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==Sahih Muslim== | ==Sahih Muslim== | ||
This book is known variously as ''al-Musnad al-sahih'', ''al-Musnad'', and ''al-Jami' al-sahih'' and was written by [[Muslim b. Hajjaj al-Nishaburi]] (d. 261/874). After ''Sahih al-Bukhari'', ''Sahih Muslim'' is the most reliable and significant source of hadith for Sunni Muslims. Although it was written in the period of Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a), it has not cited any hadiths from them. | {{main|Sahih Muslim}} | ||
This book is known variously as ''al-Musnad al-sahih'', ''al-Musnad'', and ''al-Jami' al-sahih'' and was written by [[Muslim b. Hajjaj al-Nishaburi]] (d. 261/874-75). After ''Sahih al-Bukhari'', ''Sahih Muslim'' is the most reliable and significant source of hadith for Sunni Muslims. Although it was written in the period of Imam al-Hadi (a) and Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a), it has not cited any hadiths from them. | |||
''Sahih Muslim'' consists of 54 books, which seem to have been organized by someone other than the author. The book contains 7,275 hadiths selected from among 300,000 hadiths. | ''Sahih Muslim'' consists of 54 books, which seem to have been organized by someone other than the author. The book contains 7,275 hadiths selected from among 300,000 hadiths. | ||
Unlike ''Sahih al-Bukhari, there are hadiths in ''Sahih Muslim'' concerning the virtues of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and the endorsement of some Shiite beliefs and rulings, including: | Unlike ''Sahih al-Bukhari'', there are hadiths in ''Sahih Muslim'' concerning the virtues of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] and the endorsement of some Shiite beliefs and rulings, including: | ||
* [[Hadith of Twelve Caliphs]] | * [[Hadith of Twelve Caliphs]] | ||
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===Problems and Objections=== | ===Problems and Objections=== | ||
* ''Sahih Muslim'' is problematic with respect to chains of transmissions as well as the contents of some of its hadiths. In some hadiths, the transmitters between the author and the main transmitter are not mentioned (which is called | * ''Sahih Muslim'' is problematic with respect to chains of transmissions as well as the contents of some of its hadiths. In some hadiths, the transmitters between the author and the main transmitter are not mentioned (which is called “[[Types of Hadith#Al-Mu'allaq|ta'liq]]” or suspension), and in some cases, the transmitter's comments are also cited (such a hadith is called “[[Types of Hadith#Al-Mudarraj|mudarraj]]” or “[[Types of Hadith#Al-Maqtu'|maqtu']]”). [[Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani]] wrote the book, ''Wuquf 'ala ma fi Sahih Muslim min al-mawquf'' (knowing “[[Types of Hadith#Al-Mawquf|mawquf]]” hadiths in ''Sahih Muslim''), in which he mentioned 192 such hadiths. There are 14 cases of “[[Types of Hadith#Al-Mu'allaq|ta'liq]]” in this book, as there are cases of “tadlis” in this book as well (that is, cases in which an unreliable transmitter is eliminated from a chain of transmitters or a reliable transmitter is added to it to make the hadith look reliable). | ||
* Moreover, there are fabricated hadiths in ''Sahih Muslim'' which seriously calls the reliability of this book into question. | * Moreover, there are fabricated hadiths in ''Sahih Muslim'' which seriously calls the reliability of this book into question. | ||