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Introduction to Riyadh al-Sunnah from the Sahih of the Six Books

The Prophet's biography is the best biography ever, his words are the best words, his guidance is the best guidance, and his speech is the truest speech. Therefore, Allah has commanded his Ummah to follow his law and forbidden them from disobeying it, saying: "O you who believe, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds (33)} [Surah Muhammad].

And the Exalted said: {O you who believe, obey God, obey the Messenger and those who are in authority over you, and if you dispute anything, refer it to God and the Messenger, if you believe in God and the Last Day, that is better and better interpretation (59)} [Surat al-Nisa].

And the Exalted said: {Whoever obeys God and the Messenger, then those are with those upon whom God has bestowed His blessings among the prophets, friends, martyrs, righteous men, and the best of companions (69)} [Surat al-Nisa].

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "A man will be reclining on his couch talking about one of my hadiths, and he will say: 'Between us and you is the Book of Allah, the Almighty, and the Holy Prophet: Between us and you is the Book of Allah, the Almighty, and what we find therein that is permissible we make permissible, and what we find therein that is forbidden we forbid. And he will say, 'Between us and you is the Book of Allah, the Almighty and the Glorious, and what we find therein that is permissible we make permissible, and what we find therein that is forbidden we prohibit.

[Sahih]. Narrated by (H). [Sahih al-Jami'ah: 8186].

Therefore, the Hadith is the second source of Islamic legislation after the Holy Qur'an. The Holy Qur'an ordered prayer, zakat, fasting and pilgrimage without details and without clarification, so the Prophet's Hadith explained them in detail and clarification.

The Prophet's hadiths are marred by many weak and unproven hadiths, but there is a large, sufficient and consistent amount of authentic and good hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the good hadiths are lower in rank than the authentic hadiths, but they are invoked and used.

Therefore, I have collected in this book the authentic and good hadiths from the most authentic and famous statements of the scholars of hadith, with the help of the following sources: (Sahih al-Imam al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Imam Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Nisa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah).

I have selected from the six books the correct and good hadiths based on what was corrected by the great scholar Sheikh Muhammad Nasser al-Din al-Albani, may Allah have mercy on him, one of the most prominent Muslim scholars in the modern era, Sheikh al-Albani is considered one of the prominent scholars of hadith who is unique in the science of correction and weakening.

While collecting the hadiths in this book, I kept in mind the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), "Report about me, even a verse, and tell about the children of Israel without embarrassment, and whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his seat from the fire."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (kh,t). [Sahih al-Jami'ah: 2837].

Therefore, in this book, I have selected the authentic and good hadiths based on the following:

a- If the datum of the hadith and the body of the hadith are similar in two or more narrations, such as:

Abu Sa'id al-Khudra (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "One of your best perfumes is musk."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (N). [Sahih al-Jami'ah: 5914].

On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Musk is the sweetest of all good things."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (T, M, N). [Sahih al-Jami'ah:1032].

I chose the second hadith because of its multiple narrations.

B- If two or more honourable hadiths are similar, such as:

It was narrated from Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When the imam says: Allah hears those who praise Him. Then say: O Allah, our Lord, you have the praise. For whoever agrees with the words of the angels will have his sins forgiven."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (Kh, M, D, N). [Sahih al-Jami'ah:705].

It was narrated from Abu Sa'id al-Khudra (may Allah be pleased with him) that he heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say: "When the imam says: Allah hears those who praise Him. Then say: O Allah, our Lord, to whom belongs all praise."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (H). [Sahih al-Jami'ah:706].

I used to choose the hadiths that were comprehensive and clear in their meaning, as in the first hadith.

C- The hadiths mentioned in Sahih al-Jame'eh al-Saghir and Al-Albani's Sahih al-Salih series [of the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Musnad, al-Tabarani, al-Hakim or al-Bayhaqi] were replaced in this book with the similarly worded hadiths from the six books of the six Imams (Imams).

For example, the hadith narrated by Buraydah al-Aslamiyyah (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace be upon him), "Whoever waits for an insolvent person, for every day he waits for him, he has every day he waits for him as a charity before the debt is due." [Sahih]. Narrated by (Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Ibn Majah). It is mentioned in Sahih al-Jami'ah No. [6108], so I used to put in this book the version of the hadith found in Ibn Majah's Sunnah, as in this hadith.

On the authority of Buraydat al-Aslami (may Allah be pleased with him), the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever waits for an insolvent person, every day is a charity for him, and whoever waits for him after he is resolved, every day is a charity for him." [Sahih]. Narrated by Ibn Majah.

The incomplete hadiths contained in Sahih Al-Jame'ee Al-Saghir and Al-Albani's Al-Salih Al-Salih, I used to complete them from the books of the six imams.

For example, the hadith: "Fasting three days of every month and Ramadan to Ramadan is the fasting and breaking of the month."

[Sahih]. Narrated by Abu Qatadah (HAM,M) from Abu Qatadah. [Sahih al-Jami'ah: 3802].

This hadith is from the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal and is incomplete, so I supplemented it with the formula found in Sahih Muslim and placed it in the book as follows.

It is narrated from Abu Qatadad al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked about his fasting. He said: The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, became angry. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We have accepted Allah as Lord, Islam as our religion, Muhammad as our messenger, and our pledge of allegiance as a pledge of allegiance. He said: He was asked about the fasting of the day. He said: "He neither fasts nor breaks his fast." Or, "He neither fasts nor breaks his fast." He said: He was asked about fasting two days and fasting one day. He said: "Who is able to do that?" He said: He was asked about fasting one day and fasting two days. He said: "I wish Allah had strengthened us for that." He said: He was asked about fasting one day and fasting two days. He said: "That is the fast of my brother David, peace be upon him." He said: He was asked about fasting on Monday. He said: "That is the day on which I was born and the day on which I was sent or revealed to me." He said: "Fasting three days out of every month, and Ramadan to Ramadan is the fast of a lifetime." He said: "Fasting three days out of every month and Ramadan to Ramadan is the fast of a lifetime. He said: He was asked about fasting on the day of 'Arafat. He said: "It expiates the past and future years." He said: He was asked about fasting on the day of Ashura. He said: "It expiates the past year."

[Sahih]. Narrated by (M). [Sahih al-Jami'ah: 3802].

E - The formula of any hadith in the book is taken from the first name of the narrator of the hadith, for example if it is written Narrated by (M, M, D, T, N, E). The formula of the hadith is similar in the six books and is available in the books of Sheikh Al-Albani, but the formula of the hadith in this book is taken from Sahih Muslim, so it is written with the first abbreviation.

I did not mention the attribution in the hadiths except for the name of the companion who is the highest narrator of the hadith, to make it easier for the reader to examine the book without prolonging it, as many readers want to read only the body of the hadith.

In this book, I have not dealt with the hadiths of the Prophet's biography and the biography of the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them).

H- The meanings of some difficult words found in the hadiths have been placed at the end of each page in order to make it easier for the reader to understand the hadiths as much as possible.

I- All hadiths in this book have been highlighted so that they can be read correctly.

This book was started at the beginning of 2009 and completed in 2019. These are our attempts to serve our great religion and support our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) by what he said and did for the benefit of our brothers, in accordance with the words of the Almighty: {You have had a good example in the Messenger of Allah for those who hope for Allah and the Last Day and remember Allah a lot} [Al-Ahzab 22] [Al-Ahzab 22]. We ask Allah Almighty to benefit from it and make our work purely for His honourable face {O Lord, do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake}.

Cairo, 18 Sha'ban 1440 AH

Corresponding to 24 April 2019

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