The Perfect Family :
Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt  'Fadail Ahl Bayt' 
*[A4] Hardback - 279 pages, 
Foreword by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi,
Translated by  Khalid Williams,
Published by Visions of Reality.

Description :


A monumental collection of works from the leading traditional Sunni hadith scholars on the virtues and distinctions of the Ahl al-Bayt ; The Blessed & Pure Household, may Allah bless them and grant them peace, of the Prophet, may Allah shower His Mercy upon him and give him peace.


       *** Imam al-Suyuti's Ihya al-Mayt bi-Fada'il Ahl al-Bayt 'Reviving the Dead:
              the Virtues of the Propehtic Household,'
       *** Ibn Shahin's Fada'il Fatima,
       *** Imam al-Suyuti's The Radiant Smile - On the Virtues of Our Lady Fatima,
       *** Imam an-Nasa'is Khasa'is Imam 'Ali : 'The Unique Distinctions of 'Ali,'
       *** the Chapters on Fada'il and Manaqib of Ahl al-Bayt from Sahih al-Bukhari
             and Sahih Muslim with the commentaries of Imam al-Nawawi and Ibn Hajar
             al-'Asqalani.


Relying on the cream of the traditional Sunni hadith scholars, the work contains four classical works and is further supplemented with chapters from Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim with the commentaries of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani and Imam Nawawi.



The book is split into Six parts :

*** Part One includes a Foreword by Dr Mostafa al-Badawi, looks briefly at the different sectarian attitudes towards the Prophetic Household, it also defines certain key terms using the classical Arabic dictionary Lisan al-Arab. This is followed by a look at the mention of the Ahl al-Bayt in Qur'an and also focuses on the famous hadith of the Cloak – Hadith Ahl al-Kisa. The section concludes by looking at the Sahaba making tawassul through the Ahl al-Bayt.

*** Part Two starts by giving a brief biography of the hadith scholars whose works have been used in this book and also includes Imam al-Suyuti’s first risala ‘Reviving the Dead: The Virtues of the Prophetic Household.’ The concluding section of this part looks at the chapter on the relatives of the Prophet from Sahih al-Bukhari with the commentary of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, some poetry about the Ahl al-Bayt by Imam al-Shafi’

*** Part Three is dedicated to the virtues of the Prophet’s daughter the Lady Fatima and includes the translations of two risala’s the first by Imam al-Suyuti and the second by Ibn Shahin. Further the chapters are taken from the Sahihs of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim with their respective commentaries.

*** Part Four looks at the virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib starts with a brief biography and includes the complete translation of Imam al-Nasai’s The Unique Distinctions of Imam Ali (‘Khasa’is Imam Ali’). Further the chapters are taken from the Sahihs of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim with their respective commentaries.

*** Part Five is dedicated to Imams Hasan and Husayn taking the chapters from the Sahihs of Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim with their respective commentaries.

*** Part Six looks at the virtues of the awaited Imam al-Mahdi, who be from the Ahl al-Bayt and will fill the world with justice and peace.


This is an unparalleled work about the position of the people of the Sunnah on the Beloved Family of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace.






Table of Contents :


---Publisher’s Note,
------About This Book,
------Transliteration and Footnotes.

Part [I] :
---Brief Introduction to Part One,
---Foreword by Dr Mostafa al-Badawi,

---Preface,
------The Shī'a Perspective,
------The Khawārij Perspective,
------About Fadā'il Literature,
------Who are the Ahl al-Bayt?
------Etymology and Definition of Some Important Terms,
------Ahl al-Bayt in the Qur'ān,
------Hadīth Ahl al-Kisā' – People of the Cloak,
------The Sahāba Making Tawassul through the Ahl al-Bayt and the Recommendation for Doing So.

Part [II] – Virtues of the Ahl al-Bayt,
---Brief Introduction to Part Two,
---Biographies of Principle Hadīth Scholars Used in this Work,
---Virtues of the Prophetic Lineage,
---Al-Suyūtī’s Ihyā 'al-Mayt bi-Fadā'il Ahl al-Bayt – ‘Reviving the Dead : The Virtues of the Prophetic Household’

---Fadā'il of the Relatives of the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam,
------The Virtues of Ja'far ibn Abī Tālib al-Hāshimī, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu,
------The Virtues of the Relatives of the Messenger of Allah, and of Fātima, the Daughter of the Prophet, Of whom He Said, ‘Fātima is the Leader of the Women of Paradise’
------Concerning Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib by Ibn Kathīr,
------Imam Shafi'is Poetry on the Ahl al-Bayt.

Part [III] : The Virtues of Lady Fatima, alayhi salam,
---Brief Introduction to Part Three,

---Al-Suyuti's Al-Thughur al-Basima fi Manaqib Sayyidatina Fatima - ''The Radiant Smile on the Virtues of Our Lady Fatima''
------The Unique Distinctions and Virtues of Fatima,
------Concerning Her Age and Her Death,
------Fatima's Funeral Washing, Prayer and Burial,
------Fatima's Funeral Bier,
------On the Continuance of the Messenger of Allah's Line Through Fatima,
------The Narrations of Fatima, Daughter of the Messenger of Allah,
------Poetry Attributed to Fatima.

---Ibn Shahin's Fad'ail Fatima - ''The Virtues of Lady Fatima''
------The Leader of All Women after Maryam, and the Daughter of the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam,
------Fatima's immediacy in obeying Allah and His Rasul and her unparalleled generosity,
------Journey's of the Prophet started and finished with Fatima and the Unique Prophetic declaration to Sayyidah Fatima ''may my mother and father be your ransom''
------The Prophet sharing secrets with Fatima & Fatima's sharing secrets with Umm Salama,
------Allah has forbidden hellfire to Fatima and her Progeny,
------Fatima is the Leader of All Women,
------The Household of Fatima blessed with Divine provision,
------The Prophet's special exhortation for Fatima and 'Ali,
------The Prophet's war and peace for Fatima,
------Fatima is part of the Prophet, and Fatima's hurt is the Prophet's hurt,
------The Prophet's naming of 'Ali as Abu Turab.

---The Virtues of Fatima from the Jami al-Sahih of Imam Bukhari with the Commentary of Shaykh al Islam Imam ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani,
------The Virtues of Fatima, of Whom the Prophet said ''Fatima is the Leader of the Women of Paradise,''

---The Virtues of Fatima from the Sahih of Imam Muslim with the Commentary of Shaykh al Islam Imam Zakariyya al-Nawawi,
------The Virtues of Fatima, the Daughter of the Prophet, salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam,
------The injuries the Prophet received at Uhud [the Bravery of and the Role of Fatima in Nursing Him],
------Hadiths about the Marriage of Fatima,
------'Ali not allowed to marry again during the Lifetime of Fatima,
------The Prophet married his daughter to the best of People,
------'Ali selling his armour to make arrangements for his marriage,
------Divine instructions for the marriage of 'Ali to Fatima.

Part [IV] : The Virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, alayhi salam,
---Brief Introduction to Part Four,

---Biography of Imam 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him,
---His Lineage, Birth and his embrace of Islam,
---His Knowledge and Virtue,
---His Asceticism and Piety,
---His Caliphate and Assasination,
---Definition of the Important Term 'Mawla',

---Al-Nasa'is Khasais Imam 'Ali - ''The Unique Distinctions of Imam 'Ali ibn Abi Talib''
---The Virtues of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, al-Qurashi, al-Hashimi, Abu al-Hasan,

---The Virtues of 'Ali,
------Qadi 'Iyad's response to the Shi'a,
------The Hadith al-Thaqalayn of Two Weighty Matters and the Wives of the Prophet, salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam, as Ahl al-Bayt,
---The Incident at 'Ghadir Khumm' by ibn Kathir.

Part [V] : The Virtues of Imams Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn, alayhim as-salaam,
---Brief Introduction to Part Five,

---The Virtues of Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn, may Allah be pleased with them both,
------On Those that Resembled the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alayhi wa Sallam,

---Further Virtues from Sahih al-Bukhari with Ibn Hajar's Commentary from Fath al-Bari,
------Imam al-Hasan's Role in Reconciling the Ummah,
------The Relationship between 'Ali and Abu Bakr,

---The Virtues of Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn from Sahih Muslim,
------The Sahaba Crying on Seeing Imam al-Hasan.

Part [VI] : The Virtues of the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi,
---Brief Introduction to Part Six,
------The Virtues of the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi,

---Hadith about the Mahdi from Sahih al-Bukhari with Commentary by Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani,
------Virtues of Imam al-Mahdi,
------The Imams and Scholars who Declared that the Hadiths of the Mahdi are mass transmitted,
------The Sunni's Position on the Mahdi,
------The Importance Given by Scholars Past and Presence to the Issue of the Mahdi,
------Prophetic Hadiths about the Mahdi,
------Sayings of the Salaf al Salih about the Mahdi.

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* Dimensions :  25 x 18 x 2.2 cm.