真主以我们穆罕默德民族为恩典,使我们的宗教对所有时代、所有地方和所有人都得以完善,并使其成为面向全人类的普遍宗教,以我们的先知穆罕默德ﷺ完结了先知的传承。真主的这一定命,要求我们的宗教及其经典在历代都能被准确地保存和传承。真主以其完美的智慧确实保存了它,但祂运用的是我们民族的智慧和能力,而非以神圣或超常的方式保存。这是真主对我们民族的慈悯:信仰不仅得以在所有时代被保存和守护,而且由于这是通过民族的努力完成的,他们也因此能在后世获得为此所付出的神圣回报。 从我们民族最杰出的学者中,产生了圣训学的方法,我认为这是我们信仰最重要的智识贡献和核心学科。由于圣训学方法对我们的信仰至关重要,它始终遭受其批评者的持续攻击。他们试图表明,我们的这一方法因其主观性和随意的应用而不适于鉴别真伪的任务,从而暴露了他们自己在这一主题上的无知。这本小小的电子书有两个目标。其一,为圣训学方法辩护,反驳其批评者,并在此过程中,或许能让他们看到以往未曾了解的信息。其二,它将作为教育穆斯林的手段,使他们了解这一并未得到应有重视的主题,并借此加强他们对圣训文献的确信——圣训是我们伊斯兰立法第二重要的渊源,也是我们了解先知生平与榜样的最重要资料。 各章节遵循一个合乎逻辑的递进次序。第一章首先承认《耆尔哈与泰阿迪勒》(Al-Jarh wal Ta'dil)中确实存在错误,同时讨论这些错误的频率和范围。 第二章通过考察圣训评论家用来评判传述人的两种方法,并阐明其背后的道理,展开论述。第三章旨在证明圣训评论家的客观性。第四章也是最后一章,展示圣训评论家的诚挚与诚实,他们将这一领域的正直置于一切之上。需要说明的是,这只是对该方法论的粗略一瞥,本电子书节选自作者关于此主题的更大部著作,该著作尚未完成,书名为《圣训方法:辩护与确立》。或许它能激起其他人对圣训学的兴趣,并投身其中!我祈求真主通过这本小书使我自己和他人受益!作者:Abdullah Moataz。

Allah blessed our Muhammadi nation by perfecting our religion for all times, places and people, making it then universal for all of creation and completing the tradition of prophecy with our Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This decree of Allah necessitated the accurate preservation and transmission of our religion and its texts throughout the ages. Allah - in his perfect wisdom - did preserve it, yet He utilized the intelligence and abilities of our Nation, as opposed to preserving it in a divine or extraordinary manner. This is from Allah’s mercy to our Nation, as not only was the faith preserved and protected for all times, but since it was done through the work of the Nation, it allowed them to reap the divine rewards for their endeavors in the next life. From the finest minds of our Nation, the Hadith Method was developed, which I would argue is the most important intellectual contribution and central discipline of our faith. Due to the central nature of Hadith Method to our faith, it has always been the subject of relentless attacks of its detractors. They attempt to show this method of ours isn’t suitable for the task of authentication, due to its subjectivity and arbitrary application, thereby exposing their own ignorance on the subject. The goal of this very brief eBook is twofold. Firstly, to defend the Hadith Method from its detractors and in the process, perhaps upon up some of their eyes to information they may not have been privy to previously. Secondly, it will serve as means to educate the Muslims on this topic which has certainly not been given justice to and in the process strengthen their certainty in hadith literature - our second most important source of Islamic legislation and the most important sources we have on the Prophet’s life and example. The chapters follow a logical progression. The first chapter starts by acknowledging the occurrence of mistakes in Al-Jarh wal Ta’dil, all the while discussing the frequency and the scope of the mistakes. The second chapter progresses by surveying two methods used by hadith critics in judging transmitters and demonstrating the rationale behind it. The third chapter seeks to prove the objectivity of the hadith critics. The fourth and last chapter shows the sincerity and honesty of the hadith critics, who put the integrity of the field before all else. It should be noted that this is a mere glimpse into the Method and that this eBook is summarized from my larger work on the topic which has yet to be completed, entitled, “Hadith Method: Defense and Establishment.” Perhaps it will interest some others in getting involved in hadith! I ask Allah to benefit myself and others thru this brief work!. Abdullah Moataz.