Saheeh al-Seeratin-Nabawiyyah

Author : Shaikh Muhammad Naasiruddin Al Albaani

Publisher : Islamworld

Language : English

Binding : Soft cover

Pages : 266

The topics on Seerah (biographies) and Qasas (stories) of the Prophets and the righteous is something which is beloved to the self, and closer to the heart, because of what it contains from the admonitions, instructions, and lessons which the righteous and the people of understanding benefit from, and which gives strength and raises the morale, and is a provision which helps them on the path of Allaah تبارك وتعالى, as Allaah تعالى said:

{There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding.} [Surah Yusuf (12): 111]

And the most beloved of the Seerah to the heart and the greatest of them is the Seerah of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ, for he is the most honored of the creations of Allaah and most beloved to Him, and he is the leader of all the children of Aadam. صلوات الله وسلامه عليه.

This is the reason that attracted the attention of many scholars to write on the Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ. But their books were filled and mixed with authentic and unauthentic narrations, and no one gained sufficient means to carefully separate them. That is until Allaah تبارك وتعالى destined the noble Shaikh and the Imaam of Ḥadeeth of our age, Shaikh Muḥammad Naaser-ud-Deen al-Albaanee رحمه الله, who undertook the task of separating the authentic Seerah from the inauthentic.

What led the Shaikh to undertake this task was that he had traveled from Beirut (Lebanon) to Sharjah (UAE) where he came across a book on Seerah, entitled: “خاتم النبيين” by Muḥammad Abu Zahrah and he saw the calamities it was filled with. So he engaged himself in the service of (compiling the authentic) Seerah of the Prophet ﷺ, and Allaah تعالى expanded his breast to work on the book “السيرة النبوية” of al-Ḥaafiẓh Ibn Katheer رحمه الله and to separate the authentic from the unauthentic; and he named his work: “صحيح السيرة النبوية”, “Ṣaḥeeḥ Seeratin-Nabawiyyah”: What is authentic from the Biography of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ, mentioning the chronological account of events, and his military expeditions”, and he made many important corrections on the work of Imaam Ibn Katheer. But it was the Decree of Allaah that Shaikh al-Albaanee رحمه الله passed away before he could complete this work, and he could only reach the chapter of “al-Israa’ wal-Me`raaj”. May Allaah have mercy on Shaikh al-Albaanee for his efforts and elevate his status and raise him in the company of those on whom Allaah has bestowed His grace, (in the company) of the Prophets, the Siddeeqeen, the martyrs, and the righteous.

What will proceed is the translation from the work of Shaikh al-Albaanee in presenting to the dear readers the authentic Seerah of the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ.

 The Methodology of this book:

This book does not deal with narrating a story-based description of the events which other books of Seerah (biographies) and Qasas (stories) had employed, i.e. by making additions to make the story more interesting and for entertainment. Rather, this book is a narration-based description of the events; relying on narrations which are found in the books of Aḥaadeeth.

It may not interest those who are used to storybooks, but for a student of knowledge, this is an opportunity to learn and differentiate between the authentic and unauthentic narrations in the books of Seerah; as well as to learn the grading of some of the Aḥaadeeth which are not found in the other books of Shaikh al-Albaanee رحمه الله.