Introduction (cont.)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 935 THE CONCEPT OF A FIQH MAXIM (QAAIDAH FIQHIYA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 946 "MALIK ALSO RECORDED IT ... " ........................................................................................ 951 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 952 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 953 HADITH #33 "WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN ... " .......................................................... 956 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 956 TAKHREEJ . . . . . .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 957 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH ....................................................................... 957 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: IBN ABBAAS ............................................................................... 958 "WERE PEOPLE TO BE GIVEN ACCORDING TO THEIR CLAIMS, MEN WOULD CLAIM THE PEOPLE'S WEALTH AND BLOOD." .................................................................................................. 958 "BUT THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS UPON THE PLAINTIFF" . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 959 "THE TAKING OF AN OATH IS UPON THE ONE WHO DENIES (THE ALLEGATION]." . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 970 RECORDED BY AL-BAIHAQI ............................................................................................. 977 OTHER POINTS DERIVED FROM THIS HADITH .................................................................... 978 SUMMARY OF THE HADITH ............................................................................................ 980 HADITH #34 "WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL. .. " .................................................. 982 SELECTED VOCABULARY ................................................................................................ 982 xiii Commentary on the 40 Hadith of al-Nawawi TAKHREEJ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •..• • • . • •...... • • •.•.... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 983 GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE HADITH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 ABOUT THE NARRATOR: ABU SAEED AL-KHUDRI ... . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 983 "WHOEVER OF YOU SEES AN EVIL" . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 984 "THEN HE MUST CHANGE IT WITH HIS HAND" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .