This is a book… which, Allah willing, sets out the essential elements that, if a person follows them, can – by Allah’s leave – bring him happiness in this life. These essentials are not fruitless philosophical debate… they are what Allah the Exalted has commanded and what His Messenger ﷺ has commanded… and what Allah, glorified is He, has forbidden and what His Messenger ﷺ has forbidden: encouragement towards good and warning against evil. Among the finest books of the great Islamic heritage is “At-Targhib wat-Tarhib min Al-Hadith Ash-Sharif” (Encouragement and Warning from the Noble Hadith) by the great Imam Zaki Al-Din Abdul Azim Bin Abdul Qawi Al-Mundhiri. It is a vast encyclopaedia… teeming with thousands of the hadiths of the Prophet ﷺ… and it is well known that every authentic hadith of the Prophet ﷺ is better than this world and all it contains. He ﷺ spoke the truth: “I have been given comprehensive words.” He ﷺ… and he alone… holds that lofty, exalted station… the station of guiding human beings to what leads to their happiness in this world and the Hereafter… For that reason… and so that there may be a concise reference for every aspect of life… to which anyone can turn whenever they need clarity on some matter of life… and on the best guidance in that matter… a reference that is easy, clear and accessible… for all these reasons, a selection was made of the noble hadiths in “At-Targhib wat-Tarhib”, so that the modern reader may find in them… what he seeks to understand about the problems of life… and find in them a light that guides him to the right path
