Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
5.0 SUMMARY
• Hadith 26 explains the meaning and scope of charity by saying
that every bone of man’s fingers has something to do with giving
charity.
• It also goes further to explain other aspects of charity which
include justice between two parties helping a man to lift his
loads, uttering good words, walking to a prayer ground and
removing harmful (thing) away from the path.
• Hadith 27 defines righteousness as good character and sin as
something we would hate people to know about.
• Good deed is something upon which man’s heart finds tranquility
and contentment.
• Conversely, a sin is something that disturbs the mind and pulsates
the breast.
• The sermon preached by Prophet was so heart-rending that
people suspected it was going to be his last sermon.
• Their fear provoked a request that the Prophet should give them
exhortation before he died.
• His reply which became the contents of hadith 28 above is that
Muslim should fear Allah, obey constituted authority even if the
person occupying that post was to be a slave.
• The hadith also stressed that Muslim should hold fast to the
Sunnah of the Prophet as a time would come when people would
involve themselves in frivolous disagreement and allien
innovations.
6.0 TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Write the Arabic text of hadith 26, translate it and comment fully on it.
7.0 REFERENCES/FURTHER READING
Abdul, A. A. (n. d). Durūs-ud-Din-I-Islam lissannat-I-ūla wal wustah.
Kano: a bu-s-si’ud wa uthman-t-tayyib Publishers.
Al-shūrawardy, Al-Ma’mūn (1954) The Sayings of Muhammed.
London:John Murray Ltd.
Arthur, J., ed. (1962) A Reader on Islam. Mouton & Co.
Fazlul-karim (n.d). Al Hadis. Lahore: Book House Pub.
Fazlul-karim A.M. (1979). Al-Hadis of mishkat-ul-masābih Book 2.
Lahore: Malik Surajuddin and Sons Publications.
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