30 Hadith For Young Muslims

This is the first English translation of the book Sharh Hadeeth Maa Dhi’baan Jaai’aan… written by the great scholar Ibn Rafab al-Hanbalee (d.795H) in explanation of the prophet. An excellent book , warning us about the dangers of expending our energies in chasing after the transitory things of this world at the expense of the rewards of the Hereafter. It shows the correct perspective that a Believer should have of this world in comparison to the Hereafter which is especially important in this age when the people’s vision have become so blurred and their priorities mixed up “wealth and children are the adornment of this world. But the good righteous deeds that last are better in your Lord’s Sight for rewards and better in respect of hope. And remember the Day we shall cause the mountains to pass away and you will see the earth as a leveled plain, and we shall gather them all together so as to leave not one of them behind.”

This book is a warning to believers about the dangers of expending our energies in chasing after the transitory things of this world at the expense of the rewards of the hereafter. It shows the correct perspective that a believer should have of this world in comparison to the hereafter, which is especially important in this age when the people’s visions have become so blurred and their priorities mixed up.

The writer is a survivor of an accident that altered his life. He is a man who managed to overcome adversity and transform bitterness into personal success, as his literary gains outweighed his physical restrictions. Where his physical condition limited his movements, his creative writing opened up a new horizon that enabled him to freely interact with his readers.

This is a real-life account of how a human being can overcome obstacles, giving effect to the epithet: ‘What does not kill me makes me stronger.’ The autobiography defines patience in two ways: first, as a bitter experience and then second, as the ability to tolerate and turn one’s misfortune into investment. The accident that the writer suffered has paralysed his body, but at the same time it has unleashed his writing talents. (Yousef el-Sharoni, Egypt)