The Science of Hadith

علم الحديث

A trail through the community's unique science.

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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. The isnad

    سلسلة النقل: خاصية الأمة التي لا نظير لها.

    Isnad · Connectedness of the isnad and proven hearing

  2. Mustalah

    صحيح وحسن وضعيف: قواعد التصنيف.

    Hadith methodology (mustalah al-hadith) · Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)

  3. The compilers

    بخاري ومسلم وأصحاب السنن الأربعة.

    Al Bukhari · Muslim Ibn Al Hajjaj · Al-Tirmidhi, Muhammad ibn Isa

  4. The commentators

    النووي وابن رجب: المتن يعيش بشرحه.

    Imam al-Nawawi · Jami' al-Ulum wal-Hikam

  5. The texts

    غرفة النصوص: حديث جبريل والنية والمناسك.

    Arba'un 1 — Actions are but by intentions · Muslim 8 — The Jibril hadith: Islam, iman, ihsan · Muslim 1218 — Jabir's description of the Prophet's hajj

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Overview

A path through the unique science of the community: the chain and continuity, criticism and vindication, terminology, and the six books. How the Sunna was preserved.

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