Jami' al-Tirmidhi

By Al-Tirmidhi, Muhammad ibn Isa

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The Jami' of Abu 'Isa Muhammad ibn 'Isa al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH): one of the six books, distinguished by grading each report (sahih, hasan, gharib) and noting the jurists' positions under every chapter; it closes with the Book of al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya on the Prophet ﷺ's description.

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Region
Arabia
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Scripture and its sciences

Overview

"Al-Jami al-Mukhtasar min al-Sunan an Rasul Allah" (The Concise Collection of Sunan from the Messenger of God) by Abu Isa Muhammad ibn Isa ibn Sawra al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH). It is one of the Six Books. 1

Its distinctive feature is that its author states the grade of each hadith (sound, good, or strange), and mentions the views of the jurists on each topic. The author also wrote "Al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyya", on the description of the Prophet. 1

Structure and size

Sunnah.com describes Jami' al-Tirmidhi as containing roughly 4,400 hadith (counting repetitions) in 46 books, and as one of the six canonical collections 2.

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Part of
The Six Books

People and things also explored

Muwatta of Imam Malik· The Six Books· Sahih al-Bukhari· Sahih Muslim· Sunan Abi Dawud· Sunan al-Nasa'i· Sunan Ibn Majah· The seven ahruf

Sources

  1. Jami' al-Tirmidhi
  2. Sunnah.com — hadith collections , tirmidhi
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