ijk Readings from at-Tajreed as-Sareeh by Shihaab ad-Deen Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Abdil-Lateef az-Zabeedee [812-893h] Prepared by by Aboo Shaybah The following is a compilation of the material covered during our internet reading sessions spanning from December 2011 until the end of May 2012 in which we covered the first three chapters of at-Tajreed as-Sareeh, known by its English title as “Summarized Sahih al-Bukhari”. We covered the first three sections of the book, namely: Bad’ al-Wahy, Kitaab al-Eemaan, and Kitaab al-‘Ilm. Some review questions were also prepared and discussed, and certain supplementary materials were referred to at times. Those questions and some of the supplementary materials have been included in this compilation along with the text which we read from. All necessary comments, corrections, observations, and explanation took place during class and, thus, have not been included. This material is merely the text around which our reading revolved. ijk Az-Zabeedee on his Book at-Tajreed as-Sareeh by Shihaab ad-Deen Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Abdil-Lateef az-Zabeedee [812-893h] Translated by Aboo Shaybah This is the introduction to at-Tajreed as-Sareeh which is an abridgement of Saheeh al-Bukhaaree done by az-Zabeedee. This introduction was not included in the existing English version of at-Tajreed as-Sareeh translated by Muhammad Muhsin Khan and published under the title “Summarized Sahih al-Bukhari.” Due to our reading this book in both Arabic and English, there was a need to prepare the introduction in the English language so as to have an idea of az-Zabeedee’s objective and approach in putting his book together, as well as to take an introductory look at how scholars of hadeeth begin their books by listing some of their chains of narration. Margin headings have been added by the translator to outline subjects addressed by az-Zabeedee in his brief prologue before getting into the actual text of his book. This translation was prepared from the versions of az-Zabeedee’s introduction as found in the edition of at-Tajreed as-Sareeh published by Mu’assasah ar-Risaalah,(1st ed., 2009/1430h), as well as the book ‘Awn al-Baaree which is an explanation of at-Tajreed as-Sareeh compiled by the erudite scholar Muhammad Siddeeq Hasan Khaan al-Qinnawjee. 1 Praise, salaah All praise is due to Allaah, the Originator, Shaper, and Supreme Creator; the Bestower, and salaam Provider, and Sustainer; the One who grants blessings irrespective of the recipients being deserving. May His salaah and salaam be upon His Messenger whom He sent to perfect sound morals, and whom He favoured over all created beings, to such extent that he surpassed all else in every horizon; and upon his noble family who were known for generosity; and upon his Companions who were people of obedience and conformity to his command. May they have salaah that is continuous, night and day. Approach of You must realize that the book al-Jaami‘ as-Saheeh by the tremendous incomparable al-Bukhaaree scholar, and foremost authority among the scholars of hadeeth, Aboo ‘Abdillaah Muhammad and its effect ibn Ismaa‘eel ibn Ibraaheem al-Bukhaaree – may Allaah, the Most High, have mercy upon him – is one of the most important books authored in Islaam, and most profusely beneficial works. Yet, the repeated narrations in it are spread over various chapters (abwaab), and if one wishes to refer to a hadeeth in certain chapter (baab) it may be almost impossible to do so without great effort and thorough searching. The goal of al-Bukhaaree – may Allaah, Most High, have mercy upon him – in using that approach was to list various routes of narration for the hadeeth and to make it known. However, our objective here is to know the actual text of the hadeeth itself, since we know that all contained in [his book] is saheeh. Al-Imaam an-Nawawee said in the introduction to his explanation of [Saheeh] Muslim, “As for al-Bukhaaree, he mentions different versions in different chapters which can be far apart. Many times, he may mention [a hadeeth] in a chapter which one might not immediately think is the most appropriate place for it. Thus, it becomes difficult for a student to gather together all its routes and to be assured of having found all routes listed for that hadeeth.” He continued, “I noticed that some of the later scholars of hadeeth erred regarding this and, as a result, denied that al-Bukhaaree collected many narrations which are in fact present in his Saheeh, but not in the locations which may initially come to mind.” This concludes the remarks made by an-Nawawee – may Allaah, the Most High, have mercy upon him. Objective of With that being the case, I desired to list his narrations without repetition, and I did so az-Zabeedee omitting the chains of transmission in order to make the narrations accessible and manageable without difficulty. Dealing with Wherever there is a repeated hadeeth I only mention the first occurrence. Should there repetitions be a noteworthy addition at a subsequent location, I mention it, but omit it otherwise. A narration may come abbreviated at one point, but then longer in a subsequent narration which contains information not found in the first. In that case, I mention the subsequent narration due to the addition it contains, even if the two are far apart from each other. Dealing with I do not mention any hadeeth unless it is musnad and muttasil, and I do not include those narrations which are maqtoo‘ or mu‘allaq. Similarly, I do not mention statements of the Companions, or that are not marfoo‘ anyone after them, which are unrelated to a particular hadeeth or contain no mention of the Prophet r. Instances of this include: Aboo Bakr and ‘Umar C walking to the grounds of Banee Saa‘idah and the ensuing discussions which took place there; the assassination of ‘Umar t, his requesting his son to seek permission from ‘Aa’ishah to be buried with his two companions, and his statement about consultation; the pledge of allegiance to ‘Uthmaan t; the bequest of az- Zubayr to his son to settle his debts; and other similar cases. 2 Reference to I also mention the name of the Companion who narrated each hadeeth so as to clearly Companions identify who narrated it, and I preserve the phrases [al-Bukhaaree] uses in most cases. For instance, he might say, “from ‘Aa’ishah” (‘an ‘Aa’ishah), and sometimes, “from ‘Aa’ishah, wife of the Prophet” r (‘an ‘Aa’ishah Zawj an-Nabee), and other times, “mother of the faithful believers” (Umm al-Mu’mineen). As another example, he might say, “from ibn ‘Abbaas” (‘an ibn ‘Abbaas), and sometimes, “from ‘Abdullaah ibn ‘Abbaas” (‘an ‘Abdillaah ibn ‘Abbaas), and the same applies to ibn ‘Umar. Also, he might say, “from Anas” (‘an Anas), and sometimes, “from Anas ibn Maalik” (‘an Anas ibn Maalik), and I followed him in all of that. Reference of Sometimes he may say that a certain Companion said, “from the Prophet r” (‘an an- Companions Nabee sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), or sometimes, “the Messenger of Allaah r said” (qaala to the Prophet Rasoolullahi sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam), or sometimes, “the Prophet r said…” (an-Nabee sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam qaala), and I followed him in all of that. If anyone finds any variation from the wordings he used, it may be due to discrepancies between the various copies. Chains of With all praise to Allaah, I have many chains of narration for the aforementioned book narration connected to the author himself via a number of teachers. Route 1 Among them is my narration from my Shaykh, al-‘Allaamah Nafees ad-Deen Abur- Rabee‘ Sulaymaan ibn Ibraaheem al-‘Alawee – may Allaah, the Most High, have mercy upon him – with me reading (qiraa’ah) some of it to him, hearing (samaa‘) most of it, and being given permission (ijaazah) for the remainder of it, in the city of Ta‘izz, in the year 823h. He said: my father informed us by way of ijaazah; and our Shaykh, al-Imaam al-Kabeer, Sharaf al-Muhadditheen Moosaa ibn Moosaa ibn ‘Alee ad-Dimashqee, well known as al-Ghazoolee, with me reading it to him in its entirety. The two of them said: the long-lived Shaykh and Musnid, Abul-‘Abbaas Ahmad ibn Abee Taalib al-Hajjaar informed us, having given ijaazah to the first while the second had samaa‘. Route 2 Among them also is my narration of it from the righteous Shaykh, Imaam, and walee of Allaah the Most High, Abul-Fath Muhammad ibn al-Imaam Zayn ad-Deen Abee Bakr ibn al- Husayn al-Madanee al-‘Uthmaanee, hearing (samaa‘) most of it from him, and being given ijaazah for all of it; and from ash-Shaykh al-Imaaam, Khaatimah al-Huffaath, Shams ad-Deen Abul-Khayr Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Jazaree ad-Dimashqee; and from al-Qaadee al- ‘Allaamah, Taqiyyuddeen Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Faasee ash-Shareef al-Hasanee al-Makkee, judge of the Maalikee scholars of the noble city of Makkah, by way of a specific ijaazah for the entire book from all of them – may Allaah, Most High, have mercy upon them. The three of them said: ash-Shaykh al-Imaam al-Haafith, Shaykh al-Muhadditheen, Aboo Ishaaq Ibraaheem ibn Muhammad ibn Siddeeq ad-Dimashqee, known as ibn ar-Rassaam, related it to us. He said: Abul-‘Abbaas al-Hajjaar related it to us. 3 Route 3 Ash-Shaykh al-Imaam Zayn ad-Deen Aboo Bakr ibn al-Husayn al-Madanee al-Maraaghee, the father of our Shaykh Abul-Fath, informed me by way of an ‘aalee chain of narration; and Qaadee al-Qudaah Majd ad-Deen Muhammad ibn Ya‘qoob ash-Sheeraazee informed me by way of a general ijaazah. The two of them said: Abul-‘Abbaas al-Hajjaar reported it to us. al-Hajjaar to He said: the righteous Shaykh, al-Husayn ibn al-Mubaarak az-Zabeedee related it to us. al-Bukhaaree He said: the righteous Shaykh, Abul-Waqt ‘Abdul-Awwal ibn ‘Eesaa ibn Shu‘ayb al- Harawee as-Soofee related it to us. He said: ash-Shaykh al-Faqeeh ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Muhammad ibn al-Muthaffar ad- Daawoodee related it to us. He said: al-Imaam Aboo Muhammad ‘Abdullaah ibn Ahmad ibn Hammooyah as- Sarakhsee related it to us. He said: the righteous Shaykh, Muhammad ibn Yoosuf al-Farabree, related it to us. He said: al-Imaam al-Kabeer Aboo ‘Abdillaah Muhammad ibn Ismaa‘eel ibn Ibraaheem al- Bukhaaree – may Allaah, Most High, have mercy upon him – related to us. Other routes And each of the aforementioned people has many chains of narration to al-Bukhaaree unmentioned via various routes. With all praise to Allaah, I have other chains of narration, from many other teachers, too many to mention them all. Thus, I have limited myself to listing these few due their recognition (shuhrah) and brevity (‘uloo). Book title I have named this blessed book at-Tajreed as-Sareeh li-Ahaadeeth al-Jaami‘ as-Saheeh, and I and closing ask Allaah – Most High – to bring about good from it, render it sincerely for His Noble Face, introduction and to rectify all intentions and actions, due to the prestige of our master, Muhammad, and all his family and Companions. This is the point of beginning, if Allaah so wills. 4