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'''Classification of Hadith''' consists of sorting religious narrations based on some criteria such as the topics, the references, narrators and so on | '''Classification of Hadith''' consists of sorting religious narrations based on some criteria such as the topics, the references, narrators and so on that simplifies our access to [[Hadiths]]. | ||
Traditionally, religious scholars were perusing sorting and classification of Hadiths for the sake of more accessibility. At first, in the time of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], the companions wrote what they heard from them without any special order and because of that, it was difficult to refer to these sporadic Hadiths in the next centuries. To solve this problem, some religious scholars tried to propose some classification of Hadiths. Some ones assorted Hadiths based on the Imam who stated it; another group classified them based on Hadith transmitter, and again, the other tried to sort them based on the first letter of Hadiths' sentences. | Traditionally, religious scholars were perusing sorting and classification of Hadiths for the sake of more accessibility. At first, in the time of [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]], the companions wrote what they heard from them without any special order and because of that, it was difficult to refer to these sporadic Hadiths in the next centuries. To solve this problem, some religious scholars tried to propose some classification of Hadiths. Some ones assorted Hadiths based on the Imam who stated it; another group classified them based on Hadith transmitter, and again, the other tried to sort them based on the first letter of Hadiths' sentences. | ||
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One of the contributors of the project of jurisprudential Hadiths classification was [[Abu Bakr b. Abi Shayba]] (850/235) in his book ''al-Musannaf''. Likewise, in the second generation of Hadith collectors, when [[Bukhari]] wrote his book ''al-Jami' al-Sahih'', we still see some defects and inconsistency in the classification of hadiths; and the best reason for this claim is the presence of some chapters without any Hadiths as well as the presence of the same Hadith with different references which are scattered in different chapters of the book. | One of the contributors of the project of jurisprudential Hadiths classification was [[Abu Bakr b. Abi Shayba]] (850/235) in his book ''al-Musannaf''. Likewise, in the second generation of Hadith collectors, when [[Bukhari]] wrote his book ''al-Jami' al-Sahih'', we still see some defects and inconsistency in the classification of hadiths; and the best reason for this claim is the presence of some chapters without any Hadiths as well as the presence of the same Hadith with different references which are scattered in different chapters of the book. | ||
Likewise, in the Shi'a school of thought, the first Hadiths collectors were [[Safwan b. Yahya]], Husayn b. Sa'id, Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid Barqi who made early categories. The turning point in this movement is ''al-Kafi | Likewise, in the Shi'a school of thought, the first Hadiths collectors were [[Safwan b. Yahya]], Husayn b. Sa'id, Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid Barqi who made early categories. The turning point in this movement is ''al-Kafi'' by [[al-Kulayni]] which exerted great influence on the later system of Shi'a Hadith classification due to both validity of its contents and comprehensiveness of its topics. Al-Kulayni started this book with some general discussion on the intellect and science, then he proposed some theological topics including monism, prophet-hood and Imamate; afterwards, he stated some historical discussion on the lives of [[infallibles]] and in the next part we see a big chapter which include jurisprudential subjects. The last chapter is actually a selective and brief part of religious thoughts. | ||
The next three books after the "[[Four books]]" which were written based on jurisprudential subjects were actually a reformation of the classification of ''al-Kafi''. But then, we see the book ''Da'a'im al-Islam'' by Qadi Nu'man Maghribi which was completely different with the Four books and follows a distinct method of classification. It is worthy to note that this new classification was later used in some jurisprudential books –not Hadith ones- specially ''al-Kafi'' by Abu Salah Halabi. | The next three books after the "[[Four books]]" which were written based on jurisprudential subjects were actually a reformation of the classification of ''al-Kafi''. But then, we see the book ''Da'a'im al-Islam'' by Qadi Nu'man Maghribi which was completely different with the Four books and follows a distinct method of classification. It is worthy to note that this new classification was later used in some jurisprudential books –not Hadith ones- specially ''al-Kafi'' by Abu Salah Halabi. | ||