Textual Studies of the Hadith - National Open University of Nigeria

ISL222 TEXTUAL STUDIES OF THE HADITH
5.0 SUMMARY
• Mu‘ādh ibn Jabal’s inquisitiveness to know what would make
him enter paradise elicited the Prophet’s response in this hadith.
• Before giving the real answer, the Prophet said what man needs
to do to make him enter paradise is easy only to those whom
Allah has made it easy.
• The prerequisite for paradise according to Prophet is that man
should strictly follow the five pillars of Islam.
• He also emphasised the importance of fasting, alms and midnight
prayer.
• The Prophet thereafter quoted from the Qur’an to support his
point and in addition, he admonished the Muslims in general to
watch their tongues against bad utterances as these had led to the
downfall of many people.
• Hadith 30 made mention of Almighty Allah’s laid down religious
duties and warned that we should not neglect them.
• Allah had warned man not to overstep His boundaries as
explained by Islam.
• For Allah to keep silent on some issues is a sign of His
compassion for Muslims and not that He forgot them.
6.0 TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Comment fully on the hadith 29 and enumerate its lessons.
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, k, A.M. (1979) .Al-Hadis of mishkat-ul-masābih Book 2. Lahore:
Malik Surajuddin and Sons Publications.
Ibrahim, E. & Johnson, D. D. (1980). An Nawāwi’s Forty Hadith
(Translated). Lebanon: The Holy Quran Publishing House.
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