Al-Iqd al-Thameen fi Hub al-Nabi al-Ameen عقد الثمين في حب النبي الامين
The book is divided into the following sections:
The first section features forewords by the following luminaries: Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani (b. 1362/1943), Mufti Saʿīd Aḥmad Pālanpūrī (d. 1441/2020), Mufti Abū al-Qāsim Nuʿmānī (b. 1366/1947), Mufti Aḥmad Khānpūrī Ṣāḥib (b. 1365/1946), Mawlānā Sayyid Maḥmūd Madani (d. 1383/1964), Shaykh Niʿmat Allah al-Aʿzamī, Mufti ʿAtīq Aḥmad Bastawī (b. 1373/1954) and Mufti Muḥammad Salmān Manṣūrpūrī (b. 1386/1967).
The second section features a brief introduction to the book.
The third section features the 40 Ḥadīths in a stand-alone format, enabling readers to read the Ḥadīths without the commentary should they wish to do so.
The fourth section, which is the bulk of the book, features the 40 Ḥadīths and their commentary.
The fifth section features the epilogue.
The final two sections contain the bibliography of 635 books and the index.
Some of the issues discussed within the commentary include:
Definition and signs of Maḥabbat (love).
The companions’ and predecessors’ love for the Prophet ﷺ, their poems and their zeal to emulate his Sunnah.
Virtues of the family members of the Prophet ﷺ and the level of Yazīd’s (d. 64/683) culpability in the killing of Sayyidunā Ḥusayn (d. 61/680, may Allah be pleased with him).
Love and respect for the companions.
Sunnah and Bidʿah and whether it has categorisations along with examples of prevalent innovations.
Durūd (salutations) on the Prophet ﷺ, its virtues, etiquettes and rulings.
Ḥayāt (life) of the Prophets in their graves and its nature.
Visiting the graves of Prophets and pious people.
Virtues of the blessed city of Madīnah and Makkah.
Boundaries of al-Masjid al-Aqsa and whether it can be described as Ḥaram.
40 Ḥadīths on the proofs of prophethood.
Shaving the beard and some associated rulings.
Insulting the Prophets and the companions – summary of the key issues from 10 books on this subject.
Seeing Allah Almighty and the Prophet ﷺ in a dream.
The boundaries of love for the Prophet ﷺ.
The reality of the image of the blessed shoe/slipper and seeking blessing from it.
The different views regarding the dates of birth and demise of our Prophet ﷺ.
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