Nukhbat al-Fikar (The Best of Thinking)
نخبة الفكر
The most widely studied introductory text on hadith terminology (mustalah al-hadith). Ibn Hajar condensed the entire science of evaluating hadith narrations into a concise, logical framework that covers the types of hadith chains, narrator evaluation, conditions for authenticity, and types of weakness. It is the standard first text studied by students of hadith sciences worldwide.
Table of Contents
INTRO Introduction 1 Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani: Imam of Hadith in the Later Period 2 The Classification of Hadith: Degrees of Acceptance and Rejection 3 Narrator Criticism: The Principles of Jarh and Ta'dil 4 The Nuzhah al-Nazar: Ibn Hajar's Own Commentary 5 Influence and Continued Study Across the Sunni World
Details
- Category
- Hadith Sciences
- Madhab
- shafii
- Subject
- hadith sciences
- Original Language
- ar
- Available In
- ar en
- Written
- 852h (1448 CE)
- Author Died
- 852h
- Volumes
- 1