The Basic Principles for Understanding Prophetic Hadiths

Author: Sayyid Abdul Majid Al-Ghouri

In dealing with prophetic hadiths, elucidating their Sunni meanings, and understanding the essence of their noble purposes, it is necessary for there to be correctness in understanding, quality in jurisprudence, goodness in intention, and soundness in perception. For this reason, some important principles have been established to assist in a good understanding of the texts of prophetic hadiths, their inference, derivation, and application. Therefore, it is incumbent upon scholars and practitioners in this blessed field, as well as other scholars and preachers, to have a good grasp of these principles to avoid falling into error, misstep, or negligence in their religious, scientific, and advocacy duties. This book speaks about these principles in a simple, straightforward style with illustrative examples from hadiths and traditions.