Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
3.0 MAIN CONTENT
3.1 Hadiths 21, 22 and 23
3.1.1 Hadith 21 Text, Translation, Commentary and Lessons
َنوُرْشِعْلاَو يِدا َحْلا ُثيِد َحْلا
َلوُسَر اَي : ُتْلُق : َلاَق ،ُهْنَع ُﷲ َيِضَر ﱢيِفَقﱠثلا ِﷲ ِدْبَع ِنْب ُناَيْفُس ؛َةَرْمَع يِبأ َليِقَو ٍرْمَع يِبَأ ْنَع
هاور .( ْمِقَتْسا ﱠمُث ،ِاِب ُتْنَمآ : ْلُق ) : َلاَق ؛َكَرْيَغ اًدَحَأ ُهْنَع ُلَأْسَأ َلا ًلاْوَق ِمَلاْسلإْا يِف يِل ْلُق ! ِﷲ
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ملسم
Translation
Hadith 21
On the authority of Sufyan Ibn ‘Abdillah (May Allah be pleased with
him) who said: “I said to the Prophet: O Messenger of Allah, tell me
something in Islam concerning which I shall need to ask no one else.”
The Prophet said: “Say, ‘I believe in Allah’. Then keep to the straight
path.” Transmitted by a Muslim.
Commentary
This tradition is a reminder of the true way a Muslim should live in this
life. The basic foundation in Islam is the belief in God. It is only when
we have this belief that we will be able to abide by Allah’s rules and
regulations, that is, to do what He has ordained and strain ourselves
from his prohibitions.
Having done this, we must make sure we remain steadfast in our
pronouncements. No compromise must be entertained. This further
means that we must match our beliefs with actions.
Lessons
The following lessons are derivable from the hadith:
1. Belief in Allah supercedes everything in Islam.
2. This belief must also be matched with actions.
3. It could also be deduced that too much questions can lead one
astray.
SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE 1
Commit the Arabic text of hadith 21 to memory.
3.1.2 Hadith 22 Text, Translation, Commentary and Lessons
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