Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
َنوُرْشِعْلاَو ُثِلاﱠثلا ُثيِد َحْلا
ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ ىﱠلَص ِﷲ ُلوُسَر َلاَق : َلاَق ،ُهْنَع ُﷲ َيِضَر ﱢيرَعْشَلأْا ِ ٍمِصاَع ِنْب ِثراَحْلا ِ ِكِلاَم يِبَأ ْنَع
َحْبُسَو ، َناَزيِمْلا ) : َمﱠلَسَو
ُ : ْوَأ – ِنلآْمَت ِ ُدْمَحْلاَو ِﷲ َنا لأْمَت ِ ﱠ ِ ُدْمَحْلاَو ،ِناَميلإْا ُرْطَش ُروُھﱡطلا
ٌةﱠجُح ُنآْرُقْلاَو ،ٌءاَيِض ُرْبﱠصلاَو ، ٌناَھ ْرُب ُةَقَدﱠصلاَو ،ٌروُن ُةَلاﱠصلاَو ،ضِ ْرَلأْاَو ِءاَمﱠسلا َنْيَب اَم – ُ لأْمَت
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ملسم هاور .( اَھُقِبوُم ْوَأ ،اَھُقِتْعُمَف ُهَسْفَن ٌعِئاَبَف ،وُدْغَي ِساﱠنلا ﱡلُك ؛َكْيَلَع ْوَأ َكَل
Translation
Hadith 23
From Abū Mālik al-Hārith al-Ashariyy, Allah be pleased with him who
said: the Messenger of Allah peace be upon him said: the purification is
half of faith, saying ‘praise be to Allah’ will fill the scales (on the
judgement day), saying ‘glory be to Allah and praise be to Allah will fill
all between heaven and earth. Prayer is a light. Alms-giving is a proof
(of sincere faith). Endurance is an illumination and the Qur’an is a proof
for you or against you. All people go out early and sell themselves,
thereby setting themselves free or destroy themselves. Muslim relates it.
Commentary
In Islam, complete belief comprises three parts. They are belief in the
heart, acknowledgement of it with the tongue (statement) and
demonstrating it with deed. By this, it means purity covers ideas that
emanate from the heart, sayings and deeds of every man. A man who is
pure in mind and deed towards others is surely going to be pure toward
Allah. A believer gives praise to Allah for His guidance and protection
at all times.
Invariably, a good Muslim would pray to Allah at proper time and form.
Qur’an 29: says, “Prayer restrains one from shameful and unjust deeds;
and remembrance of Allah is the greatest thing in life”.
Giving alms to the poor equally shows what a Muslim feels for his
fellow human beings especially the have-nots. This is an indication of
sound faith which regards humanity as one big family.
As for the guidance contained in the holy Qur’an, the hadith says that
those who adhere strictly to it do so for their own benefit, and those who
don’t, neglect it at their own peril. Everyone has the will to choose
between what will bring him freedom from doom and what will lead to
his destruction.
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