The Way of the Prophet

by Shaykh 'Abd Al-Ghaffar Hasan

"A beautiful handbook of Hadith, making the radiant gems of Prophetic wisdom available to a wider public. With admirable brevity, it gives the sum and substance of the Prophet's way."--Professor Khurshid AhmadFeaturing 393 traditions of the Prophet, this book provides Arabic text and English commentary to elucidate their meanings. This comprehensive selection covers faith, worship, morality and character, ethics, society, law, and politics in Islam.Shaykh 'Abd Al-Ghaffar Hasan (1913-2007), a graduate of Dar al-Hadith al-Rahmaniyyah in Delhi, taught the sciences of Ahadith at the University of Madinah from 1964 to 1979.

Genres: Islam

270 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 2010

Reviews

[Imaduddin Ahmed · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book gives some appreciation for the adherence to method that Islamic scholars of Hadith have pursued in order to be sure that the received reports of the prophet Muhammad's deeds and actions can be relied upon. I'm not in a position to judge the robustness of the author's method, or the correctness of the translations, other than that he/the translator have included each reporter, have shown the lineage of reporting, and have shown the methodology for relying on reports and triangulating.The translations are clear, the commentaries and footnotes clearer still.

There is some wisdom in here. But if you are liberal, you will find yourself disappointed. The most obvious disappointments are the inequality between man and woman, the iniquitous practice of slave owning, and the marriage to a girl who was still in childhood. Second-order annoyances are the not quite "rules, rules, rules," but recommendations, recommendations, recommendations, even if they're intended to pave a path of moderation between extremes (such as between monasticism and decadence).

[Ammena]

we actually got given this book as a wedding gift when we booked our nikah from the iman at the mosque. He is the author and even wrote a little note inside for us :)