al-Jami al-Sahih Mimma Laysa fi al-Sahihayn
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- 1422 AH
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al-Jami al-Sahih Mimma Laysa fi al-Sahihayn (The Authentic Compendium of What Is Not in the Two Sahihs) is a multivolume hadith collection by the Yemeni scholar Muqbil ibn Hadi al-Wadii (d. 1422 AH / 2001 CE), compiling authentic narrations that were not recorded in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim .
Origin and Composition
The work originated as a thematic reorganization of al-Wadi'i's earlier compilation, al-Sahih al-Musnad Mimma Laysa fi al-Sahihayn, which was arranged by the chains of individual Companions (musnad arrangement) . After sending the musnad work to print, al-Wadi'i decided to rearrange the material into topical and juridical chapters (abwab fiqhiyyah), reasoning that while the musnad format primarily benefited hadith specialists, a thematic arrangement would make the authentic traditions accessible to both specialists and general readers .
In assembling the book, al-Wadi'i was assisted in arranging the Quranic commentary section (Kitab al-Tafsir) by Abu Hafs Sami al-Misri, Ahmad ibn Salim al-Zubaydi, 'Uthman Abu 'Abdullah al-'Utumi, and Abu Shaybah Rida al-Misri, while the manuscript was transcribed on a typewriter by Husayn ibn Muhammad Manna' and Muhammad ibn Naji al-'Awdi .
Method and Structure
Al-Wadi'i structured the collection following the model of al-Bukhari :
- Opening chapter: He began with the "Book of Knowledge" (Kitab al-'Ilm), drawing inspiration from the first revealed Quranic verse: اقْرَأْ بِاسْمِ رَبِّكَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ ("Read in the name of your Lord who created") . The opening section of the work addresses knowledge, faith (iman), and purification (taharah) .
- Chapter headings (tarajim): Al-Wadi'i formulated headings that at times generalize specific narrations or restrict general ones, intentionally signaling related evidence not meeting the compilation's strict criteria, such as a Quranic verse, a narration from the Sahihayn, or a hasan li-ghayrihi (sound through corroboration) hadith .
- Repetition of narrations: He repeated hadiths across chapters when they provided separate textual or chain-based benefits (nuktah isnadiyyah aw matniyyah) .
- Exegesis: Rather than merely appending verses under general chapters, he incorporated a dedicated "Book of Exegesis" (Kitab al-Tafsir) .
Revisions and Posthumous Editions
During his lifetime, al-Wadi'i reexamined several gradings and identified hidden defects in roughly fifty narrations originally included in the work, discussing them in his book Ahadith Mu'allah Zahiruha al-Sihhah . During the medical journey prior to his death in 1422 AH, he instructed that these retracted hadiths be retained in their respective chapters but annotated with clarifications referencing his critiques .
Additionally, al-Wadi'i had supplemented his personal copy of the musnad prototype with more than eighty new hadiths . Following his death, his daughter, Umm 'Abdullah bint Muqbil al-Wadi'iyyah, integrated these additional narrations into their corresponding chapters in the thematic compilation, and the arrangement was subsequently reviewed by 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Mar'i al-'Adani .
Publication and Reception
The book has seen several printings, including editions by Dar Ibn Hazm (Beirut, 1411 AH), Maktabat Ibn Taymiyyah (Egypt, 1416 AH / 1995 CE), Dar al-Haramayn (Cairo), and a later revised edition published by Dar al-Athar in Sanaa based on al-Wadi'i's typed manuscript with his handwritten chapter headings .
Contemporary scholars of hadith evaluated the work favorably; al-Harith ibn Ali al-Hasani described it as good and acceptable, noting that the points of critique made against specific narrations do not compromise the overall integrity of the compilation, though clarifying that it functions as a collection of additions (zawa'id) rather than an exhaustive compendium of all authentic reports .
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