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== ''Al-Kafi'' == | == ''Al-Kafi'' == | ||
{{main|al-Kafi}} | {{main|al-Kafi}} | ||
''Al-Kafi'' was compiled by [[Al-Kulayni|Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ya'qub Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) during [[the Minor Occultation]] period. It contains 16,000 [[hadith]] which are divided into the three general sections of usul, furu', and rawda. Usul contains | ''Al-Kafi'' was compiled by [[Al-Kulayni|Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. Ya'qub Kulayni]] (d. [[329]]/941) during [[the Minor Occultation]] period. It contains 16,000 [[hadith]] which are divided into the three general sections of usul (principles), furu' (branches), and rawda (miscellaneous part). Usul contains hadiths related to beliefs, furu' contains hadiths concerning [[fiqh]], and rawda contains hadiths pertaining to [[akhlaq]] and morality.<ref> Modir Shanehchi, ''Tarikh-i Hadith'', p. 116 - 119.</ref> | ||
== ''Man la yahduruh al-faqih'' == | == ''Man la yahduruh al-faqih'' == | ||
{{main|Man la yahduruh al-faqih}} | {{main|Man la yahduruh al-faqih}} | ||
This work was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]], Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. 'Ali b. al-Husayn b. Babawayh al-Qummi (d. [[381]]/991). | This work was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Saduq]], Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. 'Ali b. al-Husayn b. Babawayh al-Qummi (d. [[381]]/991). | ||
It contains 6,000 | It contains 6,000 hadiths related to [[fiqh]] and practical rulings - all of which al-Saduq deemed as authentic and used as the basis for his [[fatwa|fatwas]].<ref> Modir Shanehchi. ''Tarikh-i Hadith''. p. 130 - 135.</ref> | ||
== ''Tahdhib al-ahkam'' == | == ''Tahdhib al-ahkam'' == | ||
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This hadith collection was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi|Shaykh al-Ta'ifah Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Tusi]] (d. [[460]]/1067). The hadith it contains are also mainly related to [[fiqh]]. | This hadith collection was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi|Shaykh al-Ta'ifah Abu Ja'far Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Tusi]] (d. [[460]]/1067). The hadith it contains are also mainly related to [[fiqh]]. | ||
Al-Shaykh al-Tusi compiled this work by the order of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] as a commentary to al-Mufid's ''[[al-Muqni'a]]''. | Al-Shaykh al-Tusi compiled this work by the order of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] as a commentary to al-Mufid's ''[[al-Muqni'a]]''. | ||
In it, al-Tusi discusses rulings of [[fiqh]] ranging from [[ | In it, al-Tusi discusses rulings of [[fiqh]] ranging from [[tahara]] (purity) to [[diyat]] (blood money). The order of the book's content is the same as that of [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]]'s ''al-Muqni'ah''. | ||
It contains 393 chapters and a total of 13,590 | It contains 393 chapters and a total of 13,590 hadiths. | ||
There is a section on | There is a section on [[Shaykh al-Ijaza|mashikha]] at the end of this book which includes al-Tusi's chain of transmission for the sources he used.<ref> Modir Shanehchi. ''Tarikh-i Hadith''. p. 138 - 140.</ref> | ||
== ''Al-Istibsar'' == | == ''Al-Istibsar'' == | ||
{{main|al-Istibsar}} | {{main|al-Istibsar}} | ||
This hadith collection was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] after ''Tahdhib al-ahkam'' in response to requests from some of his students. | This hadith collection was compiled by [[al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] after ''Tahdhib al-ahkam'' in response to requests from some of his students. It consists of 5,511 hadiths.<ref> Modir Shanehchi. ''Tarikh-i Hadith''. p. 148 - 150.</ref> | ||
In this work he has collected only those | In this work he has collected only those hadiths relating to [[fiqh]] which apparently contradict each other. Like other fiqh references, the categorization of topics in this book begins with tahara and ends with diyat. Under each topic, he first mentions the hadiths he regards as authentic, then mentions the ones that apparently contradict them, and finally, attempts to harmonize them. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||