al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar Sharh Sharh Nukhbat al-Fikar
- Author died
- 1031 AH
- Editions
- Maktabat al-Rushd
al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar Sharh Sharh Nukhbat al-Fikar (Rubies and Pearls: A Supercommentary on the Commentary of Nukhbat al-Fikar) is a work on hadith terminology (mustalah al-hadith) by the Egyptian scholar Abd al-Rauf al-Munawi (d. 1031 AH / 1622 CE; another report gives 1029 AH) . It serves as a supercommentary on Nuzhat al-Nazar, which is Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani's own commentary on his introductory primer Nukhbat al-Fikar .
Authorship and Purpose
The work was authored by Zayn al-Din Muhammad, known as Abd al-Rauf ibn Taj al-Arifin ibn Ali ibn Zayn al-Abidin al-Haddadi al-Munawi al-Qahiri . It appears in bibliographical literature under various titles, including al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar fi Sharh Sharh Nukhbat al-Fikar, al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar fi Sharh Nukhbat Ibn Hajar, and al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar fi Sharh Nukhbat al-Fikar .
The book was composed to unpack and expand upon Ibn Hajar's explanations in Nuzhat al-Nazar, providing deeper clarification of the technical terms and classifications foundational to hadith studies alongside other major commentaries and glosses on the work .
Content and Methodology
In the text, al-Munawi systematically treats the topics of hadith classification and narrator criticism, offering precise definitions and contextual analysis. For example, he defines the maqtu' (severed report) as that which ends at a Successor (tabi'i) in word or action, as well as what traces to those below the Successors from among their followers (atba' al-tabi'in) and subsequent generations .
In the section addressing biographical knowledge of narrators, he explains the subfield of identifying siblings among scholars and narrators (ma'rifat al-ikhwah wa-l-akhawat), noting earlier treatises written on the subject by early authorities such as Ali ibn al-Madini and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj, and providing examples among the Companions, such as Umar ibn al-Khattab and his brother Zayd, and Abdullah ibn Mas'ud and his brother Utbah .
Manuscripts and Publication
Manuscripts of al-Yawaqit wa al-Durar are preserved in multiple collections, including the Egyptian National Library (Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya under nos. 30 Mim and 91 Taymur), the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies, the Central Library in Riyadh, King Abdulaziz Library in Medina, the Khizanat Titwan in Morocco, and Princeton University Library (Garrett collection) .
The text has been edited and published, notably in an edition edited and studied by Dr. al-Murtada al-Zayn Ahmad, published by Maktabat al-Rushd in Riyadh (1420 AH / 1999 CE) , and an edition edited by Rabi' ibn Muhammad al-Sa'udi .
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