this Ramadan I just wanted to share with you some of my favorite Hadith particularly on the subject
of the Quran and I'm going to be reading from this lovely little book called 40 Hadith on the Quran
published by uh the Quran project and I'll link to it in the description below it's just a few Hades
and also I've got a quote from a leading Western uh academic and specialist on the uh the Quran
um in to explain one of the hadiths in more detail at least from a western perspective
so the first one is all sahih Hadith so all authentic hadiths the prophet Muhammad upon
whom be peace said the superiority of the speech of Allah compared to all others speech is like the
superiority of Allah over his creation amazing Hadith another one the prophet Muhammad upon
whom be peace said every Prophet was given miracles because of which people believed
but what I have been given is divine inspiration which Allah has revealed to me so I hope that my
followers will outnumber the followers of other prophets on the day of Resurrection
it's interesting this is coming true even in our own lifetimes of course because Islam is now by
far the fastest growing religion in the world and it's predicted that its followers will outnumber
all other religions including Christianity by about 2050 So within our lifetimes inshallah in
another Hadith we read the prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace said indeed Allah through his book
through this book raises some peoples and lowers others so the effect of the Quran on the status
of people in God's side is profound in another Hadith the prophet Muhammad upon whom BP said
whoever recites the Quran secures knowledge of prophethood within his ribs within his chest
though divine revelation is not sent upon him it does not be fit one endowed with the Quran that
he should be indignant with those in anger nor should he indulge in any Act of ignorance with
those who are ignorant while the speech of Allah is there in his chest so this Precious Precious
treasure within the breast of the believer we're not just to go out and argue with people and be
antagonistic and uh there's a lesson for me of of course in that especially as well very interesting
and then in another um Hadith we read the prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace said the most accurate
and truthful speech is the prophet of Allah and I'm just reminded over over the years how I become
very aware that what the Quran teaches about the status and the personhood of Jesus upon whom be
peace is something that now has been corroborated uh historically by uh most western Scholars who
believe that Jesus himself did not claim to be God that he saw himself as a prophet and a messiah
um and not as the Incarnation of God or the second person of a trinity and that's exactly what the
Quran says it says that Jesus was just a prophet he was not Divine and he was a messiah only sent
to the people of Israel and there's another thing that Scholars uh this is a majority of Western
Scholars um have concluded that Jesus wasn't uh didn't see his mission as to all the people of
all the worlds but just to the bani Israel to the house of the Israelites so this fantastic
confirmation the uh the the book of Allah is the most accurate and truthful speech very interesting
and in another Hadith we read ibnibus said how can you ask the people of the scriptures about
their books well you have Allah's book the Quran which is the most recent of the books revealed by
Allah and you read it in its pure undistorted form that's a very interesting Hadith it's in
Sahih Bukhari and IBN Ibis of course is a very senior companion of the Prophet upon him be peace
who was tasked with explaining uh the Quran to the people and giving commentary on it so
he's a very authoritative figure in the earliest Muslim Community and I just want to share some
some thoughts as I said at the beginning from um a very esteemed Western scholar who authored this
book uh the Bible in Arabic the scriptures or the people of the book in the language of Islam now
Sydney H Griffis is a professor at a leading American uh University and he's a specialist
on earlier Islamic history and the Christian and Jewish scriptures that's his expertise and this is
Umar this book and I do recommend it and he's not a Muslim um and he says on uh page 58. now
this is in quite academic language um but he makes the point I think that Ibn Abbas himself
would have recognized actually and he says for while the Quran following both the then current
Jewish and Christian view recognizes the Torah as the scripture God sent down to Moses quoting the
Quran now we wrote for him in the tablet about everything the gospel that the Quran confirms is
not the gospel as Christians recognized it in the Quran's own day rather following the model of its
own distinctive prophetology this is a term here prophetology understanding of the prophets their
role in nature according to Islam the Quran speaks of the Gospel as a scripture God gave to Jesus and
he quotes the Quran we gave him Jesus the gospel wherein is guidance and light confirming what he
had before him of the Torah that's the fifth Surah verse 46 and then Sydney Griffith continues here
as in other instances we have we have noted in the previous chapter the Quran apparently intends
to criticize and correct what it regards as a mistaken Christian view of the Christian's own
principle scripture this is the New Testament of course what is more by the time of its collection
and principally in criticism of the behavior of the people of the book in regards to their
scriptures the Quran is already speaking of the Distortion and alteration of scriptural texts
this is to be found in the very passages that in subsequent Islamic
tradition will undergird the doctrine of the corruption of the earlier scriptures
a development that would effectively discount the testimonies drawn by Jews or Christians from their
scriptures in behalf of the very similitude of their teachings and quote so just remind us what
IBN Abbas said uh 1 400 years prior to Sydney H Griffith he said how can you ask the people of
the scriptures Jews and the Christians about their books why you have Allah's book which is the most
recent of the books revealed by Allah and you read it in its pure undistorted form so here we
have not just the Quran but the senior companions uh obviously uh mentioning the corruption uh that
the previous scriptures had undergone it's very interesting and another Hadith very very brief
the prophet Muhammad upon human be peace said having doubt in the Quran is kuffr disbelief
having doubt in the Quran is kuffr disbelief so we're meant to indeed Muslims in my experience
certainly do have firm certainty about the truth of their scriptures marvelous and the uh next uh
Hadith which is speaking of the Quran as a proof or evidence in your favor or against
you the prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace is reported to have said in this asahih Hadith
cleanliness is half of faith and alhamdulillah praise be to God fills the scale and subhanallah
glory be to God and alhamdulillah prays to God fill upward what is between the heavens and the
Earth and prayer is a light and charity is proof of one's faith and patience is a brightness and
the Quran is a proof on your behalf or against you extraordinary the Quran is a proof on your
behalf or against you presumably this is on the day of judgment itself when the witness
will be given in another um Hadith we read the prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace said
the best of you so who are the best of the followers of Islam the companions of the
Prophet upon whom be peace The Best of You are those who learn the Quran and teach it The Best
of You are those who learn the Quran and teach it this is in uh Bukhari and Marvel's uh Hadith
and this is an interesting Hadith uh amongst all of the creation this is the question that's
been asked whose faith is the most astounding so think of all the human beings who've ever
lived all of creation itself whose faith is the most amazing and that's the question that's been
discussed in this uh Hadith the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said whose Faith Iman
among the various Creations astounds you so he's asking the companions they the companion said
the angels He said the Angels why would they not have faith when they are with their lord
they then said the prophets he said the prophets receive Revelation so how would they not believe
they then said ask the companions he said the companions whom are with the prophets so how would
they not believe however the faith of people which is amazing and under and astounding is those who
come after you who find books which has written in them of Revelation in other words Akram and hence
they believe in it and Obey and follow it they are the ones whose faith is truly astounding amazing
and another Hadith which in this particular book I'm reading uh the 48 ether macron they've
entitled it legislation uh and judgment belongs to Allah and the messenger of God upon whom be
peace uh send muad to Yemen so he uh peace be upon him said how will you judge he said I will
judge according to what is it what is in Allah's book he said if it is not in Allah's book he said
then with the Sunnah of the messenger of Allah he said if it is not in the Sunnah of the messenger
of Allah he said I will endeavor to make Jihad this is effort to make the correct judgment he
said all praise is due to Allah the one who made the messenger of the messenger of Allah suitable
the messenger of the messenger of Allah suitable so judgment and legislation belongs to God
and this is another very interesting uh Hadith uh infighting When leaders do not rule by the
Quran this is the title given to it in this book infighting when readers rulers do not rule by the
Quran the messenger of Allah peace be upon him said the muhajarun there are o mahadurin there
are five things with which you will be tested and I seek Refuge with Allah lest you live to see them
immorality never appears among a people to such an extent that they committed openly
but plagues and diseases that were never known among the predecessors will spread among them
and we see this in our own day uh indeed they do not cheat in weights and measures
but they will be stricken with famine severe Calamity and the oppression of their rulers
they do not withhold zakah of their wealth but rain will be held from the be withheld from the
sky and were it not for the animals no rain would fall on them they do not break their Covenant with
Allah and his messenger that Allah will enable their enemies to overpower them and take some of
what is in their hands interesting unless their leaders rule according to the book of Allah and
seek all good from that which Allah has revealed Allah will cause them to fight one another
I mean there's so much in this that is relevant to today's world you know these words were spoken
1400 Years Ago by the prophet Muhammad upon him be peace and the final um Hadith I want
to share in this video and I might do another video or two uh inshallah because there's so
many wonderful hadiths this final one is the importance of studying and teaching uh the
Quran the prophet Muhammad upon whom be peace said and I love this language the Quran is the
banquet of Allah the Quran is the banquet of Allah learn as much as you can from his banquet
this Quran is the Rope of Allah and it is the clear light and the effective and beneficial
healing it's a healing it is a protection for the one who clings to it and a rescue for the
one who follows it it is not crooked and so puts things straight it does not deviate so
as to be blamed its wonders do not cease how true this is how true this is It's wonders never end
it is not wear out with much repetition and we've all found this to be true I certainly have however
often one goes back to the book of God it is fresh and strikingly original and often very personal in
its impact on one's life the very few other books have ever come across that have such an impact
it does not wear out with much repetition so recite it for Allah will reward you for the
recitation of every letter and Hadith and then also uh Ibn Masood said this Quran is the banquet
of Allah whoever enters it is safe another uh sahih Hadith very beautiful and uh I've
just been reading from this book uh the 40 Hadith on the Quran and uh you can download a free pdf
version of uh this booklet uh and I'll link to it in the description below inshallah until next time