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Husayn bin Ghazi al-Tuwayjiri

al-Ahadith al-Warida fi al-Ibtila

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al-Ahadith al-Warida fi al-Ibtila (Hadiths Regarding Affliction: A Compilation and Study) is a thematic hadith study by Husayn bin Ghazi al-Tuwayjiri that compiles, grades, and explains prophetic traditions concerning trials, tribulations, and afflictions (ibtila) .

Structure and Content

The author organized the work into an introduction, two primary chapters (mabhath), and a conclusion :

  • Introduction: Discusses the importance of the subject, the outline of the study, and the methodology employed in gathering and authenticating narrations .
  • First Chapter: Explores foundational concepts across three sections:
    1. The linguistic and technical definition of ibtila .
    2. The mention of trials in the Quran .
    3. The divine wisdoms behind trials and afflictions .
  • Second Chapter: Comprises nineteen sections examining specific themes and hadiths related to affliction :
    1. Trials being commensurate with the level of faith .
    2. Affliction as an expiation for sins .
    3. The virtue of being spared discord (fitnah) and enduring trials patiently .
    4. Expediting punishment in this life over punishment in the afterlife .
    5. The prescription of contentment (rida) with divine decree and avoiding discontent .
    6. The believer's condition during ease and hardship .
    7. Affliction as a sign of divine favor .
    8. The continuous recording of reward for customary good deeds interrupted by illness or affliction .
    9. The variety of trials, including those affecting life, wealth, and children .
    10. Affliction as a means to attain lofty ranks in Paradise .
    11. The distinction between the trials of a believer and those of a disbeliever .
    12. Seeking refuge from calamity .
    13. The frequency of trials in the end times alongside the prevalence of weak faith .
    14. The merit of supplication (du'a) in repelling or alleviating calamity .
    15. The legitimacy of avoiding trials and not deliberately seeking them .
    16. The magnitude of the reward for the afflicted on the Day of Resurrection .
    17. Asking Allah for well-being ('afiyah) upon witnessing those who are afflicted .
    18. The prohibition against wishing for or hastening calamity .
    19. Specific calamities and the reward for patient endurance: fever, epilepsy, the loss of loved ones, the care and upbringing of daughters, and the loss of sight .
  • Conclusion: Summarizes the core findings of the research, followed by a bibliography and subject index .

Methodology

In compiling and analyzing the hadiths, the author adhered to specific criteria:

  • Hadith Extraction (Takhrij): When a narration is recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari or Sahih Muslim, he limits the citation to them, occasionally citing the four Sunan or other collections for specific textual or transmission benefits . If absent from the two Sahihs, he references the four Sunan and evaluates the authenticity of the report . For narrations outside the Sunan, he cites other compilations ordered chronologically by the death years of their authors, incorporating corroborating reports (mutaba'at and shawahid) when necessary, while avoiding excessive chains once a hadith is established .
  • Biographical Evaluation: For narrators appearing in the six canonical collections, he relies primarily on Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's Taqrib al-Tahdhib, citing broader biographical opinions only when he departs from Ibn Hajar's assessment . For narrators outside the six collections, he provides concise biographical entries from relevant sources .
  • Analysis and Commentary: Explains obscure terminology (gharib), quotes classical hadith commentators regarding textual meanings and rulings, and clarifies ambiguous names and vocalizations .

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