Al-hakim Al-mustadrak Vol. 4 P. 398 -

Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri’s Al-Mustadrak alal-Sahihayn serves as a critical supplement to Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, with Volume 4, Page 398, providing significant narrations often relating to the virtues of the Prophet’s family, legal rulings, or eschatological signs. While Al-Hakim graded these reports as authentic, scholars like Imam al-Dhahabi often provided critical annotations (Talkhis) on such pages to verify the chains of narration. For more information, consult scholarly editions of Al-Mustadrak.

Moral and Ethical Teachings: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was known for his emphasis on morality and ethics. Hadith on this page could reflect his teachings on honesty, compassion, justice, and other virtues considered essential in Islam.

Core Message: The Prophet (ﷺ) emphasizes the protection of the Muslim community from collectively falling into error or misguidance, highlighting the divine support found in unity (al-Jama'ah). al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398

The Sign of Blood: The Prophet ﷺ gave the soil to Umm Salama in a glass bottle, telling her that when the soil turned into blood, it would be the sign that Husayn had been killed.

Al-Hakim al-Mustadrak is a vast collection of over 20,000 Hadiths, which the author gathered during his extensive travels and studies. The book covers various aspects of Islamic law, theology, and spirituality. The fourth volume, in particular, likely deals with topics such as rituals, family law, and social norms. Moral and Ethical Teachings : The Prophet Muhammad

This narration is frequently cited by scholars and researchers to explain: 

Narrator: Narrated from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him). The Sign of Blood: The Prophet ﷺ gave

In conclusion, a single page—volume 4, page 398 of Al-Mustadrak—is far more than a collection of prophetic sayings. It is a layered document of Islamic intellectual history. It contains al-Hakim’s ambitious attempt to complete the work of his predecessors, al-Dhahabi’s ruthless but necessary corrective, and the underlying theological anxieties of a medieval Muslim society. To read this page authentically is to listen to a polyphony of voices: the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) reported words, the jurist’s desire for legal proofs, the historian’s caution, and the believer’s yearning for assurance. It reminds us that in the Islamic tradition, authenticity is not a simple binary of true or false; it is a negotiated verdict, hammered out one narrator, one link, and one page at a time.

Did you know that the tragedy of Karbala was foretold by the Prophet (s) years before it happened? Al-Mustadrak al-Sahihayn (Vol. 4, p. 398), Imam al-Hakim records a moving narration: