{"id":5731,"date":"2020-08-08T22:29:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T02:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/?p=5731"},"modified":"2023-07-09T11:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:55:09","slug":"resources-related-to-the-forty-hadeeth-course-and-workbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/resources-related-to-the-forty-hadeeth-course-and-workbook.htm","title":{"rendered":"Resources Related to the Forty Hadeeth Course and Workbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Here you will find helpful resources and guidance, by Allah’s Permission, connected to the study of al-Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah<\/em><\/strong> (an-Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth) in the English Language. You can also learn some very interesting historical details about the course which was completed at al-Masjid al-Awwal<\/em> in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), as well as many important things about the course materials and other resources, as well as what upcoming recordings and resources you can look forward to, in shaa’ Allah<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Course: An-Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth<\/em><\/h2>\n

Shortly after my return to America, our respected community at al-Masjid al-Awwal<\/em> in Pittsburgh suggested that I teach the Forty Hadeeth Collection of al-Haafidh an-Nawawee<\/strong> (may Allah have Mercy on him), along with the explanation of one of my teachers,\u00a0Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan<\/strong> (may Allah preserve and protect him). Seeking the Aid and Assistance of Allah, I obliged and (I believe) we began our study on Saturday night, the eve of the 15th day of Muharram<\/em>, 1436<\/strong>. [1]\u00a0(This corresponds to November 8, 2014 on the modern pagan calendar.)<\/em><\/p>\n

Shortly after we began this new weekly class, on the eve of the 11th day of Safar, I was given a precious gift – my copy of the book, al-Minhat ar-Rabbaaniyyah<\/em> (the explanation of Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan, by my beloved brother, Abur-Rabee’ Nafees ibn Muhammad Moorefield<\/strong> (may Allah bless and protect him). As is my custom in receiving books as gifts, I made a note about that on the title page:<\/p>\n

\"MINHAT<\/p>\n

Not\u00a0yet realizing the magnitude of the great blessing of the four-year epic journey which Allah would facilitate, we eagerly began reading through the book and its explanation, word-for-word, (almost) every Saturday night at the masjid. The imaam of al-Masjid al-Awwal<\/em>, Aboo ‘Abdil-Fattaah Salaah Brooks<\/strong> (may Allah bless and protect him) was the primary reader of both the Arabic text and its explanation and translation, for the majority of the course. I supervised that reading and translation and added commentary where I hoped would be beneficial. This went on for almost four years, in a total of 146 gatherings, with our last class on the 23rd of Thul-Qa’dah, 1439<\/strong>. (This corresponds to August 4, 2018 on the modern pagan calendar.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Study of a Single Hadeeth Completed in Over Eight Months<\/h2>\n

Al-hamdulillaah,<\/em>\u00a0all praise is due to the One who no good thing is accomplished nor completed except through His Grace and Facilitation! Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, granted us the patience and commitment to study Hadeeth #2 of the book, the famous “Hadeeth of Jibreel”<\/strong><\/em> in a total of 28 sessions<\/strong>, spanning more than eight months, from the 14th of Safar to the 24th of Shawwaal, 1436<\/strong>, as documented below:<\/p>\n

\"MINHATThe Book, al-Minhat ar-Rabbaaniyyah<\/em><\/h2>\n

Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan<\/strong>\u00a0(may Allah preserve and protect him) began his classes in explanation of the Forty Hadeeth after Fajr Prayer on 19th of Shawwaal, 1426<\/strong>, at the Hammaad as-Salaamah Mosque in the Fayhaa’ District of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is according to ‘Aadil Rifaa’ee <\/strong>(may Allah reward him), the one who recorded and transcribed the shaykh’s lessons into what we now know as the book, al-Minhat ar-Rabbaaniyyah<\/em>. Below is the actual written permission granted by the shaykh for that printing:<\/p>\n

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During al-Masjid al-Awwal’s Forty Hadeeth course, our brother, Aboo ‘Abdil-Fattaah Salaah Brooks (Imam of the masjid), was reading from his copy of the Daar al-‘Aasimah<\/em> printing, as prepared by ‘Aadil Rifaa’ee, featured below:<\/p>\n

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Many students prefer this copy over other printings for two basic reasons:<\/p>\n

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  1. It is the copy which has direct permission from the author.<\/li>\n
  2. Arabic Language learners appreciate the complete voweling of the entire text.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There is no argument against the Rifaa’ee printing being more preferred because of the first reason above. However, looking critically at reason #2, I personally believe that Arabic Language learners typically hang on to the unnecessary crutch of fully-voweled Arabic texts far too long. This commonly leads to slower progress and less self-confidence, when students need the strength and momentum of “graduating” into reading from unvoweled texts. Few realize the importance of this. Printings of books with full tashkeel<\/em> (vowel markings) typically are riddled with errors in those markings. The result is Arabic Language learners who rely on it, even following it blindly in mistakes, when they know how to pronounce some of those words correctly. [2] This very important need for learners to get away from fully-voweled Arabic texts is the reason behind the method of preparing our workbooks at Bakkah Publications. So, in my opinion, there may be some merit and advantage to using another printing.<\/p>\n

    Below is an alternate printing of Shaykh Saalih al-Fowzaan’s explanation of the Forty Hadeeth,\u00a0al-Minhat ar-Rabbaaniyyah,<\/em> which I used to read along in our masjid’s course.\u00a0 It is not<\/strong> fully voweled, and it is therefore -in my opinion- advantageous over the\u00a0 Daar al-‘Aasimah<\/em> printing, from that angle alone. It is the first edition of ad-Daar\u00a0‘Aalamiyyah’s<\/em> printing, in the year 1435 (the one given to me by my brother Nafees):<\/p>\n

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    And here is what my copy of that printing looks like today (!)<\/strong>, after that four-year study:<\/p>\n

    \"MINHATHere are some samples of some of my personal notes found in it:<\/p>\n