The Book of Hadith: Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad from the Mishkat Al Masabih

An excellent book that teaches the character of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). A great source of knowledge about Islam taught the right way. I am also very impressed with the introduction. The author says and is backed up later in the book the a Hadith of the said from the Prophet (PBUH)"You must gain all the knowledge possible before making a decision""The worst of people are the scholars who use knowledge for the wrong reason. The best of people are the scholars how use their knowledge for good"This is important to me because I do believe non-Muslims do get the wrong impression of Islam because they do not have all the correct information. Also many Muslims are lead down the wrong path because someone knowledgeable has manipulated them. The book encourages everyone take the information and make the best informed decision with the help of their perception and common sense. The quote are also in the original Arabic with the English translation.Just the last thing to point out and this is also said in the book, a Hadith is only 100% accurate when it agrees with the Quran. The Prophet (PBUH) was the best of all humans, but he was just that human. Like in the Hadith of the people growing dates sometimes if asked he gave his opinion, if asked about religion he was quote the Quran. This is an excellent book of knowledge.

A nice choice from the Hadith and well presented. From this collection you learn that Mohammed lived the Koran. I'm not a Muslim nor raised as a Muslim but reading the Koran, The Life of Mohammed and this collection I find there is much to learn and to admire in Islam, the Messenger, his outlook of life and his teachings. It is a pity that much, especially the revolutionary and emancipatory meaning of the Koran and the Hadith, is not to be found back in every day and radical interpretations of Islam.

Gai Eaton has done an excellent job! Thankyou May Allah reward him immensely. I keep this hadith book on my bedside table and read it/ refer to it both night and day. InshaAllah very positive and inspiring when starting the day; reflective and to ponder on at days end!

The selection of Hadiths (mostly from Aisha's recording) is spiritually inspiring, and shows the wisdom, humanity and tenderness of The Prophet.

A good read but could have been more illustrative

Being a big fan of Charles Le Gai Eatons. His previous book Islam and the destiny of Man was book that changed my outlook on life.This book of Hadith is well written and easy to follow. I would recommend this to anyone.

Good read

I purchased The Book of Hadith to read and learn more bout Islam for myself so as not to just know what is said on the media. The Book of Hadith is enlightening and I do recommend others to read as well.

Asalamualaikum! Thank you for shipping on time. I really enjoy reading this book. It is well written.

For those who were told differently and are concerned of evil and good then rest assured and read the Words of the Prophet, Islam is pure Goodness and no evil it FORBIDS EVIL. this book will allow you to understand Islam and the prophet clearer. Islam is not what you think rather it is what you need (: even just knowing the truth about islam and it’s goodness will relax your heart about Muslims and allows you to have ease around muslims and it will allow you to see where the true evil comes from corrupted governments and corrupted. May Allah guide all.

Alhamdulillah, lovely book would recommend.

I'm a Muslim who relies on the Qur'an alone for my understanding and practice of Islam. I'm not a big fan of the various Hadith as the Qur'an states that it alone is sufficient (45:6 These are God's revelations that we recite to you truthfully. In which Hadith other than God and His revelations do they believe?).However I so enjoyed this collection of the saying of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) as they point to his compassionate character, his incredible wisdom and the sweet spirit of Islam.I highly recommend this book to Muslims, Christians, and Jews alike.

With thousands of hadiths on the books--many volumes of books--this book provides a good start to understand hadiths themselves, whence they came, and how to go about collecting or using them. The Saudi downloadable collection of hadiths from Bukhari, Malik, Muslim, and Dawud by itself contains 18,000 hadiths. Understanding the Quran is a great achievement in Islam--many who can recite it from memory do not always understand it; however, a collection and understanding of the hadiths may be more practical. The Chinese say that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This step is one worth taking.