'Being Dutiful to Parents' is the English translation of Birr al-Walidayn by the Muhaddith Imam al-Bukhari, may Allah be pleased with him.

 

Birr al-W?lidayn is a short treatise on the subject of being dutiful to parents which was published recently for the first time. This treatise is significant because Imam al-Bukh?r?, radi Allahu ta'ala anhu, appears to be the first person to pen a treatise specifically on this subject.


It comprises of 75 hadiths which are transmitted under various chapter headings focusing on two broad themes: being dutiful to parents and maintaining family ties.


This English translation is accompanied by a commentary, in addition to appendices featuring the narrations transmitted by Imam Bukh?r? on the same topic in his ?a??? and Al-Adab al-Mufrad, chains of transmission and biographies of the narrators.

 

 

 

 

About Imam Bukhari :

Imam Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukh?r? (d. 256/870), may Allah be pleased with him, is one of the most distinguished scholars in Islamic history. His ?a??? is the most authentic book after the Qur?an and has an unprecedented level of acceptance. His credentials have been attested to by his teachers, contemporaries, students and scholars of later generations.


Scholars have suggested that Imam Bukh?r? is a miracle of Prophet Mu?ammad ?, a unique miracle that manifested itself two centuries after the Prophet’s passing ?. Along with his ?a???, Imam Bukh?r? authored more than twenty books, many of which are published.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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*Dimensions : 21.5 x 14.2cm.