Of Pure Origin by Sheikh Muhammad Akhtar Rida Khan

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Al-Salamu 'alaykum,

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate the Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May prayers and salutations be upon the master of the two worlds, our liege lord Muhammad, and upon his pure family, noble Companions, and all who follow his exemplary way.

OF PURE ORIGIN: On the Identity of Prophet Ibrahim's father by Sheikh Muhammad Akhtar Rida Khan al-Azhari:

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* Publisher's foreword:

IT IS THE POSITION OF MUSLIMS that the Prophet Muhammad - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him -,our leigelord and master, is the Pure (al-Tahir) and the Purifying (al-Mutahhir). As such, there is nothing connected with his - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - blessed person, form, character, or direct lineage that is impure or tainted.

This small treatise penned by Taj al-Shari'a, Sheikh Muhammad Akhtar Rida Khan, the eponymous scholar and scion of the great reviver (Mujaddid) Imam Ahmad Rida Khan, addresses the purity of the Prophet’s - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - forefathers, and in particular the father of Prophet Ibrahim - may peace be upon him - whom many, based on a shallow understanding of Arabic and Quranic exegesis, mistakenly call Aazar and consider a disbeliever.

In addition to proving the purity of Prophet Muhammad’s lineage - may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him - and substantiating that Prophet Ibrahim’s - peace be upon him - father was Tarah, a believer, and not Aazar, his uncle, Sheikh Muhammad Akhtar Rida Khan also skillfully analyzes Arabic syntax and its role in interpreting the Quran, and examines the use of divertive evidence in interpretation. Also discussed here are weak hadith narrated with multiple chains and their acceptability outside of theology and law, anomalous readings of the Quran, and the conditional acceptability of using the scriptures of the People of the Book.

This treatise will undoubtedly prove valuable to any student of Arabic, exegesis, hadith, or prophetic biography, or anyone interested in seeing how a cross section of Islamic disciplines merge in the discussion of areas of modern contention.​

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Quite a detailed and informative read I must say! May ALLAH Almighty bless Sheikh Akhtar Rida Khan's life. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to read much works by the Sheikh but he is well educated as his grasp over Usul al-Hadith is quite amazing. without doubt this is a master piece which should be read by everyone as it covers many points of Aqidah!

Also, credit must go to Ihsanica for producing the translation.

A quick question @IhsanicaMedia, any future releases that you can tell us about?
 
2. 3 On the use of weak hadith
narrated with numerous chains

This hadith is weak, but due to the multiple routes it is elevated
to the rank of good [Hasan]. The gallant Imam, my grandfather
Sheikh Ahmad Rida, said in his outstanding treatise al-Had al-kaf
fi ahkam al-di'af:

If a particular hadith is narrated with numerous chains that are all weak, then that weak chain is strengthened due to its association with other weak chains. Nay, if the weakness is not severe the hadith can be elevated to the rank of good [Hasan] after mending its defect and it can serve as a proof, just like the authentic reports, in the rulings that pertain to the lawful and unlawful.​

Mulla 'Ali al-Qari said in Mirqat, “Multiple routes of
transmission can cause a weak hadith to reach the level of a
good hadith.” And at the conclusion of his collection of forged
reports, al-Mawdu'at al-kubra, al-Qari said, “Multiple routes of
transmission elevate a hadith to the level of good [Hasan], even
if those routes are weak.” The erudite and verifying scholar,
Ibn al-Humam, said in Fath al-Qadir, “If they are all weak it will
be a sound hadith due to the numerous and multiple routes of
transmission.”
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