The Book of the Sunnah
كتاب المقدمة



1
Chapter: Following the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
باب اتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
2
Chapter: Venerating the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah (saws) and dealing harshly with those who Oppose It
باب تَعْظِيمِ حَدِيثِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ وَالتَّغْلِيظِ عَلَى مَنْ عَارَضَهُ
3
Chapter: Caution in narrating from the Messenger of Allah (saws)
باب التَّوَقِّي فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
4
Chapter: Severe condemnation of deliberately telling lies against the Messenger of Allah (saws)
باب التَّغْلِيظِ فِي تَعَمُّدِ الْكَذِبِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
5
Chapter: He who narrated (a Hadith) from the Messenger of Allah (saws) when he considers it to be false
باب مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ حَدِيثًا وَهُوَ يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ
6
Chapter: Following the way of the Rightly Guided Caliphs
باب اتِّبَاعِ سُنَّةِ الْخُلَفَاءِ الرَّاشِدِينَ الْمَهْدِيِّينَ
7
Chapter: Avoiding Bid'ah (innovation) and dispute
باب اجْتِنَابِ الْبِدَعِ وَالْجَدَلِ
8
Chapter: Avoiding individual opinion and analogy (with regard to matters of religion)
باب اجْتِنَابِ الرَّأْىِ وَالْقِيَاسِ
9
Chapter: Regarding Faith
باب فِي الإِيمَانِ
10
Chapter: Regarding the Divine Decree (Qadr)
باب فِي الْقَدَرِ
11a
Chapter: The Virtue of Abu Bakr Siddiq (ra)
باب فَضْلِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقِ رضى الله عنه
11b
Chapter: The Virtue of 'Umar (ra)
باب فَضْلِ عُمَرَ رضى الله عنه
11c
Chapter: The Virtues of 'Uthman (ra)
باب فَضْلِ عُثْمَانَ رضى الله عنه
11d
Chapter: The Virtue of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra)
باب فَضْلِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضى الله عنه
11e
Chapter: The Virtues of Zubayr (ra)
باب فَضْلِ الزُّبَيْرِ رضى الله عنه
11f
Chapter: The Virtues of Talha ibn Ubaidillah (ra)
باب فَضْلِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ رضى الله عنه
11g
Chapter: The Virtue of Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas (ra)
باب فَضْلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ رضى الله عنه
11h
Chapter: The Virtue of the Ten (ra)
باب فَضَائِلِ الْعَشَرَةِ رضى الله عنهم
11i
Chapter: The Virtue of Abu `Ubaida ibn al-Jarrah (ra)
باب فَضْلِ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ بْنِ الْجَرَّاحِ رضى الله عنه
11j
Chapter: The Virtue of `Abdullah ibn Mas`ud (ra)
باب فَضْلِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ رضى الله عنه
11k
Chapter: The Virtue of `Abbas ibn `Abdul Muttalib (ra)
باب فَضْلِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ رضى الله عنه
11l
Chapter: The Virtue of al-Hasan and al-Husain, the two sons of `Ali ibn Abi Talib (raa)
باب فَضْلِ الْحَسَنِ وَالْحُسَيْنِ ابْنَىْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ رضى الله عنهم
11m
Chapter: The Virtue of `Ammar ibn Yasir (ra)
باب فَضْلِ عَمَّارِ بْنِ يَاسِرٍ
11n
Chapter: The Virtue of Salman, Abu Dharr, and Miqdad
باب فَضْلِ سَلْمَانَ وَأَبِي ذَرٍّ وَالْمِقْدَادِ
11o
Chapter: The Virtues of Bilal
باب فَضَائِلِ بِلاَلٍ
11p
Chapter: The Virtues of Khabbab
باب فَضَائِلِ خَبَّابٍ
11q
Chapter: The Virtue of Abu Dharr
باب فَضْلِ أَبِي ذَرٍّ
11r
Chapter: The Virtue of Sa`d ibn Mu`adh
باب فَضْلِ سَعْدِ بْنِ مُعَاذٍ
11s
Chapter: The Virtue of Jarir ibn `Abdillah al-Bajali
باب فَضْلِ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْبَجَلِيِّ
11t
Chapter: The Virtue of the People of Badr
باب فَضْلِ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ
11u
Chapter: The Virtue of the Ansar
باب فَضْلِ الأَنْصَارِ
11v
Chapter: The Virtues of ibn `Abbas (ra)
باب فَضْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ
12
Chapter: Mention of the Khawarij
باب فِي ذِكْرِ الْخَوَارِجِ
13
Chapter: Concerning what the Jahmiyyah denied (i.e., seeing Allah in the Hereafter, etc.)
باب فِيمَا أَنْكَرَتِ الْجَهْمِيَّةُ
14
Chapter: One who introduces a good or evil practice
باب مَنْ سَنَّ سُنَّةً حَسَنَةً أَوْ سَيِّئَةً
15
Chapter: One who revives a Sunnah that had died out
باب مَنْ أَحْيَا سُنَّةً قَدْ أُمِيتَتْ
16
Chapter: The virtue of one who learns the Qur'an and teaches it
باب فَضْلِ مَنْ تَعَلَّمَ الْقُرْآنَ وَعَلَّمَهُ
17
Chapter: The virtue of the scholars, and encouragement to seek knowledge
باب فَضْلِ الْعُلَمَاءِ وَالْحَثِّ عَلَى طَلَبِ الْعِلْمِ
18
Chapter: He who conveys knowledge
باب مَنْ بَلَّغَ عِلْمًا
19
Chapter: One who opens the door to good
باب مَنْ كَانَ مِفْتَاحًا لِلْخَيْرِ
20
Chapter: The reward of the one teaching the people the good
باب ثَوْابِ مُعَلِّمِ النَّاسِ الْخَيْرَ
21
Chapter: He who dislikes having people walk behind him
باب مَنْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُوطَأَ عَقِبَاهُ
22
Chapter: The directive regarding seekers of knowledge
باب الْوَصَاةِ بِطَلَبَةِ الْعِلْمِ
23
Chapter: Gaining benefit from knowledge and acting in accordance with it
باب الاِنْتِفَاعِ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالْعَمَلِ بِهِ
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Chapter: One who is asked about knowledge but conceals it
باب مَنْ سُئِلَ عَنْ عِلْمٍ، فَكَتَمَهُ