Hafiz Abdul Ghani selected these specific narrations because they are the strongest of the strong. By focusing on these, he created a concise manual that students can trust implicitly, knowing that every Hadith included is of the highest grade of authenticity.
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Imam al-Maqdisi was a towering figure in the Hanbali school of thought, though his work transcends any single Madhab. He was born in the village of Jummail in Palestine (near Jerusalem – hence "al-Maqdisi") but later moved to Damascus, Syria, where he became a leading scholar. Hafiz Abdul Ghani selected these specific narrations because
یہ حدیث اسلام کی بنیادوں میں سے ایک ہے۔ امام شافعی نے فرمایا: یہ حدیث علمِ دین کا ایک تہائی حصہ ہے۔ نماز، روزہ، زکوٰۃ، حج، اور جہاد سب کا درست ہونا نیت کی درستگی پر منحصر ہے۔ اگر نیت اللہ کی رضا کے لیے نہیں تو عبادت باطل ہے۔ He was born in the village of Jummail