Kutub Al-Sitta (The Six Books)
The hadith (sayings of the Prophet) literature has developed in the following stages: a) The Kitabat al-Hadith, that is the recording of a hadith on paper during the period of the Sahaba (Companions of the Prophet) and the early Tabiin (Successors of Companions of the Prophet). b) The Tedvin al-hadith (collection of hadith), the compilation of scattered materials over the last quarter of the firs...

On the Hadith Studies in Turkey
The period between 1920 and 1950, which could be labeled "a political vacuum of religious education", was no different for hadith (sayings of the Prophet) studies. However, the Turkish Directorate of Religious Affairs gave Ahmed Naim the duty of translating and interpreting the summary of Sahih al-Bukhari by al-Zabidi into Turkish and the new alphabet so that the Turkish nation cou...

On the Greeting (of peace)
As related by Abu Hurairah, the Prophet (pbuh) said the following: “I swear to Allah that you will not go to heaven unless you have faith. You will not be deemed to have believed unless you love one another. Should you do so, shall I tell you a way to love one another? Spread greetings among yourselves!” (Muslim, Iman 93-94) Faith, as it is described in the Holy Quran, is a concept that has roots...

Modesty Stems From Faith
As related by Ibn Umar, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) passed by a Muslim from Medina who was telling his brother to stop being modest and said to him: “Leave him as he is; for modesty stems from faith.” (Buhari, Faith 16; Muslim, Faith 57-59) Every Muslim who believes in Allah -the All-hearing, All-seeing and All-knowing- knows that a person is not alone even if no one is at his side. He is always in t...

Experiencing the Sweetness of Belief: Affection, Sincerity and S
Quoted by Anas ibn Malik, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: “There are three things which cause anyone who takes refuge in them to experience the sweetness of belief: To love Allah and His Messenger more than anything else. To love a person only for the sake of Allah. To dislike the thought of reverting to disbelief as much as they would dislike being cast into the fire.” (Bukhari, Iman 9; Muslim Ima...

Patience
The believer is one who has patience and who praises Allah.Reported by Abu Yahya Suhayb Ibn-i Sinan, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:“The condition of the believer is worthy of envy and admiration, because every state they are in is a cause of benefaction. Such a quality is unique to the believer: When they are delighted, they praise and this is a benefaction; when they suffer harm, they show p...

Changing Guard With Our Parents
عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال رغم أنف، ثم رغم أنف، ثم رغم أنف قيل: من يا رسول الله! قال من أدرك أبويه عند الكبر، أحدهما أو كليهما فلم يدخل الجنة Abu Hureirah related that the Prophet said: "Someone who sees the old age of his mother and father or just one of them and does not enter heaven - may he be wretched, may he be wretched, may he be wretched." (Muslim, Birr 9,10) Our parents are "hands...

Opening a Perfect Door: Repentance
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ) مَنْ لَزِمَ الاِسْتِغْفَارَ جَعَلَ اللهُ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجاً، وَمِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجاً، وَرَزَقَهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لاَ يَحْتَسِبُ(. "If someone constantly asks for forgiveness, Allah will show him a way out from every difficulty and a way to salvation from every sorrow, and He will give sustenance from an unexpected source" (Abu Davud, Vitr 26). ...

Two Things to Envy
لا حسد إلا في اثنتين رجل آتاه الله مالا فسلط على هلكته في الحق ورجل آتاه الله الحكمة فهو يقضي بها ويعلمها As narrated by Abdullah Ibn Masud, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said: "Only these two people should be envied: One is the person who spends all the wealth Allah gave him on the path of righteousness, and the other is the person who judges with the knowledge Allah gave him and teaches it to oth...

This World and the Hereafter
According to the narration of Zaid b. Harise's wife, Ummu Mubessir, the Prophet said: "Whoever plants a tree or sows grain that a human, animal or bird eats from, that will constitute charity for that person." (Ahmed b. Hanbal, Musnad, 6/362) Aimed at man's happiness in both worlds, the religion of Islam asks that Muslims make connections to both worlds. Together with indicating that the next wor...

What Does The Islamic Brotherhood Require?
اَلْمُسْلِمُ أخُو الْمُسْلِمِ لاَ يَظْلِمُهُ وَلاَ يُسْلِمُهُ مَنْ كَانَ فِي حَاجَةِ أخِيهِ كَانَ اللَّهُ فِي حَاجَتِهِ وَمَنْ فَرَّجَ عَنْ مُسْلِمٍ كُرْبَةً فَرَّجَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِهَا كُرْبَةً مِنْ كُرَبِ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَمَنْ سَتَرَ مُسْلِمًا سَتَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ A Muslim is a brother to other Muslims. He does not oppress them or turn them over to the enemy. Whoever meets...

For a More Livable World
  مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يُؤْذِ جَارَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا أوْ لِيَصْمُتْ Anyone who believes in Allah and the next life should not give injury to his neighbor. Anyone who believes in Allah and the next life should treat his guests well. ...