Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 11611 Work Jun 2026

The term Musannaf refers to a collection of hadith arranged by topic (chaptes), rather than by the narrator (as in a Musnad ). The book is organized into volumes covering the pillars of Islam and the minutiae of daily life:

– The expiation (feeding/clothing ten poor persons, manumission, or fasting) is not a punishment but a mechanism to free the believer to pursue greater good. By linking “what is better” directly to kaffarah , Ibn Mas‘ud frames oath-breaking as permissible—indeed commendable—when a superior alternative appears. musannaf ibn abi shaybah 11611