| Author | Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh Khaṭīb al-Tibrīzī[1][2] |
|---|---|
| Original title | مشكاة المصابيح |
| Language | Arabic |
| Subject | Hadith |
| Genre | Hadith collection |
Mishkat al-Masabih (Arabic:مشكاة المصابيح,romanized: Mishkāt al-Maṣābīḥ,lit. 'Niche of Lanterns') by Walī ad-Dīn Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Khaṭīb at-Tibrīzī (d.1248) is an expanded and revised version ofal-Baghawī'sMaṣābīḥ as-Sunnah.[3] Khaṭīb at-Tibrīzī rendered this version of the original text more accessible to those not having an advanced knowledge of thescience of hadith.
It contains 5945aḥādīth divided into 29 chapters[3] and is considered to be an important collection of aḥādīth by Sunni Islamic scholars. An example of a hadith from Mishkat al-Masabih is as follows: "He is not a perfect believer, who goes to bed full and knows that his neighbour is hungry."[4]
Imām at-Tibrīzī added 1511 aḥādīth to the total of 4434 aḥādīth already inMaṣābīḥ as-Sunnah. Al-Baghawī classified many aḥādīth asauthentic to which other scholars did not agree at times. At-Tibrīzī expounded on the classifications that al-Baghawī placed on the aḥādīth and re-classified many of them. He also added a third section toMasabih al-Sunnah, which was already divided in two parts by al-Baghawī. This section consisted of narrations that he felt fit into the chapter and provided further clarification. Al-Baghawī did not mention theisnad of the aḥādīth he collected whereas at-Tibrīzī mentions the source from which the aḥādīth can originally be found - making the text more reliable.[3]
Many commentaries on the book have been written and published worldwide.
