Fayd al-Qadir is a hadith encyclopedia authored by Imam Zayn al-Din Abd al-Ra'uf al-Manawi (d. 1031 AH). It is a lengthy and detailed commentary on al-Jami' al-Saghir min Hadith al-Bashir al-Nadhir by Imam Jalal al-Din al-Suyuti. Imam Abd al-Ra'uf al-Manawi was an Egyptian scholar, a Shafi'i jurist, hadith scholar, and historian. He lived during the Ottoman era and left behind a rich legacy of over one hundred books, with Fayd al-Qadir being his crowning achievement and most famous work.
The original book, al-Jami' al-Saghir, by Imam al-Suyuti, summarized thousands of prophetic hadiths, selecting the concise and short ones and arranging them alphabetically to facilitate memorization and access.
Al-Manawi's commentary is distinguished by its comprehensiveness and depth. The most prominent features of his methodology can be summarized as follows:
A blended approach: He employs a method of integration and blending in his commentary, seamlessly integrating the original hadith text with the explanation.
Explanation of Terms and Grammar: It focuses on correct pronunciation, clarifying vocabulary meanings, and explaining grammatical inflections.
Derivation of Rulings: It extracts doctrinal and jurisprudential benefits, citing verses from the Quran and other hadiths, in addition to presenting the opinions of different schools of thought.
Citations: It enriches its explanation with proverbs, sayings, and poetic examples, adding linguistic richness to the book.
The Fayd al-Qadir application has many features, including:
Fast and accurate search across all chapters of the book, with search terms highlighted, which distinguishes it from other books.
Precise and fast search within each chapter, displaying all results.
A complete index for all chapters in the book, making it easy to find any specific chapter.
A night reading mode for eye comfort while reading.
Saving the last page of each chapter read and automatically returning to it upon re-entry.
The application does not require an internet connection to function.
A simple and user-friendly interface.
The application is very small in size and does not consume much space on your phone. Fast, smooth, and convenient performance on all phones and other devices.
The font is large and clear because it's in a comprehensive format and allows copying.
Quranic verses and Hadiths are colored differently from the rest of the text.
The book Fayd al-Qadir, a commentary on al-Jami' al-Saghir by Abd al-Ra'uf al-Manawi, complete and indexed.