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At the time of writing ''al-Kafi'', [[Al-Kulayni|al-Kulayni]] used 'The four hundred hadith booklets' written by the companions of the Ahl al-Bayt (a), known in Arabic as ''[[Usul arba'a mi'ah|usul arba'a mi'ah]]''. He met with those companions of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) - or those who had seen them - to collect the hadith which had the least number of media and links. Being contemporary with [[the Four Deputies]] paved the way for him to best verify these hadith.

The order and comprehensiveness of ''al-Kafi'' is one of its important features.<ref>''Kashf al-Mahajjah'', p. 159.</ref> ''Al-Kafi'' is also known for its large number of hadith, clear classification of hadith, completeness in chains of transmitters, and coverage of various topics in theology, [[fiqh]], ethics, etc.

Al-Kulayni has tried to bring the most detailed, authentic and clear hadith at the beginning of each section, and the more concise and ambiguous ones following these.<ref>''Tarjumah usul al-kafi'', vol. 1, p. 10.</ref>