript; transcription of which was done by Abu ‘Abdullah Mahmud ibn al Hassan al Hadiri, is a unique copy which is found in the collection of Shahid Ali Pasha in Istanbul, recorded under the number (539). Some of which is sixteen pages, I was guided to it by the distinguished scholar ‘Abdullah al Athari, may Allah divinely […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Approach Adopted During Editing   The approach adopted by me during the editing of this book is as follows: Copying the manuscript according to the dictations of the traditions. Adjusted the text settings. Explaining the ambiguous terms in the narrations and traditions. Attributing the narrations to its published sources. Extracting the narrations and grading them. Finally, after praising Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala, […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   In the name of Allah, the entirely merciful and the especially merciful O Allah, we ask you to clear the way for us with your grace.   All praise deservedly belongs to Allah, originator of the two fates and regulator of the two lifecycles. He who sent Muhammad to the two worlds (the worlds of the Jinn and Man) and aided him with […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   2. The bashfulness of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam around ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu, more than what he was around Abu Bakr and ‘Umar, due to ‘Uthman’s radiya Llahu ‘anhu shyness   وَبِهِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ المَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ جَدِّي، حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيْدِ بْنِ العَاصِ […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   3. Glad tidings of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam to ‘Uthman radiya Llahu ‘anhu together with a misfortune that shall afflict him   وَبِهِ قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مِسْكِيْنٍ اليَمامِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَسَّانَ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ بِلَالٍ، عَنْ شَرِيْكِ بْنِ أَبِي نَمِرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيْدِ بْنِ المُسَيَّبِ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيُّ أَنَّهُ تَوَضَّأَ فِي بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ، فَقَالَ: لَأَلْزَمَنَّ رَسُوْلَ […]