Naylul Awtar Min Ahadith
Sayyidil Akhyar Sharh Muntaqa Al-Akhbar
Authored By:
Al-Imam Ash-Shawkani
Tahqiq By: Muhammad Salim Hashim
Hardback 2842 Pages (9 Volumes in 5 Books)
Published by
Dar Al Kotob Al-Ilmiyyah
About the Book:
Naylul Awtar Min Ahadith Sayyidil Akhyar Sharh Muntaqa Al-Akhbar
which translates as The obtainment of the objective. The explanation of ‘The
Chosen Reports from the Master of Good is an explanation of an earlier book
produced by Sheikh ul Islaam Al Mujtahid Abu Barakaat Shaykh Al Hanaabilah Majd
Ad-Deen ‘Abdis Salaam ibn Abdillah known as: Ibn Taymiyyah Al-Kabeer. He is not
to be confused by his grandson Ibn Taymiyyah. He was born in the year 509 After
Hijrah. He was known for his incredible fiqh, piety, and honesty.
This book covers all aspects of Islam. Throughout the book one can see the
incredible understanding of the deen Imaam Ash-Shawkaani had. In almost all
issues he will quote the opinions of all of the A’immah of this Ummah, including
some Shi’aa opinions. He does not restrict himself to the four madha-hab. He is
not afraid of delving into ‘controversial’ issues. He almost always quotes the
thaahiri stances, as well as many of the Zaydi stances. He explains the meanings
of words by using classical shi’r (poetry) and dictionaries of old. In fact you
see that he uses Al-Qaamoos in defining all of the words that may be labelled as
vague or metaphorical. He delves into the sciences of hadeeth such as jarh wa
ta’adeel (criticism and praise) of the men in the chains. Many times he will
state the “Raajih” or correct opinion according to his personal ijtihad. Other
times, he refrains from forming a conclusion and prefers to take the path of
caution (such as his commentary regarding the chapter of nasheeds and
entertainment etc.).
About the Author:
Muhammad Ibn Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Abdullaah
As-Shawkani, the surname 'ash-Shawkani' is derived from Hijrah ash-Shawkan,
which is a town outside San'a. Born into a Zaydi Shi'a Muslim family, ash-Shawkani
later on called for a return to the textual sources of the Quran and hadith. He
viewed himself as a mujtahid, or authority to whom others in the Muslim
community had to defer in details of religious law. Of his work issuing fatwas,
ash-Shawkani stated 'I acquired knowledge without a price and I wanted to give
it thus. Part of the fatwa-issuing work of many noted scholars typically is
devoted to the giving of ordinary opinions to private questioners. Ash-Shawkani
refers both to his major fatwas, which were collected and preserved as a book,
and to his 'shorter' fatwas, which he said 'could never be counted' and which
were not recorded.
He is credited with developing a series of syllabi for attaining various ranks
of scholarship and used a strict system of legal analysis based on Sunni
thought. He insisted that a jurists who wanted to be a mujtahid fī'l-madhhab (a
scholar who is qualified to exercise ijtihad within a school of Islamic law),
was required to do ijtihad, which stemmed from his opposition to taqlid for a
mujtahid.
Despite his Shi'ite background, he is regarded by many as a revivalist and has
influenced contemporary Islamic movements in the Muslim world such as the Ahl-i
Hadith and Salafi Movement . His legal decisions and discussions are frequently
used in contemporary debate among Muslim scholars. Allama Shawkani died in the
year 1255 A.H.
Some of the many books he wrote are:
* Nayl al-Awtar
*
Fath al-Qadir
* al-Badr at-tali
* Tuhfatu al-Dhakirin - Sharh Uddatu Hisna al-Haseen: a superb one volume
commentary on the collection 'Uddatu Hisna al-Haseen', on ahadith of Adhkar, by
Ibn Al-Jazari (d. 833H)
* Al-Fawaid al-Majmu'ah Fil Ahadith ul Maw'zoo'ah a collection of
fabricated hadith
* Irshad ul Fuhool - a book on Usul al-fiqh.
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