Introduction To Hadeeth And Imam Bukhari

Written in the second Islamic century by al-Imam al-Shafi’i (d. 204AH/820AD), the founder of one of the four Sunni schools of law. This important work gives the fundamental principles of Islamic jurisprudence and its influence continues to the present day. During the early years of the spread of Islam, the exponents of Islamic legal doctrine were faced with the problems raised by ruling and administering a diverse and rapidly growing empire. In Medina and Kufa, as well as other cities of early Muslim rule, schools of law had to be developed, but it took the genius of Muhammad b. Idris al-Shafi’i, born in the year 150AH/767AD, to establish the principles by which the various legal doctrines could be synthesised into a coherent system. In the Risala, which laid down the basis for such a synthesis, al-Shafi’i established the overriding authority, next only to the Qur’an, of the Sunna or example of the Prophet Muhammad as transmitted in the traditions.

Muntakhab Ahadith (“Selected Ahadith”) is an encyclopedic compilation of curated Qur’anic verses and Prophetic narrations centered on the six essential qualities of Dawah and Tabligh—Kalimah Tayyibah, Ṣalāh, ‘Ilm & Dhikr, Ikram‑e‑Muslim, Ikhlāṣ‑e‑Niyyat, and Da’wah. Originally compiled in Arabic by the late Maulana Yusuf Kandhlawi (son and successor of Maulana Ilyas Kandhlawi), it was meticulously organized by his grandson Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhlawi and rendered into English with contributions from Dr. F.U. Farooqi Qasmi. This handbook serves as both a practical guide for callers to Islam and a succinct reference for scholars.