Pearls of wisdom concerning Hadith

Dear Islamic brothers! We will have the honour of listening to some pearls of wisdom regarding Hadith. First, let us hear two sayings of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

(1) He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, “The one who memorises 40 aḥādīth regarding religious matters and conveys them to my Ummah, (on the Day of Judgement) Allah Almighty will raise him as a jurist, and I will intercede for him and be a witness for him on the Day of Judgement.”^[1]

(2) He صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم also said, “May Allah Almighty bless the one who hears my hadith, memorises it and conveys it to others.”^[2]

1. Hadith refers to the words, actions, states and tacit approval (taqrīr) of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.^[3]

2. It is a communal obligation (farḍ kifāyah) to acquire this knowledge, such that if a scholar who has knowledge of this field does not exist in the Ummah, the entire Ummah is sinful.^[4]

3. Like the Quran, the Prophetic Hadith is also a primary source of Islamic Law.^[5]

4. Without the guidance of Hadith, it is not possible to know the details of Islamic Law and understand the context of Quranic verses.^[6]

5. There are many Quranic injunctions whose explanation is given in the Hadith.^[7]

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                                     صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد