Sunan an-Nabi - A Collection of Narrations on the Conduct and Customs of the Noble Prophet Muhammad (S)

380 Pages·2014·3.15 MB·English

by  Allama Tabatabai

SUNAN
-
AN NABI
A Collection of Narrations
on the Conduct and Customs of
the Noble Prophet Muḥammad 

Compiled by
ʿAllāmah Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥusayn Ṭābāṭabāʾī

Translated by Tahir Ridha Jaffer
Second Edition

Copyright 2014 ∙ Tahir Ridha Jaffer

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Transliteration Table

The transliteration of Islāmic terminology from the Arabic language
has been carried out according to the following standard
transliteration table.

ء ʾ ط ṭ
ا a ظ ẓ
ب b ع ʿ
ت t غ gh
ث th ف f
ج j ق q
ح ḥ ك k
خ kh ل l
د d م m
ذ dh ن n
ر r و w
ز z ي y
س s ه h (or not
ش sh transliterated)
ص ṣ
ض ḍ

Long Vowels Short Vowels
ا ā ــــَــ a
و ū ــــُــ u
ي ī ــــِــ i

 - The Mighty and Sublime
 - Peace and blessings be upon him and his family
 - Peace be upon him
 - Peace be upon her

Contents

TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE ix

BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR xxxv

AUTHOR’S PREFACE xi

INTRODUCTION xix

1
TRAITS OF THE NOBLE PROPHET 37

2
ON HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PEOPLE 61
Addendum to this Section 71

3
ON CLEANLINESS AND THE RULES OF BEAUTIFICATION 97
Addendum to this Section 103

4
ON TRAVELLING AND ITS ĀDĀB 109
Addendum to this Section 111

5
ON THE ĀDĀB OF CLOTHING AND ANYTHING PERTAINING TO IT 117
Addendum to this Section 123
6
HIS SUNAN IN THE DWELLINGS 127
Addendum to this Section 128

7
ON THE ĀDĀB OF SLEEPING AND THE BEDSIDE 131
Addendum to this Section 131

8
ON THE ĀDĀB OF MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN 137
Addendum to this Section 139

9
ON FOODS, DRINKS AND TABLE MANNERS 147
Addendum to this Section 160

10
ON THE ĀDĀB OF THE LAVATORY 171
Addendum to this Section 173

11
ON THE DEAD AND ANYTHING RELATED (TO DEATH) 177
Addendum to this Section 180

12
ON THE ĀDĀB OF MEDICATION 187
Addendum to this Section 188

13
ON SIWĀK (BRUSHING TEETH) 191
Addendum to this Section 192
14
ON THE ĀDĀB OF WUḌŪʾ 195
Addendum to this Section 197

15
ON THE ĀDĀB OF GHUSL 199
Addendum to this Section 201

16
ON THE ĀDĀB OF ṢALĀH (RITUAL PRAYER) 203
Addendum to this Section 222

17
ON THE ĀDĀB OF ṢAWM (FASTING) 243
Addendum to this Section 247

18
ON THE ĀDĀB OF IʿTIKĀF 253

19
ON THE ĀDĀB OF GIVING CHARITY 255
Addendum to this Section 255

20
ON THE ĀDĀB OF RECITING THE GLORIOUS QURʾĀN 259
Addendum to this Section 261

21
SUPPLICATION (DUʿĀ) AND ITS ĀDĀB 265
Addendum to this Section 304

22
THE ḤAJJ 347
Addendum to the Ḥajj 347

Addendum on the Uncommon Narrations 349

Addendum to the first section: On his Character and Moral Traits 353

BIBLIOGRAPHY 373
TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
Due to the untiring efforts of our past scholars, we are in possession of
vast collections of ḥadīth literature, some of which have been
systematically arranged subjectwise, mostly in sections pertaining to
different legal topics, while other compilations tackle only one subject
or consist of the aḥadīth that were narrated from one particular
person, infallible or otherwise. This book falls in the latter category.
Though it cannot be said that everything contained in this book is
recommended practice, it does serve a two-fold purpose. One is that,
indeed, many of the actions practiced by our great Prophet , as
highlighted in the traditions, should be emulated by us and this cannot
be overlooked. However, the second and more important purpose
served by this book is to give us a better and more complete picture
about the life of our beloved Prophet .
As has been noted by many, translating classical texts is always a
daunting task. Many times we would come across a ḥadīth that was
simply incomprehensible. It was at these moments that we realized the
true value of our teachers in the ḥawza. I would take the source to them
and at times have lengthy sittings in an effort to break down the
meanings of some aḥadīth. The common classical dictionaries and
lexicons had also become an invaluable asset for me during the
translation.
We have tried to make this translation as simple as possible in order
to benefit a wider audience. In this second edition, we have included a