Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
This is one of the long hadith texts of an-Nawāwī which contains the
Prophet’s response to Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal’s inquiry as to what would
make him enter paradise and keep him away from hell-fire. The Prophet
in his characteristic manner stated the basic fundamentals of Islam viz:
worship of Allah only, observing regular prayers, alms giving to the
poor, fasting and performance of pilgrimage to makkah. The Prophet
also empahasised some of their roles in human lives. The Prophet
quoted quranic passage to buttress his points. He also enumerated Islam,
prayer and jihād as the peak pillar and topmost part of the principles
mentioned above. Finally, the Prophet’s admonition that man should
control his tongue is indicative that man should watch his utterance;
private or public, as it has been the real cause of man’s downfall and
their being cast into fire.
Lessons
The following lessons are derivable from the discussion above:
1. We should focus more on what will benefit us in this life and the
hereafter.
2. We should be assured of Allah’s total reward if we observe all
that He commanded and abstain from all He forbids.
3. We should control our tongue as it has caused the downfall of
many others.
SELF-ASSESSMENT EXERCISE 1
Comment fully on Hadith 29.
3.1.2 Hadith 30 Text, Translation, Commentary and Lesson
َنوُثَلاﱠثلا ُثيِد َحْلا
،َمﱠلَسَو
ِهْيَلَع ُﷲ يﱠلَص ِﷲ ِلوُسَر ْنَع ،ُهْنَع ُﷲ َيِضَر ٍرِشاَن ِنْب ِموُثْرُج ﱢيِنْشُخْلا َةَبَلْعَث يِبَأ ْنَع
َلاَف َءاَيْشَأ َمﱠرَحَو ،اَھوُدَتْعَت
َلاَف اًدوُدُح ﱠدَحَو ،اَھوُعﱢيَضُت َلاَف َضِئاَرَف َضَرَف ىَلاَعَت َﷲ ﱠنِإ)
: َلاَق
هاور ، ٌنَسَح ٌثيِدَح .( اَھْنَع اوُثَحْبَت َلاَف ٍناَيْسِن َرْيَغ ْمُكَل ًةَمْحَر ٍءاَيْشَأ ْنَع َتَكَسَو ،اَھوُكَھَتْنَت
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184 / 4 ( هننس يف)]
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