Great and authentic selection. Fluent translation. Insightful commentary.
The selection is mainly guided by the Maʿārif al-Ḥadīth of Maulana Manzoor Nomani. As a thorough course of Hadith study for laymen, this has been the book of choice in Urdu ever since it was first published in 1953.
Hadith texts have been taken directly from the sourcebooks and full references in Arabic have been provided. There is a new organization, translation, and commentary. A chapter on al-Ṭibb al-Nabawī has also been added. In addition to a subject index in English, it also features an index in Arabic, which will facilitate searching for hadith texts.
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Reviewed and praised by Hadith experts.
This is the Hadith book written for the common person, as well as students and graduates of seminaries. It distills the wisdom from several well-known commentaries, both classic and contemporary.