Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-Salihat

Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-Salihat (Studies on the Enduring Righteous Deeds) is a treatise by Abd al-Razzaq ibn Abd al-Muhsin al-Badr, examining the virtues, theological meanings, and implications of the four primary phrases of remembrance (adhkar): Subhan Allah (Glory be to God), al-Hamdu lillah (Praise be to God), La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but God), and Allahu Akbar (God is the greatest) Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1.

Background and Purpose

The work was authored by Abd al-Razzaq al-Badr, a professor at the College of Dawah and Usul al-Din at the Islamic University of Madinah, and was published in the Journal of the Islamic University of Madinah in 1423 AH / 2002 CE Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1. The author composed the concise study to collect scriptural texts from the Quran and the Sunnah regarding the merits and theological demands of these four expressions, noting their status as the most virtuous of speech, dear to God and His Messenger, and central among the "enduring righteous deeds" (al-baqiyat al-salihat) mentioned in Islamic tradition Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1.

Structure and Content

The treatise is organized into an introduction, five core chapters (mabahith), and a conclusion Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1:

• Introduction: Discusses the religious standing of the four phrases, their connection to the Quran, and their role in elevating spiritual ranks and expiating sins Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-….
• Chapter 1: Collects general textual proofs establishing the collective virtues of the four phrases, such as being the dearest speech to God, seedlings of Paradise, and protection from the Fire Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1.
• Chapter 2: Focuses on the testimony La ilaha illa Allah through four sub-sections covering its distinct virtues, theological meaning and signification, prerequisites (shurut), and nullifiers (nawaqid) Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1.
• Chapter 3: Explores glorification (tasbih), structured into three sub-sections addressing its merits, the glorification of God by all created entities, and its linguistic and theological definition Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-….
• Chapter 4: Analyzes praise (hamd) across five sub-sections detailing textual evidence for its virtues, specific occasions wherein it is emphasized, its causes and categories, its most complete formulations, and its distinction from gratitude (shukr) Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-….
• Chapter 5: Examines magnification (takbir) across two sub-sections concerning its merits and religious status, followed by its meaning and signification Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-….
• Conclusion: Explains the inherent interconnection and mutual entailment (talazum) binding these four statements together Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-…+1.

Method

In evaluating and authenticating the hadiths cited throughout the treatise, the author primarily relies on the gradings and rulings of the hadith scholar Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani Dirasat fi al-Baqiyat al-….