Matn ‘Umdat-il-Ahkaam
By al-Haafith Taqi-ud-Deen ‘Abdul-Ghanee al-Maqdisee (rahimahullah)
Published by Daar-ul-Kitaab-
Pages: 216
This classical text has been recommended by the ‘Ulamaa to be memorized after Imam an-Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth. It consists of five hundred and fourteen narrations taken from al-Bukhaaree & Muslim. The author said, “Some of my brothers asked me to summarize some of the prophetic narrations that contain rulings that are agreed upon by the two Imams: Aboo ‘Abdillah bin Isma’eel bin Ibraaheem al-Bukhaaree and Muslim bin al-Hajaaj bin Muslim al-Qushayree an-Nisaabooree, so I responded to their request hoping to cause benefit.”
There are nineteen chapters (Kitaab) in this collection and sixty six sections (Baab). This printing is small and hard on my eyes but is great to carry around since it is light and measures 6 ½ by 4 ½ inches. It contains a biography of the author, an explanation about the book and the scholar’s recommendation to study it, an explanation of the method in verifying the narrations, and glossary. The full name of the text is Matn ‘Umdat-il-Ahkaam
You can buy this book almost anywhere Arabic books are sold and usual sells for $7.00. It is a beneficial book to own and is necessary for the student of Knowledge to memorize and act upon.
