Taziyat al-Muslim
- Author died
- 571 AH
- Editions
- Maktabat al-Sahabah
Taziyat al-Muslim (Consoling the Muslim), also titled Taziyat al-Muslim ʿan Akhih, is a hadith treatise by the Damascus-based Shafiʿi traditionist and historian Abu al-Qasim Ibn Asakir (499–571 AH / 1105–1176 CE) .
Subject and Content
The work compiles transmitted traditions and reports addressing condolences, patience in the face of bereavement, and spiritual solace during afflictions . In it, Ibn Asakir records narrations with their chains of transmission, including reports concerning the virtues of endurance in tragedy and related themes such as the status of those who die abroad or while traveling .
Transmission and Publication
Hadith scholars and critical evaluators have referenced Taziyat al-Muslim when examining specific narrations transmitted through Ibn Asakir's routes . Modern print editions include one edited by Majdi Fathi al-Sayyid, published by Maktabat al-Sahabah in Jeddah in 1411 AH / 1991 CE .
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