Mishkat al-Masabih (Arabic: مشكاة المصابيح, romanized: Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ, lit. 'Niche of Lanterns') by Walī ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khaṭīb at-Tibrīzī (d.1248) is an expanded and revised version of al-Baghawī's Maṣābīḥ as-Sunnah.[3] Khaṭīb at-Tibrīzī rendered this version of the original text more accessible to those not having an advanced knowledge of the science of hadith.
| Author | Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Original title | مشكاة المصابيح |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Hadith |
| Genre | Hadith collection |
Description
editIt contains 5945 aḥādīth divided into 29 chapters[3] and is considered to be an important collection of aḥādīth by Sunni Islamic scholars. An example of a hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih is as follows: "He is not a perfect believer, who goes to bed full and knows that his neighbour is hungry."[4]
Differences from al-Baghawī's Maṣābīḥ as-Sunnah
editImām at-Tibrīzī added 1511 aḥādīth to the total of 4434 aḥādīth already in Maṣābīḥ as-Sunnah. Al-Baghawī classified many aḥādīth as authentic to which other scholars did not agree at times. At-Tibrīzī expounded on the classifications that al-Baghawī placed on the aḥādīth and re-classified many of them. He also added a third section to Masabih al-Sunnah, which was already divided in two parts by al-Baghawī. This section consisted of narrations that he felt fit into the chapter and provided further clarification. Al-Baghawī did not mention the isnad of the aḥādīth he collected whereas at-Tibrīzī mentions the source from which the aḥādīth can originally be found - making the text more reliable. [3]
Commentaries
editMany commentaries on the book have been written and published worldwide.
- Al-Taleeq al-Sabeeh ala Mishkat al-Masabih by Idris Kandhlawi
- Commentary of Husayn ibn `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Tibi
- Mirqat al Mafatih Sharh Mishkat al-masabih is a multi-volume work, authored by 17th century Islamic scholar Mulla Ali al-Qari
- Mirat ul Manajih Sharh Mishkat al-Masabih is an Urdu explanation authored by Mufti Ahmad Yaar Khan Naeemi
- Midrajul Fawatih Sharh Miskhat al-Masabih authored in Bahasa Malaysia by Maulana Hasnul Hizam Hamzah
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh active 1337". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Congress, The Library of. "Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, active 1337 - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ: The Criticism of Some of its Narrations". THE HADITH DISCIPLE. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Mishkat Al-Masabih 2/424.
External links
edit- Various books of explanation of Mishkat Al-Masabih are available in English, Urdu, Arabic and Bangla at Australian Islamic Library
- The Book of Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Mishkat Al Masabih