An Introduction To The Conservation Of Hadith, In The Light Of The Shahifah Of Hammam ibn Munabbih

by Muhammad Hamidullah

Since the past century, orientalist works had challenged the authenticity of Hadith material (sayings of the Prophet), claiming that these collections of hadiths were done orally and therefore subject to misreporting and alterations. Dr Hamidullah discovered very early collections of hadiths preserved in libraries in Turkey, France and Germany, and on the basis of these, refuted the misgivings spread by orientalists. This work selects the collections of Hammam ibn Munabbih, a disciple of a companion of the Prophet to substantiate his arguments.

Genres: Islam

188 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Abdullah Izzat · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alhamdulillah, telah direzekikan oleh Allah untuk mengkhatamkan buku ini. Buku ini merupakan sebuah karya yang bagus dalam membahaskan ilmu tadwin al-sunnah pada kurun pertama dalam Islam.

Buku ini juga merupakan jawapan checkmate kepada golongan orientalis dan anti hadis yang memepertikaikan keaslian hadis-hadis Nabi kerana mereka mengatakan bahawa hadis-hadis Nabi mula ditulis pada kurun ke-3 hijrah, jadi banyak cara untuk hadis2 Nabi ini diubah.

Tapi, atas Rahmat daripada Allah. Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah telah menjumpai sebuah manuskrip pengumpulan hadis yang dinamakan sebagai Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih yang merupakan sebuah tulisan yang mengumpulkan hadis2 yang ditulis oleh Abu Hurairah sendiri dan beliau meriwayatkan kepada anak muridnya Hammam ibn Munabbih.

Ini merupakan satu tamparan yang hebat kepada mereka yang menolak hadis2 kerana hujah seperti di atas.

Dalam buku ini, teks arab dan terjemahan Bahasa Inggeris Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih yang ditahqiq oleh Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah juga disertakan.

Barakallahufeekum

[Raiyaan]

A thoroughly researched and well-presented book featuring a case study of an early scripture containing Prophetic reports from the student of the celebrated companion Abū Huraryah, Hammām b. Munabbih. Before actually presenting the translation of the early collection (as well as the Arabic in the back!), the author extensively discusses the educational policy and the state of literacy at the time of the Prophet. He brings numerous evidences from a wide array of sources to effectively rebuttal the notion that the writing of prophetic repots occurred nearly two centuries after the demise of the Prophet (S.A.W.).

The information provided as well as its organization is a valuable resource for the student of Ḥadīth. To my surprise, despite the competency of the author and the material covered in the work, I have sadly not come across any mention of this work among commonly referenced books in English Ḥadīth literature.