Explanation of the Hadīth of Jibrīl About the Teachings of Islām

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The book before you – noble reader – is a detailed explanation of the famous hadith of Jibril, at the end of which, the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “This was Jibril, he came to you in order to teach you your Religion.” Due to the many benefits contained within this book, the Muhaddith of al-Madinah, Shaykh ‘Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbad – may Allah preserve him – decided to write a book dedicated solely to the treasures found in this hadith. The Scholars of the past have mentioned the comprehensive nature of this hadith in various places:

So al-Qadi ‘Iyad (d.544H) said, “Indeed, this hadith comprises an explanation of al the acts of worship, the outward ones and the inward ones, from the tenets of Iman, the actions of the limbs and the sincerity of the souls and it cautions against the harmful actions; to the extent that all of the Shari’ah sciences refer back to it and branch out from it..”

And al-Qurtubi (d.671H) said, “This hadith deserves to be called Ummus-Sunnah (mother of the Sunnah), due to what it contains from comprehensive knowledge of the Sunnah.”