al-Diya al-Lami min Sahih al-Kutub al-Sitta wa Sahih al-Jami
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al-Diya al-Lami min Sahih al-Kutub al-Sitta wa Sahih al-Jami (The Radiant Light from the Authentic Hadiths of the Six Books and Sahih al-Jami') is a modern hadith compilation by Abu Rahmah Muhammad Nasr al-Din Muhammad Uwayda, gathering authenticated prophetic traditions arranged thematically for students of Islamic knowledge and Islamic callers (du‘at).
Background and Purpose
The author completed the introduction to the work on 10 Shawwal 1417 AH while serving as an instructor at the Charitable Society for the Memorization of the Holy Quran in Jeddah (specifically in the branch covering Madrakah, Ruhat, and Huda al-Sham). Uwayda formulated the work as a resource providing authenticated prophetic proofs (al-sunna al-sahiha) necessary for calling people to Islam with clear insight (‘ala basira). Emphasizing adherence to both the Quran and the Sunnah as inseparable sources of guidance, he compiled the book to help seekers of knowledge easily access verified narrations across various branches of Islamic learning.
Structure and Arrangement
Uwayda structured the compilation by prioritizing topics according to their religious importance:
- Tawhid (Islamic Monotheism): Positioned first because sound doctrine is the prerequisite foundation upon which all deeds depend, and deeds are void without it.
- Fiqh (Jurisprudence): Placed second because learning legal rulings is the primary obligation following monotheism, enabling a believer to properly follow the Prophet ﷺ in acts of worship and transactions.
- Virtues and Vices (al-Fada'il wa-l-Radha'il): Traditions encouraging noble character and moral virtues so that the student may adopt them, followed by traditions warning against vices to abandon them.
Methodology and Sources
The book draws its core hadiths from the Six Books (Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, and the Sunan of Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah) and Sahih al-Jami'. In referencing and attributing narrations, Uwayda established a specific system:
- If a tradition is present in both Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim or either of them, he restricts the citation to them.
- If a tradition is not in the two Sahihs, he references the authenticated versions of the four Sunan collections: citing them all if present in all four, citing only two if found across three, and citing the single source if found in only one.
- If a narration is absent from the Six Books, he references other collections of authentic narrations, most prominently Sahih al-Jami', and occasionally Sahih al-Adab al-Mufrad or al-Silsila al-Sahiha.
For the evaluation of hadith authenticity and weakness, Uwayda relied on the judgments and editorial works of Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani. In the preface, he commended al-Albani's decades-long project Taqrib al-Sunna bayna Yaday al-Umma for expanding access to the four Sunan collections, while rebuking contemporary critics who sought out al-Albani's occasional errors to disparage him.
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