Hadith

I said, ‘What is Islam?’ The Prophet said, ‘Purity of specch and hospitality.’ I said, ‘And what is faith?’ He said, ‘Patience and beneficence. —Amru b. ’Abasah, AH. A man said, ‘O Prophet of God! what is (the mark of) faith?’ The prophet said, ‘When thy good work gives thee pleasure, and thy evil work grieves thee, thou art a man of faith, The man said, ‘And what is sin?? The Prophet said, ‘When anything smites thee within thyself, forsake it.’ —Abu-Umamah, AH. Price Rs. 5 ; ays ‘or Dollar -1-; PACIFIG SCHOOL } or Crown 1 y L ' ‘: ety ae . PRINTED BY J. K. SHARMA AT THE A LA) ; ia PACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGIOS™” CUIPayy 32 qua i Pinca Preface Abbreviations Bibliography Glossary Introduction Sayings CONTENTS PREFACE Since the publication in 1809 of Captain A. N. Matthews’ English translation of the Mishkatu’l-Masabik there has been no serious attempt to present in English a complete collection of the sayings of Mukammad as handed down by tradition. The patient labour of the learned translator has been justly appreciated, though his Persian commentator has very often misled him and made his translation anything but accurate. Moreover, it is now long since out of print. The present work is an humble endeavour to bring together, in English, a number of the sayings of “the Great Arabian” scattered in an endless number of Collections of Arabian Traditions. The Translation is throughout from the Original, and also gives, in the case of each individual saying, the name of the original reporter as also the Collection or Collections in which it has found a place.…