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A Manual of Prophetic ijadi ths with Commentary
In. the- name- of Allah,Most Gracious, Most Merciful.All praise- be- to Allah,Lord of the- Worlds,and peace- and blessings beupon. His Messenger Mu} lammad,Mercy to the- Worlds
MUI;IAMMAD SHIQ ILAHI AL- BULANDSHEHRIPROVISIONSFOR THE SEEKERSA MANUAL OF PROPHETIC I;IADITHS WITH COMMENTARYA TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY OF ZAD AL-'fALIBINBY ABDUR-RAHMAN IBN YUSUFP R E S SLONDON SANTA BARBARA2014
Abdur- Rahman ibn Yusuf Mangera 2005First Edition 1996Second revised and extended edition June 2005Reprint September 2009 and January 2014All rights reserved. Aside from fair use, meaning a few pages or less for non-profiteducational purposes, review, or scholarly citation, no part of this publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permissionof the copyright owner.ISBN978-0-9728358-8-6Published by:White Thread PressLondon Santa ss.comDistributed in the UK by Azhar Academy Ltd. Londonsales@azharacademy.comTel: 44 (208) 911 9797Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data'Ashiq Ilahl, Mu]:lammad.[Zad al-Talibin. English]Provisions for the seekers: a manual of prophetic hadiths with commentaryI a translation and commentary of Muhammad Ashiq Ilahi al-Bulandshehri's Zadal-Talibin by Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf.- 2nd ed.p.cm.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN o-9728358-8-1 (softcover: alk. paper)1. Hadith-Commentaries. 2. Hadith-Criticism, interpretation, etc. I.Ibn Yusuf, Abdur-Rahman, 1974- II. Title.BP135.A1A8513 2005297.1'2407-dc222005009348British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data. A catalogue record for this book is alsoavailable from the British Library.0 Printed and bound in the United States of America on premium acid-free paper. The paperused in this book meets the minimum requirement of ANSI!NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997)(Permanence of Paper). The binding material has been chosen for strength and durability.Cover image from CorbisJacket design by Ather AliBook design and typography by ARM
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TRANSLITERATION KEY, (1 !)' (A slight catch in the breath. Itis also used to indicate where thehamza has been dropped from thebeginning of a word.)a, abt.tJJ.;.,c.CtJth (Should be pronounced as the thin thin or thirst.).:.1}:1 (Tensely breathed h sound.)kh (Pronounced like the ch inScottish loch with the mouthhollowed to produce a full sound.)JmnJw, U, u.ddh (Should be pronounced as the thin this or that.) .?y, I, ir ssh (A heavy s pronounced far back inthe mouth with the mouth hollowedto produce a full sound.)c.? 9. (A heavy d!dh pronounced farback in the mouth with the mouthhollowed to produce a full sound.).J. t (A heavy t pronounced far back inthe mouth with the mouth hollowedto produce a full sound.).J;"? (A heavy dh pronounced farback in the mouth with the mouthhollowed to produce a full sound.)6throat.)gh (Pronounced like a throatyFrench r with the mouth hollowedto produce a full sound.)fq (A guttural q sound with themouth hollowed to produce a fullsound.)k0z ./', 'a, 'i, 'u (Pronounced from thehSalla 'Llahu 'alayhi wa sallam-usedfollowing the mention of the MessengerMuJ:tammad, translated as, "May Allahbless him and give him peace:'iJ !ili 'Alayhi 's-sallam-used following themention of a Prophet or Messenger ofAllah, translated as, "May the peace ofAllah be upon him:' Racfiya 'Llahu 'anhu-used followingthe mention of a Companion of theMessenger, translated as, "May Allahbe pleased with him." Racfiya 'Llahu 'anhum-used followingthe mention of more than oneCompanion of the Messenger (andalso after a female Companion in thiswork for lack of an appropriate glyph),translated as, "May Allah be pleasedwith them:'
CoNTENTsFOREWORD9AUTHOR's PREFACE11INTRODUCTION13PART 1COMPREHENSIVE SAYINGS, SPRINGS OF WISDOM& SOUND ADMONITIONNominal SentencesAnother Form of Nominal SentencesNominal Sentences Beginning With the Particle LaNominal Sentences Beginning With the Particle InnaNominal Sentences Beginning With the Particle InnamaVerbal SentencesVerbal Sentences Beginning With the Negating La ParticleImperative and Prohibitive SentencesThe Irregular Verb LaysaConditional Sentences Beginning With ManMore Conditional Sentences Beginning With Idha23264149516o6164698184107PART2SOME UNSEEN EVENTS WHICH THE MESSENGER PROPHESIED & WHICH OCCURRED AFTER HIS DEMISEPART1133STORIES & ACCOUNTS (40 NARRATIONS)129FURTHER STUDY ENTS7
The Messenger of Allah said,':May .7lllah make radiant [the face of] one who heard what1 said, learned it by heart, and transmitted it as he heard it"'Tirmidh'i
FOREWORDIn the name of Allah.Over the years, as the need arose, there have been numerous changes in theeducational curriculum of religious madrasas.The duration of the original Islamic educational curriculum [around theMuslim world] at one time used to be twelve years long-and sometimeseven longer than that-during which time math, science, engineering,astronomy, history, and medicine used to be taught in particular. One ofthe greatest supporters of this old and lengthy curriculum was our spiritual guide and mentor, Shaykh al- I:fadith Mawlana Mul).ammad ZakariyyaMuhajir Madani (may Allah have mercy on him). However, when someonerequested him for an abridged curriculum, his eminence compiled a five-yearcurriculum-beginning with the beginner books of Arabic syntax (na w)and morphology ( arf) through the completion of the final year of I:fadithStudy (Dawrat al-lfadith)-and sent it to him.When I prepared a six-year Islamic curriculum for Darul Uloom BuryUK [since a mandatory curriculum existed in the UK already consistingof many of the secular subjects] and presented it to Shaykh ZakariyyaKandhlawi in the illuminated city of Madina for revision and approval, hemade two copies and sent them to two scholars to review it and give theiropinion regarding it. One copy was sent to the headmaster of NadwatulUlama [Lucknow], and a second was presented to Mawlana 'Ashiq Ilahial-Bulandshehri al-Madni [who approved it]. This same six-year modifiedcurriculum was adapted as the official curriculum for Darul Uloom Buryand has been followed ever since.Mawlana Mufti 'Ashiq Ilahi, during his residency in the pleasant city ofMadina, under the instruction and guidance of Shaykh Zakariyya, undertookmany educational writings and wrote scores ofbooks on various educational,9
10 PROVISIONS FOR THE SEEKERSreformative, juridical, and l,ladith-related subjects, from which the MuslimUmma today greatly benefits.One of these books was the Zad al-talibln, in which he provided exercises in Arabic grammar through the blessed statements of the Prophet, theMercy of the Worlds Mawhina Abdur-Rahman Mangera has compiled a beneficial commentary of this book for the English-speaking world. I pray that Allah bestowthis work with noble acceptance and make this work a means [for all] toattain closeness to His Messenger - Amln.[SHAYKH]YusuF MoTALARector and Senior l:fadith TeacherDarul Uloom HolcombeBury, UKRabi' a!-Thani 14, 1426 I May 23, 2005
AuTHoR's PREFACEpassed since the first edition of Zad al-talibinwas published. In compiling it, I had three objectives before me:First, I wished to introduce into the syllabus taught in most madrasasin the Subcontinent (Dars-e Ni:?iimi) a short compilation ofl).adiths whichcould be taught at the preliminary stages of the course.Second, I tailored the format of the book to facilitate the grammaticalrearing of students still in the infancy of their studies.Last and most important, I felt that, as the majority of its readers wouldbe in their early teens if not childhood, early acquaintance with l).adiths, ageneral familiarity with their style, eloquence, and beauty, and an appreciation of their infinite value to human life, would be of overwhelmingadvantage to them and guide them in all spheres of life.The book proved to be extremely popular. Islamic institutes in Africa,Europe, and Asia (notably the examination board of Pakistan) included it intheir curricula. Concise commentaries of the book, detailing grammaticalstructures, meanings of words, and explanations ofl).adiths, have also beenprepared in Urdu and Persian by numerous scholars.Very recently, the book has been translated into English by MawlanaAbdur-Rahman, who has also added to it some very useful footnotes.Although, as I have already explained, the book was first published forArabic language students, I feel the English version allows access to a farwider readership. The l).adiths which have been selected for the book covertopics of huge diversity and shed light on virtually all aspects of human life.Most of them are not complete narrations but short quotations extractedfrom longer l).adiths.FORTY-TWO YEARS HAVE11
12 PROVISIONS FOR THE SEEKERSI congratulate the Mawlana on his excellent work. May Allah accept hisefforts and grant the book every success, for only through Him can anythingever be achieved.Forever in need of his Lord Most High'AsHIQ lLAHI AL- BULANDSHEHRIAl-Madina al-MunawwaraRajab 26, 1417
INTRODUCTIONA LL PRAISE IS FOR ALLAH, the Loving Lord of the universe, who bestowed1"\. us with faith. Peace and blessings be upon His most beloved Messenger,Mul,lammad, and all of the messengers of Allah, who guided mankind totheir Lord and to the path of eternal bliss and happiness.Imam Nawaw1 says in his Taqrlb, "The science of l,ladith is the noblestmeans of attaining closeness to the Lord of the Worlds. How can it not beso, when it is the exposition of the way of the best of mankind and the mostnoble of the first and last of creation, Mul,lammad It;?" No doubt, a thingis honored by the honor of whom it is connected to. Moreover, the scienceofl,ladith is the means to all Islamic sciences, including understanding theQur'an and developing an Islamic lifestyle.The fawam{ al-Kalim.The Messenger of Allah was given an exceptional ability to convey in afew, simple, and beautifully phrased words, meanings that embrace wholelibraries of wisdoms and truths. The Messenger It; himself said, "I have beensent with the jawami' al-kalim" (Bukharl), i.e., comprehensive but conciselanguage that is able to express a multitude of meanings in few words. Hewas known to confine himself to conciseness and non-superfluous speech.Each one of these is a gem worthy of being written in gold.Today, one can find many a book on proverbs and quotations fromhistorical personages, religious and political leaders on the shelves ofbookstores and libraries, but the eloquence of the final Messenger of Allah outshines them all in beauty, completeness, and wisdom. Sages andgreat philosophers appear as struggling students in the light of his divinelyinspired wisdom. To cite an example of his speech, the Messenger of Allah13
14 PROVISIONS FOR THE SEEKERS said, "The religion is sincerity" (Bukharl, Muslim). Scholars have writtenpages elucidating the seemingly endless applications, meanings, and wisdoms contained in this expression of two words ( I J.lll) in the Arabiclanguage (see }:ladith 1).For generations, Muslims all over the world have found great understanding and inspiration in the profound statements of the Messenger ofAllah , which have provided them a guiding hand in navigating throughthe different aspects of their lives with goodness and virtue. Many scholarsthus compiled books on these }:ladiths of Allah's Messenger , among whichis Zad al-talibin.Zad al- Tali binThis book is a collection of 327 }:ladiths which the author, Shaykh 'AshiqIlahi al-Bulandshehri, compiled from 'Allama Tabrizi's renowned }:ladithcompilation, Mishkat al-Ma abi . The first chapter contains 261 of thesecomprehensive gems of wisdom from Allah's Messenger , followed by25 }:ladiths on prophecy, and then a concluding chapter consisting of 40accounts and narratives. Because the author had originally composed thiswork for students of Islamic studies and the Arabic language, he arrangedthe }:ladiths of the first chapter according to their grammatical sentencestructures to facilitate an understanding of Arabic grammar.Zad al-talibln has been a popular book taught in a number of madrasas asan initial }:ladith work. It has proven to be a means ofbenefit for the studentsin that it accustoms them to the memorization of}:ladith, inspires them withthe comprehensive guidance contained within, and provides them with acollection of }:ladith with which they can mold the hearts by expoundingthe virtues and excellences of Islam.l:fadlth CompilationsThe teachings of the Messenger of Allah -his utterances, deeds, tacitapprovals-were all well recorded, preserved, and transmitted orally by theCompanions. Though many }:ladiths were recorded in writing during thelifetime of Allah's Messenger , it was only in the second century of Islamthat systematic compilations of }:ladith were produced by the likes of ImamMalik ibn Anas (d. 193/SoS) and others. Subsequently many other compi-
INTRODUCTION 15lations appeared, including the i ii Sitta, or the "Six Authentic Booksof I:Iadith'' - a 'i Bukhiir'i, Muslim, Sunan Ab'i Diiwud, Tirmidh'i, Nasii''i,and Ibn Miija. However, these lengthy compilations proved difficult for layMuslims and students oflater generations to encompass and use. The needarose for l).adlth compilations that covered all aspects of the teachings ofIslam but at the same time were concise and easily accessible.One such distinguished compilation was the Ma iib'i al-Sunna (TheLamps of the Sunna) by 'Allama Baghawl. 'Allama Baghaw1 selected thel).adiths in his book from the larger and more extensive source collectionsthat covered a variety of topics, and arranged them accordingly in his owncompilation under specific chapter headings and subsections. Although thisbook proved very useful and met the demands of the time, one issue with itwas that, in the interest of brevity, he did not mention the chains of transmission (isniid) of the l).adiths and the sources they were compiled from.Mishkiit al-Ma iib'i Some scholars felt the need to revise and edit the Ma iib'i al-Sunna in orderto increase its utility and make it more accessible to the lay person who didnot possess advanced knowledge of the science of l).adlth. Thus, 'AllamaI:Iusayn ibn 'Abdillah ibn Mul).ammad al-T1b1, a great l).adith scholar ofthe eight century AH, advised one of his students, Wall al-Dln al-Khatibal-Tabr1z1 (d. 749l1348), to work on the Ma iib'i al-Sunna and to addressits shortcomings. Tabr1z1 responded to the call of his teacher, and his effortsbore fruit. The improved version of Ma iib'i al-Sunna was completed onthe eve of'Id al-Fitr 737l1336 and was titled Mishkiit al-Ma iib'i (Niche ofthe Lamps). Tabr1z1, in addition to citing the references of the narrationsand mentioning the names of the Companions who narrated them, added1511 l).adiths to the original number of l).adiths in Ma iib'i al-Sunna, thusraising the total from 4434 to 5945. Tabr1z1 presented his work to his teacher,who was very pleased. T1b1 wasted no time and wrote a commentary on itentitled al-Kiishif.Mishkiit al-Ma iib'i enjoyed widespread acceptance and approvalthroughout the world because of its conciseness and comprehensiveness.It is still used today as part of the curriculum in the madras as of the IndianSubcontinent, South Africa, United Kingdom, USA, and other parts of the
16 PROVISIONS FOR THE SEEKERSworld. It was from this popular l;ladith compilation that Shaykh 'Ashiq Ilahiselected all the l;ladiths of Zad al-talib!n.In the case ofDarul Uloom Bury, UK, where I studied, it is a requirementfor the students of the second year to memorize all the l;ladiths in Zad altalib!n. Unfortunately, I missed the opportunity to memorize them becauseI had transferred during my second year to another madrasa in India, whereit was not part of the curriculum. Upon returning, I felt a great sense ofloss.Subsequently, Allah granted me the ability to work on a translation of it formy own benefit and that of other students. The first edition was publishedin Sha'ban 1417/December 1996, with brief commentary on some of thenarrations, as Provisions for the Seekers. The book attracted significant interest from students and others outside student circles, owing to its short yetinspiring and diverse selection of l;ladith, which gave the reader a flavor ofthe beautiful teachings of the Messenger of Allah and created in them athirst to study further books ofl;ladith. However, despite repeated requestsfor a second edition, it never made it to the press again-until now.The Second Edition of Provisions for the SeekersMy intention for this second edition of Provisions for the Seekers was to addfurther commentary, redesign the work in a more comprehensive format,and cater to a wider readership. All this, by the grace of Allah, now makesup the second edition of the book before you. Allah wills as He wants, andHe is the best of planners.The following changes and additions have been made to this edition: For the sake of simplicity, the text has been arranged into three individualchapters: (1) Comprehensive Sayings, (2) Prophesies, and (3) Accounts andNarratives. Commentary has been added to the majority ofl;ladiths, leaving out onlythose that were thought to be sufficiently self-explanatory. The commentary follows directly under the translation of the l;ladith,rather than as a footnote or endnote, for more convenient reading. The primary references to each l;ladith have been added at the end ofeach l;ladith. The detailed reference section in the first edition of this bookno longer remains in this edition. One may consult the Arabic edition ofthe work for this if the need arises.
INTRODUCTION 17 A table of references showing volume and page number of the l).adithsin the Mishkiit al-Ma iibib, in two editions of Mirqiit al-mafiitib, and inMa:?iihir-e J:Iaq (an Urdu commentary of the Mishkiit), is placed after themain text to facilitate further research. This table was originally prepared byMawlana YusufHajat in the UK (may Allah reward him), with references tothe newer edition of the Mirqiit al-mafiitib being added by myself. The editions of these books quoted in this work can be found in the bibliography. The original order of the l).adiths in the first chapter, which is based ongrammatical sentence structure, has been retained even though this bookis no longer intended only for students of Arabic. Much of the elucidation on the l).adiths is from the Mirqiit al-mafiitib byMulla 'Ali al-Qari (d. 1014/I6os), which is his commentary on the Mishkiit alMa iibib. It is considered to be the most comprehensive Arabic commentaryof the Mishkiit, as well as one of the most recent. Another commentary usedis that of the author, Shaykh 'Ashiq Ilahi, called Maziid al-riighibin, alongwith the great I:Ianbali scholar Ibn Rajah's Jam{ al-'uliim wa '1-bikam, anda few other works that are mentioned in the bibliography. All other commentaries and clarifications are based on the explanationsof my teachers. These are introduced by the letter [A] or incorporated inbrackets within the quoted text, and, as such, unreferenced. May Allahreward them abundantly. If some inaccuracies have crept into this bookthen they are to be ascribed to nothing other than my own inability andweakness in understanding and retention.There has been a lack of English translations of shorter l).adith works,and English-speaking Muslims can stand to benefit, Allah willing, frommany more. It is an open field to work in for those who were blessed withthe opportunity to sit at the feet of the scholars of l).adith. Through suchblessed gatherings, the student is connected to the Messenger of Allah ! ;through the noble chains of l).adith transmission.Finally, I would like to relate that I wa
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