What are the six major hadith collections?
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Kutub al-Sittah, the Six Canonical Books of Hadith.
- Sahih al-Bukhari.
- Sahih Muslim.
- Sunan Abu Dawood.
- Sunan al-Tirmidhi.
- Sunan al-Nasa’i aka. al-Mujtaba.
- Sunan ibn Majah.
What are the hadith collections?
In the Sunni branch of Islam, the canonical hadith collections are the six books, of which Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim generally have the highest status. The other books of hadith are Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami’ al-Tirmidhi, Al-Sunan al-Sughra and Sunan ibn Majah.
What is the most authentic hadith collection?
Sunni Muslims view the six major hadith collections as their most important, though the order of authenticity varies between Madhhabs:
- Sahih Bukhari, collected by Imam Bukhari (d.
- Sahih Muslim, collected by Muslim b.
- Sunan al-Sughra, collected by al-Nasa’i (d.
- Sunan Abu Dawood, collected by Abu Dawood (d.
How many sahih hadith are there?
According to Munthiri, there are a total of 2,200 hadiths (without repetition) in Sahih Muslim. According to Muhammad Amin, there are 1,400 authentic hadiths that are reported in other books, mainly the six major hadith collections.
How do you know if a hadith is real?
Thus, according to the classical science of hadith, there are three primary ways to determine the authenticity (sihha) of a hadith: by attempting to determine whether there are “other identical reports from other transmitters”; determining the reliability of the transmitters of the report; and “the continuity of the …
Which book is authentic after Quran?
Sahih Al-Bukhari
As agreed by all the scholars, Sahih Al-Bukhari is the most authentic book after the Holy Quran. The full name of Imam Bukhari is Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Ibrahim Ibn Al-Mughirah ibn Bardizyah Al-Jufri Al-Bukhari.
How many hadith collections are there?
six canonical
There are six canonical hadith collections that are widely accepted by Sunni Muslims; the two most famous are those of Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari (810–870) and Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817–875), both of which have the same title al-Sahih (The Authentic).
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