By ‘Allamah ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
[Translator’s note: The treatise Zajr al-Nas ‘ala Inkar Athar Ibn Abbas by ‘Allamah ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Lacknawi was written three years after Mawlana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi’s Tahdhir al-Nas min Inkar Athar Ibn ‘Abbas. In it, he talks at length about the authenticity of the athar (narration) of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas (Allah be pleased with him) in question, its status as a marfu’ hadith, its corroboration by other evidence, its preferred meaning, and answers to objections. It was written in Arabic after two other treatises he wrote on the topic in Urdu.
Since al-Lakhnawi was one of those who endorsed Mawlana Qasim Nanotwi’s Tahdhir al-Nas, I felt it would serve as a useful and comprehensive introduction to the subject from a recognised muhaddith and faqih.