Ibn Rajab al Hanbali
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The Islamic definition of Bid’ah: Imaam Ash-Shaafi’i, may Allaah have
mercy upon him, said: “A Bid’ah is anything that has no basis in the
Qur’aan, Sunnah or sayings of any of the companions.” Ibn Al-Jawzi, may
Allaah have mercy upon him, said: “A Bid’ah is any form of worship that
did not exist (at the time of the Prophet sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam
and his companions) then later it was innovated.” Ibn Rajab, may Allaah
have mercy upon him, said: “A Bid’ah is any form of worship which has no
basis in the Sharee’ah which would warrant its legislation.”
Ibn Rajab al Hanbali
He was the noble Imaam, the Haafidh, the Critic, Zayn-ud-Deen
‘Abdur-Rahmaan bin Ahmad bin ‘Abdir-Rahmaan bin al-Hasan bin Muhammad
bin Abil-Barakaat Mas’ood As-Salaamee Al-Baghdaadee (due to his placce
of birth), Al-Hanbalee (due to his madh-hab), Ad-Dimashqee (due to his
place of residence and death). His kunyah was Abul-Faraj, and his
nickname was Ibn Rajab, which was the nickname of his grandfather who
was born in that month (of Rajab). He was born in Baghdad in 736H and
was raised by a knowledgeable family, firmly rooted in knowledge,
nobility and righteousness. His father played the greatest role in
directing him towards the beneficial knowledge who himself was a great
scholar. Ibn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy on him, was deeply attached to
the works of Shaikh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah, for he would issue legal
rulings according to them and would constantly reference his books. This
is since he served as a student under Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah, the most
outstanding student of Shaikh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah, may Allah have
mercy on all of them. But in spite of this, he (rahimahullaah) wasn’t a
blind follower or a fanatical adherent (to his teacher). Rather, he
would review, authenticate, verify and follow the evidences He became an
expert in all the sciences related to hadith. He then taught hadith,
and fiqh according to Hanbali school. He was a leading scholar of the
Hanbali school. His work al-Qawa`id al-kubra fi al-furu` is clear
evidence of his expertise in fiqh, demonstrating an extreme, even
exhaustive knowledge of the intricacies of detailed fiqh issues. He was
known for piety, righteousness. His sermons were considered most
effective, full of blessing and beneficial. People of all schools were
unanimous as to his quality, and the hearts of the people were full of
love for him. He did not get involved in any worldly business, nor
visited people of material positions. Among his best known and most
referred works is the book (Jami` al-ulum wa al-hikam) the commentary on
al-Arba`un (the forty hadiths) of al-Nawawi. He added ten hadiths to
the original 40 and commented in detail on all of these fifty hadiths.
This commentary discusses all aspects of the hadiths, the chain of
narrations, the narrators, and the text. He also wrote a detailed
20-Volume scholarly commentary on the Sunan at-Tirmidhi Hafiz Ibn Hajar
al-`Asqalani said of him: “He was a great expert in the sciences of
hadith – the historical accounts of narrators, the chains of narration,
and meaning of the text.” Al-Haafidh Ibn Rajab, may Allaah have mercy on
him passed to the realm of the Akhira in Ramadaan, 795H. He died while
in Damascus.
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List of contents:
1- The Islamic definition of Bid’ah.
2- General rules to recognise Bid’ah.
3- The dangers of Bid’ah and their evil effects.
4- Claimed ‘evidences’ of the innovators and their refutations.
5- Reasons for innovating.
6- Ways to eradicate Bid’ah.
7- Related Qur’anic verses.
8- Related Ahaadeeth.
9- Related words of the Salaf.
10- Related stories.
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