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This collection of 43 brief “one-liner” Hadeeth narrations is an easy first step for beginners and young learners who wish to study the Hadeeth of our noble Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace). Important, inter-connected topics are covered in well-organized chapters, with narrations that build essential foundations in Islamic creed, worship, and manners. Each Hadeeth has been carefully selected and quoted precisely from the most authentic sources, Saheeh al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim, and explained with five clear points of benefit.
The advantage of limiting the narrations to the two Saheeh compilations of al-Bukhari and Muslim is more suitable for young learners and beginners. This creates a “safe zone” and ensures the authenticity of the narrations, essentially delaying any need to introduce matters connected to the intricate nature of the authentication process employed by Hadeeth scholars. This facilitates the ability to focus on the primary goal of this collection: the basic meanings and how to implement them.
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When paired with our forthcoming workbooks and teachers’ manual (in shaa’ Allah), this collection is ideal for two full semesters of Hadeeth classes at Islamic schools.
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Asalaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, Jazakallah khair for creating this beneficial resource. Are the teachers guide and workbooks likely to be ready soon InshaAllah? I would like to use this as part of my homeschool buy will wait if the accompanying resources will be ready soon. Barakallah feek.
وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته
Sorry for the late reply.
It can still take some months before the workbook version will become avaliable in sha Allah. so please suffice with the avaliable version for now.
Will there be spreaker audio lessons for this book as well
https://www.spreaker.com/show/40-easy-hadeeth
As-Salaamu Alaikum: A brother here gave a khutbah and he said Allah is Ar-Razaaq, The Feeder. He immediately said that He is the one that feeds you. Therefore I thought that it was a slip of the tongue and he was attempting to correct himself. However, when I pulled him to the side to advise him to rectify the issue he doubled down on its meaning The Feeder. He went as far as to say that The Provider was an English translation, and that he has studied this for years and that he knew more about this than me. Please get one of the tulaab to advise me on this. I don’t know of any instance where Allah referred to Himself, or His Messenger, or any Scholar in history referred to Him as The Feeder. I just want to be able to present him with something that doesn’t come from me. Can you go on line and ask Moosaa Richardson for me?
Wa ‘alaykum as-Salaamu wa rahmatullaah. For the Name of Allah, ar-Razzaaq (الرزاق), I would definitely prefer the translation, the Provider, or the All-Providing, or the Ever Providing, over something like “the Feeder”. Feeding is only one of the many ways Allah provides for us. It is OK to say Allah feeds us, because it is what Allah Himself says in the Quran (See: 26:79 for example). However, His Rizq (provisions), and thus Him being ar-Razzaaq (the Ever Providing), include much broader meanings. He provides our clothes; He does not feed them to us. He provides us with our family members and children; He does not feed them to us, and so on. And Allah knows best.
What is the proof for Rizq meaning to be something broad and including things like clothing and family and not just being limited to food and feeding ?
Simply asking a person about who provided them with their clothing and family should suffice. If they say “Allah”, then they understand something about Allah’s Ruboobiyyah (Lordship, Providing, etc.).
Perhaps the question has been misunderstood.
Sure, a person can be asked who provided you food ?
They reply saying Allah. I then ask them – therefore , you believe Allah provides you rizq ?
They say yes.
I then ask them who provides you family and clothing. They say Allah.
I again ask them – therefore, you believe Allah proivdes you rizq?
They say no because rizq only means food, and family and clothing doesn’t come under the term rizq.
Now how do I explain to them and provide proof that the term rizq in the arabic langauge and the shariah means food and also includes other things like clothing and family ?
Will they explain all Quranic encouragements to spend from what Allah has provided [using the word rizq] (examples: Quran 2:3, 2:254, 4:39, etc.), to mean spend only food?! Where did this unnecessary restriction of a broad concept in the Arabic Language & legislative texts come from?
ِA more specific example: The Prophet (may Allah raise his rank and grant him peace) said:
«ما رزق عبد خيرا له ولا أوسع من الصبر»
“No servant was ever provided anything (literally: given any rizq) better or more expansive than patience.”
As collected by al-Imaam al-Haakim with this wording from the report of Aboo Hurayrah. See: Silsilat al-Ahaadeeth as-Saheehah #448.
Al-Ameer as-San’aanee (d.1182, may Allah have Mercy on him) said in his explanation of al-Jaami’ as-Sagheer (9/396):
وفيه أن الصبر رزق من الله يرزقه من يشاء
“In this [hadeeth] is that patience is rizq from Allah, He provides it to whomever He wills.”
ِAnd al-Munaawee (d.1031, may Allah have Mercy on him) said in the larger of his two explanations (5/447):
والرزق المشار إليه رزق الدين والإيمان
“The rizq referred to [here] is the rizq of religion and faith.”
And Allah knows best.
Long story short, from the basic principles of understanding texts of revelation is that BY DEFAULT, we understand the wording in a general and all-encompassing manner, UNLESS there is another text that restricts its meaning to something more specific. In which case, our understanding is based on that other text that brings clarity. Therefore, rather than asking “what is the proof that the meaning of Rizq is broad and all-inclusive”, the question should be the other way around: “What is the proof that the meaning intended by Rizq is restricted to just food, and not all-inclusive?”
As salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Is the workbook available for this book (40 Hadeeth for Muslim Youth and Beginners)? BarakAllahu feekum.
Wa ‘alaykum as-Salaamu wa rahmatullaah wa barakaatuh. Not yet, may Allah facilitate it in safety and good health!