Rashad Jameer, translation and notes

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Two books in one volume

Visiting the Prophet : Its Virtues, Etiquettes & Stories from the Salaf

Shaykh Abdullah Sirajuddin al-Husayni

The Virtues of Medina & Masjid Al-Nabawi

Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani

The first part of this volume, Visiting the Prophet, was excerpted from Manasik al-Hajj (The Rites of Hajj) by the gnostic and lover of the Prophet s.a.w., Shaykh Abdullah Sirajuddin. The second part of this volume, The Virtues of Medina Munawarra & Masjid al-Nabawi s.a.w., comprises 40 Hadith compiled by one of the last judges of the Ottoman Empire and the erudite scholar, Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabahani (may Allah be well-pleased with both of our authors!). It is an excerpt from his book 40 Forty-Hadith Collections, which covers a broad-range of important topics, this being the translation of the 24th collection. And last but not least, a Commentary on the Blessed Names of Medina Munawara has been presented as an appendix, because as the Arab adage has it: the multitude of names for a thing indicates its importance, and nothing is more dear to the heart of a Muslim than Medina.

The intention behind placing Shaykh Abdullah Sirajuddins book Visiting the Prophet (Ziyarat al-Mustafa s.a.w.) before The Virtues of Medina Munawarra was to focus the heart of the reader onto the greatest priority, and ultimate objective of his trip to Medina Munawwara: the Prophet himself.

Book 1: Visiting the Prophet

Contents

The Legal Ruling of Visiting the Prophet

The Prophets Encouragement to Visit Him . and Some of its Virtues

Prophet Isa a.s. Visiting our Master Muhammad

Reflecting on Some of the Tremendous Virtues of the Prophet

1: Tawassul by the Prophet Himself, Remnants From His Blessed Body & Noble Relics

2: The Wudu-Water of the Prophet

3: The Blessed Hair of the Prophet

4: The Water of the Prophet

5: The Blessed Saliva of the Prophet

6: The Touch of the Prophet

7: The Hands of the Prophet

8: The Definition of Tawassul

9: Istighatha: Seeking Succour by the Prophet

10: Life of the Prophets in the Grave

11: Incidents at the Prophets Grave s.a.w.

11b: The Etiquettes of Visiting the Grave of the Prophet and Its Requirements

12: Visitation (Ziyara)

13: Conclusion

Book 2: The Virtues of Medina & Masjid Al-Nabawi

Contents

1: Medina Munawara

2: Patience on Living in Medina

3: Visiting the Prophet s.a.w. After His Passing

4: Salat in Masjid Al-Nabawi

5: Salat in Masjid Quba

6: Blessed Places in Medina Munawarra

7: The Blessed People of Medina