Seal of the Noble Qur’an in the blessed month of Ramadan is a common religious custom in all Islamic countries for individuals or groups in mosques. As for sealing the hadiths of the Prophet, it is a rare custom that Zaytuna scholars in Tunisia have been doing for years, and this custom still exists today in mosques and in homes as well. .

The imams and sheikhs of Tunisia attach great importance to sealing the hadiths of the Prophet, so they organize the so-called hadith councils in many mosques in the country, where people gather around the sheikh after the afternoon prayer to read and explain the available hadiths.

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Concluding the hadiths in mosques usually begins from the beginning of the month of Sha’ban and ends on Laylat al-Qadr or at the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Noon and afternoon.

The scholars of Zaytouna and Kairouan in Tunisia were keen to preserve the custom of sealing ancient hadiths, as it began to be used from the middle of the seventh century of migration. The Sultan himself was attending the seal procession, which is held in the Zaytuna Mosque.

A Tunisian woman studying the hadiths of the Prophet (Al-Jazeera)

Perhaps the most prominent evidence of Tunisians’ adherence to the habit of sealing the hadith was resurrected at the end of the reign of Hammouda Pasha al-Husseini (1782-1814), until the Ramadan sessions became valuable studies and research dealing with various religious topics, according to Dr. Al-Alaymi’s novel.

In the middle of the last century, the markets were closed on the day of the seal of Sahih al-Bukhari in the Zaytuna Mosque, and everyone joined the Council of sealing the hadith of the Noble Prophet, according to what was stated in the book “Maalim al-Tawheed” by Sheikh Muhammad Belkhoja.

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It is customary to study 4 books to narrate the noble hadiths for a period of 3 months, and to conclude them at the end of the month of Ramadan, according to Sheikh Tariq Akrout, who tells Al Jazeera Net, "As Tunisians celebrate the Holy Qur'an in the month of Ramadan, they also celebrate the hadith of the Noble Prophet by reading 4 books, which are" Sahih al-Bukhari. And “Sahih Muslim” and “Shifa” Al-Qadi Iyadh and “Muwatta’ of Imam Malik” and the times vary according to mosques, mosques and religious occasions.

Sheikh Ali Al-Alaymi supervises the hadith councils in various mosques (communication sites)

The hadith councils are organized under the supervision of the Tunisian Ministry of Religious Affairs, and they number about 1,200 councils distributed over many mosques, where the general public meets who are familiar with the dates of hadith councils, which are usually published on social networking sites.

The noble hadith councils are no longer confined to reading the hadiths of the Prophet only. Rather, they have become like scientific councils received by the imams who supervise them, in which some hadiths are interpreted and lengthy lessons are given regarding worldly and religious life issues.