تثبيت حجية السنة ونقض أصول المنكرين

تثبيت حجية السنة ونقض أصول المنكرين – أحمد بن يوسف السيد
This is a must-read book that expertly tackles the issues surrounding the authority and authenticity of the Sunnah.

The author’s approach is to prioritise establishing one’s own convictions over answering individual objections from the detractors. The book is intended for students and people of ‘ilm, and equips the reader with a principled approach to establishing and defending the Sunnah’s validity as a source of Islam. Despite its comprehensiveness, it is only 141 pages – making it an ideal starting point for someone who wishes to gain a strong foundation on this topic.

The first section of the book focuses on the 3 foundations of proving the authority of the Sunnah: the Qur’an, Tawatur, Ijma’.

The second section tackles the objections of the hadeeth-rejecters, which the author sorts within 6 principles:
1. The need for the Sunnah;
2. Rejecting non-mutawatir narrations;
3. Attacking the transmitters of the Sunnah;
4. The alleged delay in the written codification of the Sunnah;
5. The soundness of the Isnad system and uloom al-hadeeth as a way of authenticating reports; and
6. Claims of contradiction between hadeeths.

Some unique features of this book are:
1. The author shows uloom al-hadeeth to be a valid system for authenticating historical reports with clarity and detail not found in other books.
2. The author’s grasp of previous works in the area makes it very comprehensive, despite its conciseness.
3. Drawing from his experience in the field, he is very keen to share priceless methodological tips and guidance on how to deal with the issue.

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