Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Dawruhu fi Hifz al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah

Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Dawruhu fi Hifz al-Sunnah al-Nabawiyyah (The Science of Hadith Defects and Its Role in Preserving the Prophetic Sunnah) is a specialized treatise on the critical discipline of hidden defects ('ilal) in prophetic traditions by Wasi Allah ibn Muhammad Abbas, Associate Professor at Umm al-Qura University in Makkah Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….

Background and Purpose

The treatise was composed as a research contribution for the Symposium on Saudi Arabia's Care for the Sunnah and the Prophetic Biography (Nadwat Inayat al-Mamlakah al-Arabiyyah al-Saudiyyah bi-l-Sunnah wa-l-Sirah al-Nabawiyyah) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw…. The author highlights the science of identifying subtle, hidden flaws ('ilal) as one of the most intricate and demanding branches of hadith scholarship, requiring the exhaustive collection of transmission paths, close familiarity with narrators, and rigorous critical analysis to distinguish sound reports from defective ones Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….

Structure and Contents

The work is organized into an introduction, two primary parts, and a conclusion Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw…+1:

• Introduction (al-Muqaddimah): Discusses the authority and preservation of the prophetic Sunnah, the meticulousness of the Companions and early generations in transmitting and recording reports, and the development of hadith criticism Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw…+1.
• Part One (al-Bab al-Awwal): Theoretical foundations of hadith defects, comprising five chapters Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw…+1:
  1. The definition of a defect (al-'illah) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  2. The categories of defects Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  3. The significance and value of the science of 'ilal Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  4. The locations where defects occur within hadiths Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  5. The causes giving rise to defects in narration Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
• Part Two (al-Bab al-Thani): Practical applications examining defected hadiths across five chapters structured according to the conditions of an authentic narration (al-hadith al-sahih) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw…:
  1. Examples of defects concerning narrator uprightness ('adalah) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  2. Examples of defects relating to narrator precision and accuracy (dabt) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  3. Examples of defects resulting from hidden breaks in the chain of transmission (adam al-ittisal 'an tariq khafiyy) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  4. Examples of defects arising from anomaly or contradiction (al-shudhudh) Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
  5. Narration defects evaluated through general flaw categories Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….
• Conclusion (al-Khatimah): Summarizes the findings of the study and presents scholarly proposals and recommendations Ilm Ilal al-Hadith wa Daw….

Publication

The work was published in Madinah by the King Fahd Glorious Quran Printing Complex al-Mustalahat al-Hadithiy….