بسم الله الرَّحمن الرَّحيم
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 The poem was written by: Taa Haa bin Muhammad bin Futooh al- Bayqooni
Sharh(explanation) is by: 'Ali Hasan 'Ali 'Abdul Hameed
Along with corrections by Doctor ' Abdus Sattaar Abu Ghuddah
The biography of the author
He is Shaykh Taa Haa bin Muhammad bin Futooh al- Bayqooni, the Muhaddith, and the Usooli (one who is firm in the principles of the deen such as ibn Taymiyyah and his likes). He lived before the year 1080 H/ 1669 CE and he has a book called " Fathul Qaadir al- Mugheeth " about ' ilmul hadeeth.
I say: Some of the scholars of hadeeth have mentioned that the name of the author (R) is 'Umar bin Muhammad...But Ustaadh Kahhaalah was certain that his name is: Taa Haa ...and Ustaadh az-Zirkali had some doubt as he said: "'Umar or Taa haa ", and Allaah the Exalted knows best.
The importance of Isnaad :
The isnaad (which is the chain of narration for the text of the hadith) is a blessing that is specific for this Ummah, and it is not for any of the previous Ummahs . Because it has a great position in the religion of Allaah the Honored and Exalted, for this reason the Islaamic Ummah has been called: The Ummah of the Isnaad .
And researching into the isnaad is an important and firm pillar in the sciences of hadeeth, and in achievement of its intended goal, which is sorting the acceptable hadeeths from the rejected ones.
Sufyaan ath-Thawri said: "The isnaad is the weapon of the Mu'min, if he didnt have a weapon with him, then what would he fight with?" ( al- Majrooheen by ibn Hibbaan 1/27)
And ' Abdullaah bin al- Mubaarak said: "In my opinion the Isnaad is from the religion, if it weren't for the isnaad, anyone who wished would have said what he wished." (Muslim in the muqaddimah of his saheeh 1/12)
And ibn Seereen said: "In the early days no one asked about the isnaad, then when the fitnah occured, they asked about the isnaad, so that they could accept the hadeeths of Ahlus Sunnah and toss out the hadeeths of Ahlul Bid'ah ."(Sunan at- Tirmidhi in his Kitaabul ' Ilal 5/740)
For this reason the Muhaddiths were concerned with inspecting the isnaad and researching into it, because of what it contains of great importance in examining the text of the hadeeth and grading it. This is because there is no reaching the matn (text of the hadeeth) except by way of researching the isnaad .
And the Muhaddiths have set forth in great earnest to follow up the isnaads and searching them, such that they made journeys thoughout the lands for them, and they traveled to the ends of the earth to chance upon an isnaad, or to investigate into an isnaad whose affair was unclear to them, and that is from the great blessings that Allaah bestowed upon this Ummah. We ask Allaah to bestow upon us thankfulness for this blessing, and we ask for firmness upon the truth, and success in what brings us closer to Him and near to Him, and that He keeps us in obedience to Him, verily He is the Protector, the Praised.
And an-Nawawi has said in "al- Irshaad " 91/498):
"The science of hadeeth is a noble science, it is attached to noble character and beautiful conduct, and it is from the sciences of the hereafter and not of this life, and whoever stays away from it has stayed away from great good, and whoever takes from it has attained abundant bounty..."
And May Allaah have mercy on the one who said: The religion of Muhammad is narrations
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