al-Ahadith al-Arbaeen al-Nawawiya ma ma zad alayha Ibn Rajab wa alayha al-Sharh al-Mujaz al-Mufid
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al-Ahadith al-Arbaeen al-Nawawiya ma ma zad alayha Ibn Rajab wa alayha al-Sharh al-Mujaz al-Mufid (The Forty Hadiths of al-Nawawi with the Additions of Ibn Rajab and the Brief Useful Commentary Upon Them) is a concise commentary on hadith by Abd Allah ibn Salih al-Muhsin, an instructor at the Islamic University of Madinah .
Purpose and Scope
The work provides a commentary on the collection of al-Nawawi’s Forty Hadith alongside the eight supplementary narrations appended by Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali, bringing the total to fifty hadiths . In his introduction, al-Muhsin noted that existing commentaries on the Forty Hadith either failed to convey essential meanings or were overly lengthy; he therefore designed a simplified commentary tailored to modern instructional methods .
Structure and Method
Following a modern pedagogical format, the author structures the treatment of each hadith into distinct sections :
- Hadith Text: The narration is provided in full .
- Vocabulary (al-mufradat): Key terms and rare words within the narration are defined .
- Extracted Benefits (al-fawa'id): Enumerated doctrinal, legal, and ethical lessons derived from the text .
- Concise Explanation (al-sharh al-mujaz): A general synthesis outlining the broader guidance of the hadith .
- Poetry: Relevant lines of verse illustrating the meaning and moral lessons of the hadith .
Reception and Publication
The commentary was endorsed by fellow Islamic University instructor Hammad ibn Muhammad al-Ansari, who commended its accessibility for school students and encouraged seekers of knowledge to acquire and study it . The book was printed in Egypt by Matba'at al-Sa'adah, with its second edition appearing in 1390 AH .
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