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Biographies of the Imams who wrote the six books | Episode (4) | Imam Al-Tirmidhi, may God have mercy on him
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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O you who recite the words of the Prophet and clarify them, how beautiful is your voice in guiding others.
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The biographies of the authors of the six major hadith collections.
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Six biographies filled with beauty and majesty.
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Summarized with care.
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From the unique and magnificent book.
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Biographies of the most noble of scholars.
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By Imam al-Dhahabi, may Allah have mercy on him.
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Prepared by Sheikh Muhammad al-Muhanna.
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May Allah preserve him.
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Imam al-Tirmidhi, may Allah have mercy on him.
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He is Abu ‘Isa.
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Muhammad Ibn ‘Isa al-Sulami al-Tirmidhi.
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The blind, the master of hadith, the eminent scholar.
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The brilliant Imam.
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Author of the Jami‘.
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And the book of ‘Ilal (Defects in Hadith).
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And other works.
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There is a difference of opinion regarding him.
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Some say he was born blind.
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But the correct view is that he lost his sight in his old age.
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After his travels and his recording of knowledge.
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He was born around the year 210 AH.
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And he traveled.
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That is, in pursuit of knowledge.
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He heard hadiths in Khurasan, Iraq, and the two Holy Cities (Makkah and Madinah).
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He did not travel to Egypt or the Levant.
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He narrated from Qutaybah Ibn Sa‘id.
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And Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh.
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And ‘Ali Ibn Hujr.
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And ‘Umar Ibn ‘Ali al-Fallas.
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And Hannad Ibn al-Sari.
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And he narrated extensively from al-Bukhari.
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And his companions, such as Sham Ibn ‘Ammar and others like him.
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His teacher, Abu ‘Abdullah al-Bukhari, even recorded hadiths from him.
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Al-Tirmidhi said regarding the hadith of ‘Atiyyah from Abu Sa‘id:
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"O ‘Ali,
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it is not permissible for anyone to be in a state of major ritual impurity (junub) in the mosque."
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The hadith.
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"Muhammad Ibn Isma‘il heard this hadith from me."
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Ibn Hibban said in his book Al-Thiqat:
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"Abu ‘Isa was among those who compiled and authored,
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and memorized and engaged in scholarly discourse."
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Abu Sa‘d al-Idrisi said:
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"Abu ‘Isa was proverbial for his memorization."
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And al-Hakim said:
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"I heard ‘Umar Ibn ‘Alak say:
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'When al-Bukhari died,
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he left no one in Khurasan like Abu ‘Isa in terms of knowledge, memorization,
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piety, and asceticism.'"
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He wept until he went blind.
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And he remained blind for years.
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Abu ‘Isa said:
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"I compiled this book,
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and I presented it to the scholars of the Hijaz, Iraq, and Khurasan,
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and they were pleased with it."
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"And whoever has this book in his house,"
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meaning the Jami‘,
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"it is as if there is a prophet in his house speaking."
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I say:
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In the Jami‘,
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that is, the Sunan of al-Tirmidhi,
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there is beneficial knowledge,
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and abundant insights,
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and the core of legal issues.
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It is one of the foundations of Islam,
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were it not for the fact that he clouded it with some weak hadiths,
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some of which are fabricated,
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and many of which concern the virtues of deeds.
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Abu Nasr said:
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‘Abd al-Rahim Ibn ‘Abd al-Khaliq:
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"The Jami‘ consists of four parts:
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a part whose authenticity is certain,
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a part that meets the criteria of Abu Dawud and al-Nasa’i,
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a part he narrated to highlight its defect,
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and he clarified its weakness,
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and a fourth part he clarified,
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for he said:
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'I have not included in this book of mine
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any hadith that has not been acted upon
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by some of the jurists,'
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except for the hadith:
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'If he drinks [alcohol] a fourth time, then kill him,'
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and except for the hadith:
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'He combined the Dhuhr and ‘Asr prayers in Madinah
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without fear or travel.'"
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And in Al-Manthur by Ibn Tahir:
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"I heard Abu Isma‘il,
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the Sheikh of Islam, say:
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'The Jami‘ of al-Tirmidhi
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is more beneficial than the books of al-Bukhari and Muslim,
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because they do not grasp the benefit
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of those two books
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except for the deeply learned scholar,
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whereas everyone can derive benefit from the Jami‘.'"
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Ghandjar and others said:
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"Abu ‘Isa died on the thirteenth of Rajab,
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in the year 279 AH,
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in Tirmidh."
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Biographies of the authors of the six books.
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I accompanied you and heard the recitation from you.
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I felt sorrow at times, and at other times I smiled.
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You were comforted, then humility appeared upon you.
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Sometimes boasting of the Sunnah of Ahmad,
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sometimes acting with a humble soul.
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Read, for I have made myself a ransom for you.
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I wish I could read all your words with such precision.
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My veins are filled with love for the hadith and its people.
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So open your Sahih collections and quench my thirst with the chains of narration.
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With the "he said" and "he narrated," and the chains of our scholars.
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And the eloquent, precise, and comprehensive words.
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For his words, peace be upon him, possess majesty,
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and his words have authority over all other speech.
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Upon them is a light, blooming with tranquility,
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flowing into my soul, leaving a lasting taste.