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of each hadith. An unbroken chain of narrators           impression of hadith. This      Allah                        About
was traced for each hadith and each transmitter’s
life was analysed from all angles to validate his        recreates the manner        does not look                   the Hadith
trustworthiness.
                                                         of the gathering of        at your body and              17

                                                         the Companions
                                                         (Sahabah) around face, rather, He looks
                                                                                     at your heart.
Hadith: A Source                                         the Prophet in

      of Tazkiyah                                        the Mosque of the            The Prophet
                                                         Prophet.                    Muhammad

                                                         If a person repeatedly

None of the sayings of the Prophet of Islam recorded     engages in such a practice, he

in the books of hadith are purely abstract in sense.     will see that slowly the light of Allah shall penetrate

Indeed every saying has a background.That is to say,     his soul and he will become evermore distinguishing

each hadith describes the situation that the Prophet                           and conscientious. The

found himself in and how did he respond to these         If unwholesome impact

               situations. In this way, each             Allah wants                of the world shall

               saying of the Prophet                          to do good to          be reduced and his
                                                         somebody, He af?icts         natural state af?rmed.
God grants     relates to a particular
                                                            him with trials.          This is one of the
to peace what  set of circumstances.                                                 creative ways of
                                                              The Prophet           studying the Hadith.
He does not grant to All the sayings of                      Muhammad

violence.      the Prophet are of

 The Prophet   relevance to practical                                               And studying the
Muhammad       human situations.
                                                                               Hadith in this creative

                                If a person is able to   manner is undoubtedly the greatest source of
                            deepen his understanding to
an extent that he is able to visualize the background    puri?cation (tazkiyah).
while re?ecting on the hadith this will be like being
in the presence of the Prophet.                                                Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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