Al-Ilal wa Marifat al-Rijal

العلل ومعرفة الرجال

By Ahmad ibn Hanbal 230h (845 CE) 4 volumes

Imam Ahmad's critical analysis of hadith narrators and defective hadiths. A major reference in the science of hadith criticism (ilm al-ilal).

Table of Contents

INTRO Introduction 1 Ahmad ibn Hanbal and the Science of Hadith Criticism 2 Categories of Hadith Defect 3 Narrator Evaluation: Principles and Methods 4 Sample Evaluations: Trustworthy Narrators 5 Sample Evaluations: Weak Narrators 6 The Legacy of Ahmad's Rijal Criticism

Details

Category: Hadith Sciences
Madhab: hanbali
Subject: hadith-sciences
Original Language: ar
Available In: ar
Written: 230h (845 CE)
Author Died: 241h
Volumes: 4

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