A Word's Weight: Forty Hadiths from the Comprehensive Words of the Prophet ﷺ

'I have been given comprehensive speech, and speech has been condensed for me to the utmost degree.'

Forty sayings in which the Prophet ﷺ placed a lifetime of guidance inside a sentence.

Some were spoken to one man in a single moment. To Ibn ʿAbbās, riding behind him: be mindful of Allah, and He will preserve you. To Ibn ʿUmar, with a hand upon his shoulder be in this world as though you were a stranger, or a wayfarer travelling on a road. To Abū Dharr, who asked for more and was given more, seven times over. Others are sermons delivered to a whole gathering, urging repentance, warning against avarice, describing the friends of Allah Most High. The collection closes with the Hadith in which he ﷺ names the gift that every preceding page has been displaying.

Gathered by the Imam and Shaykh ʿAbdullah Sirāj al-Dīn al-Ḥusayni of Aleppo, ḥāfiẓ, commentator upon the Qur'an, and teacher of a generation of scholars, and drawn from his Sayyidunā Muhammad Rasül Allāh ﷺ.

About the Author

Shaykh ʿAbdullāh ibn Muhammad Najīb Sirāj al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī al-Ḥalabī, born in 1923, was a distinguished scholar of Hadith, Qur’an, and both the inward and outward sciences. He was revered for his profound knowledge and piety. Raised in a devout family during the Ottoman Caliphate's twilight, his educational journey was shaped by his father and numerous eminent scholars, fostering his deep and multi-faceted learning. His teachings are often described as rooted in his spiritual experiences and connection with the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. He produced a legacy of contemporary scholars. Known for his humility and devotion, Shaykh ʿAbdullāh passed away in 2002, leaving a rich scholarly and spiritual heritage, including an array of influential works.

• Author: Shaykh ʿAbdullah Sirāj al-Dīn al-Ḥusayni
• Translator: Nick Orzech
• Language: English, Arabic
• Publisher: Imam Ghazali Publishing
• Binding: Paperback
• Pages: 118