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==Sahih Muslim== | ==Sahih Muslim== | ||
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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-Nayshaburi]] (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. | 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-Nayshaburi]] (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. | ||
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==Sunan Abi Dawud== | ==Sunan Abi Dawud== | ||
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The author of ''Sunan Abi Dawud'' is Sulayman b. Ash'ath, known as [[Abu Dawud al- | The author of ''Sunan Abi Dawud'' is Sulayman b. Ash'ath, known as [[Abu Dawud al-Sajistani]] (d. 272/885-86). The book contains 5,274 hadiths of 40 jurisprudential books. Topics such as al-Mahdi (the Book of the Mahdi), al-Malahim (the Book of the Great Battles), and the jurisprudential issue of Rida' al-Kabir (who was made prohibited through breastfeeding an adult) are discussed in this book. | ||
Many hadiths which are cited in Abu Dawud's book, are rejected or called into question by other Sunni scholars. Some prominent Sunni scholars believe that there are many unreliable, and even fabricated, hadiths in ''Sunan Abi Dawud''. In his book, ''al-Mawdu'at'' (fabricated hadiths), Ibn al-Jawzi has mentioned some fabricated hadiths in this book. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani wrote a book called ''Da'if Sunan Abi Dawud'' ([[Types of Hadith#Al-Da'if Hadiths|weak]] hadiths in ''Sunan Abi Dawud''). He holds that there are over 800 unreliable hadiths in this book. Moreover, he believes that there are about 50 "[[Types of Hadith#Al-Munkar|munkar]]" or denounced hadiths (hadiths whose contents are not accepted by the majority of Muslims) and about 50 "[[Types of Hadith#Al-Shadhdh|shadhdh]]" or irregular hadiths (ones which are transmitted by a reliable person but goes against another hadith which is transmitted by a more reliable person). | Many hadiths which are cited in Abu Dawud's book, are rejected or called into question by other Sunni scholars. Some prominent Sunni scholars believe that there are many unreliable, and even fabricated, hadiths in ''Sunan Abi Dawud''. In his book, ''al-Mawdu'at'' (fabricated hadiths), Ibn al-Jawzi has mentioned some fabricated hadiths in this book. Muhammad Nasir al-Din al-Albani wrote a book called ''Da'if Sunan Abi Dawud'' ([[Types of Hadith#Al-Da'if Hadiths|weak]] hadiths in ''Sunan Abi Dawud''). He holds that there are over 800 unreliable hadiths in this book. Moreover, he believes that there are about 50 "[[Types of Hadith#Al-Munkar|munkar]]" or denounced hadiths (hadiths whose contents are not accepted by the majority of Muslims) and about 50 "[[Types of Hadith#Al-Shadhdh|shadhdh]]" or irregular hadiths (ones which are transmitted by a reliable person but goes against another hadith which is transmitted by a more reliable person). | ||
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==Sunan al-Tirmidhi== | ==Sunan al-Tirmidhi== | ||
{{main|Sunan al-Tirmidhi}} | {{main|Sunan al-Tirmidhi}} | ||
''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' was written by [[Muhammad b. 'Isa al-Tirmidhi]] (d. 279/892-93), a student of al-Bukhari. It has 46 books. Some of its hadiths are fabricated and it contains false attributions to the [[Prophet (s)]]. Hafiz b. Jawzi and some other prominent Sunni figures have explicitly said that some hadiths in this book are fabricated. | ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' was written by [[Muhammad b. 'Isa al-Tirmidhi]] (d. 279/892-93), a student of al-Bukhari. It has 46 books. Some of its hadiths are fabricated and it contains false attributions to the [[Prophet (s)]]. Hafiz b. al-Jawzi and some other prominent Sunni figures have explicitly said that some hadiths in this book are fabricated. | ||
[[Hadith al-Thiqlayn]], the occasion of the revelation of [[al-Tathir Verse]], as well as virtues of [[Imam | [[Hadith al-Thiqlayn]], the occasion of the revelation of [[al-Tathir Verse]], as well as virtues of [[Imam Ali (a)]], [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] are cited in al-Tirmidhi's book. The citation of such hadiths in the book led [[Ibn Taymiyya]] to attack the book. Thus, the book is not considered as reliable by [[Wahhabis]] and advocates of Ibn Taymiyya. | ||
Some distortions seem to have occurred in hadiths regarding the virtues of Imam | Some distortions seem to have occurred in hadiths regarding the virtues of Imam Ali (a) cited in ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi''. For example, the [[Hadith of Madinat al-'Ilm]] which is cited in ''Jami' al-usul'' by reference to ''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' cannot be found in the present version of al-Tirmidhi's book. | ||
==Sunan al-Nasa'i== | ==Sunan al-Nasa'i== | ||