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It Is Full Of Hadith
Once you have established how much of the Qur'an is in the Ihya', the next thing you want to know is the number of ahaadith in the Ihya'. For that, your user-friendly source is again the Takhreej (Identification) of Shaykh Hafiz al-Iraqi. A quick count in the footnotes reveals a total of 4534 ahaadith, quoted in full or in part, more than the number of ahaadith in Sahih Muslim, and more than the number of ahaadith in Al-Muwatta (The Well-Trodden Path) of Imam Malik, and Riyaad-us-Saleheen (The Gardens of the Righteous) of Imam an-Nawawi put together!
One of the aims of the Ihya' is to turn people to 'amal saleh (good deeds). So let us take this opportunity to learn ten ahaadith shareef from the Ihya', Vol. I, one hadith from each of its ten books with the intention of acting upon them.
The beloved Prophet Sallallahu 'alaihi wa Sallam said:
1. The 'ulama (learned) are the heirs of the Prophets (narrated by Hadrat Abu Darda, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported by Imam Tirmidhi, Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and Ibn Hibban; Ihya', Vol. I, p. 16).
2. Faith has over seventy branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that no one is worthy of worship but Allah, and the humblest of which is the removal of what is injurious from the road. And modesty is a branch of faith (narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim; Ihya', Vol. I, p. 144).
3. The key to prayer is ritual purity (tuhur) (narrated by Sayyidina 'Ali, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported by Imam Tirmidhi; Ihya', Vol I, p. 150).
4. The merit of congregational prayer is greater than that of individual prayer by twenty-seven degrees (narrated by Hadrat 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim; Ihya', Vol I, p. 176).
5. Whoever does not thank people, is not thankful to Allah (narrated by Hadrat Ibn Sa'eed, Rady Allahu Anhu, and reported by Imam Tirmidhi; and also narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported by Imam Abu Dawud and Ibn Hibban; Ihya', Vol I, p. 263).
6. The most important optional fasts after the (obligatory) fasts in the month of Ramadan are those in the month of Muharram (narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Sahih Muslim; Ihya', vol. I, p. 281).
7. One hundred and seventy mercies descend upon the Ka'ba every day: sixty for those doing tawaf (circumambulation), forty for those performing prayers and twenty for those who just look at it (narrated by Hadrat 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Shu'b ul Iman (Branch of Faith) of Imam al-Bayhaqi; Ihya', Vol I, p. 287).
8. Those who take to the Qur'an are the people of Allah and very special to Him (narrated by Hadrat Anas, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported by Imam an-Nasaai, Ibn Majah, and al-Haakim, Ihya', Vol. I, p. 322)
9. Allah, the Blessed and the Exalted, says: "When my servant remembers Me himself (alone), I remember him Myself. When he remembers Me in congregation, I remember him in a better congregation. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length; and if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed". (Hadith Qudsi) (narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim; Ihya', Vol I, p. 351).
10. The best prayer after those that have been prescribed is the qiyaam ul-layl (tahajjud in the night vigil) (narrated by Hadrat Abu Hurairah, Rady Allahu 'Anhu, and reported in Sahih Muslim; Ihya', Vol I, p. 419).
Hasbunallahu wa ni'mal Wakeel
Allah is Sufficient for us and (He is) the most excellent Trustee (3:173)