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...lt the absence of this sacred source acutely. According to narrations preserved by Ibn Hisham and Ibn Kathir, Abd al-Muttalib re...
... carry it forward. On the day of his wedding to Aminah, the narrations state that the light passed from his forehead to Aminah — ...
...(Greater Syria) shortly after his marriage to Aminah — some narrations place this before the pregnancy was known, others say Amin...
...ompanying his birth are preserved across multiple chains of narration. His mother Aminah reported that at the moment of delivery,...
...ty-five years old and she approximately forty — though some narrations give different ages for Khadijah, ranging from twenty-eigh...
...e prophetic mission. Others, drawing on different chains of narration, place it later. Ibn Kathir and al-Suyuti in his Itqan reco...
...or approximately three years under genuine deprivation. The narrations record children crying from hunger within earshot of Mecca...
... sat beside it, and wept. His grief was not concealed — the narrations record his tears openly. After Ruqayyah's death, the Proph...
...ccepted. The shield was sold and its modest proceeds — some narrations say approximately four hundred dirhams — used for the wedd...
...rior precedent in Arab tradition, chosen (according to some narrations) under divine suggestion. The aqiqah sacrifice was perform...
...attempted to eat his liver — which, according to the hadith narrations, she could not swallow. When the Prophet ﷺ came upon his u...
...rior precedent in Arab tradition and was, according to some narrations, divinely suggested. The Prophet ﷺ expressed his love for...
...their khimars over their chests in immediate response — the narrations describe them cutting their garments to comply. Their resp...
... the rites while Ali delivered the legal proclamation — the narrations explain that Arab custom required that a dissolution of co...
...ing them to Islam, the Negus accepted Islam privately — the narrations indicate he acknowledged the Prophet's ﷺ message — though ...
...d until Tuesday night (or Wednesday night according to some narrations) due to the succession crisis and the process of preparing...
... his lifetime, or to both. The hadith literature includes a narration in Sahih al-Bukhari in which the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, during...
...-Bukhari — one of the most important and widely transmitted narrations in all of hadith literature. When the Prophet ﷺ received t...
... entire biographical tradition of Islam. He said — and this narration is preserved in Salman's own words in Musnad Ahmad and in I...
...ribed it. He fell upon it kissing it and weeping. Salman's narration of this moment is one of the most moving in the entire hadi...
...k. He selected approximately 7,275 hadith from over 600,000 narrations he had collected. It is considered the most authentic book...
...ection. He selected approximately 7,500 hadith from 300,000 narrations. His methodology of organizing hadith by topic and gatheri...
...liph Umar, known for his strict adherence to the Sunnah and narration of approximately 2,630 hadith.
...-Aziz. Az-Zuhri was a crucial link in innumerable chains of narration and a principal teacher of both Malik and al-Awza'i.
... and student of Ibn Umar, a key link in the golden chain of narration (Malik from Nafi from Ibn Umar).
...llection of hadith. Selected 7,275 hadith from over 600,000 narrations over 16 years of meticulous work.
...for including fiqh discussions and hadith grading with each narration.
...'jam as-Saghir. Traveled extensively for decades collecting narrations.
...uthor of Fath al-Qadir, a major Hanafi commentary combining narration-based and reason-based approaches.
...wife married by the Prophet ﷺ, known for her deep piety and narration of hadith.
... Ali ibn Abi Talib. Known for her strength of character and narration of hadiths.
...killed at the Battle of the Camel. Known for her wisdom and narrations.
... prolific hadith narrators among the Sahabah, with over 700 narrations. Son of Amr ibn al-As and unlike his father, was more devo...
...ty in fiqh and hadith and was known for his asceticism. His narrations from Ibn Masud are among the most reliable in the hadith c...
...and ancient history, though scholars are cautious about his narrations due to possible biblical interpolations.
...ho compiled the Quran during the time of the Prophet ﷺ. His narrations and aphorisms on wisdom and zuhd are widely cited.
... accompany the Prophet ﷺ and the only young companion whose narration the Prophet ﷺ upheld against Rafi ibn Khadij's in a legal c...
...on and the teacher of Malik ibn Anas, who highly valued his narrations. He served as qadi of Madinah and his hadith are included ...
... three Mu'jam collections covering thousands of companions' narrations.
The most prolific narrator of hadith, with over 5,000 narrations. He devoted himself entirely to accompanying the Prophet ﷺ...
...most prolific Companion narrators of hadith with over 1,500 narrations. An Ansari companion who participated in nearly all major ...
...h scholar who was one of the primary sources for al-A'raj's narrations from Abu Hurayrah. He is a key figure in Imam Malik's chai...
...portant early hadith compilations with over thirty thousand narrations. A leading hafiz of Kufa, he was a teacher of Imam Ahmad, ...
...ers of hadith in the late second century known for prolific narration.
...ufan scholars, though critics noted a weakness in his later narrations.
...nsively from companions' students, known for his voluminous narrations though with some scholarly debate about his precision.
...s grandfather's transmission with personal piety and hadith narration.
...ator known for his careful transmission and widely accepted narrations in the major hadith collections.
...anions including Abu Said al-Khudri, known for his reliable narrations on matters of Islamic jurisprudence and practice.
...itted on religious and eschatological topics, known for his narrations about the questioning of the deceased in the grave.
...ation, known for his deep religiosity, cautious approach to narration, and role in the ascetic movement of early Basra.
...life, known for his intense fear of God and reliable hadith narration.
...arrator who met seventy Companions, known for his extensive narration and the hadith critics' nuanced evaluation of his reliabili...
...on of hadith compiled over 16 years, selecting from 600,000 narrations.
...ly used and respected tafsirs. Relies heavily on hadith and narrations of the Salaf for explanation.
... rulings, virtues, and manners. While it includes some weak narrations not found in the other five collections, it remains an ess...
...ki school of jurisprudence. It contains approximately 1,720 narrations.
...st hadith collections ever compiled, containing over 27,000 narrations organized by the companion who narrated them. Imam Ahmad s...
...al of the six canonical works. Contains approximately 3,500 narrations organized by legal topic. Ad-Darimi was a teacher of both ...
...t comprehensive hadith compilations, containing over 38,000 narrations including hadith of the Prophet, statements of the Compani...
...emeni scholar Abdur-Razzaq ibn Hammam. Contains over 21,000 narrations, preserving the juristic opinions and hadith transmission ...
...ed to manners, etiquette, and moral conduct. Contains 1,322 narrations covering topics from greeting people and visiting the sick...
...pplied strict criteria for authentication and included only narrations he considered sahih. Contains approximately 7,500 hadith. ...
...ed in their Sahih collections. Contains approximately 8,800 narrations. While scholars like adh-Dhahabi noted that al-Hakim was s...
...sical sources, providing detailed analysis of each chain of narration. The series, along with its companion Silsilat ad-Da'ifah (...
...rophet, the Companions, and the Tabi'in with full chains of narration, then analyzed the linguistic and grammatical aspects of ea...
... moderately sized tafsir that strikes a balance between the narration-based approach of at-Tabari and the more concise style of l...
By Jalal ad-Din as-Suyuti. A massive compilation of narration-based tafsir (tafsir bil-ma'thur). As-Suyuti gathered inter...
... One of the most influential early tafsirs that bridges the narration-based and opinion-based approaches. Ath-Tha'labi compiled i...
... author of the famous Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah. The work gathers narrations affirming Allah's attributes from the Prophet and the Comp...
...l-Lalika'i. A massive compilation of creedal statements and narrations from the Prophet, the Companions, the Tabi'in, and later s...
... about their lineage, conversion, participation in battles, narration of hadith, and personal qualities. An indispensable source ...
...eserved multiple accounts of each event with full chains of narration, allowing readers to evaluate conflicting reports. The work...
...ol invasions. Ibn al-Athir synthesized at-Tabari's multiple-narration approach into a single coherent narrative, making the histo...
...Muhammad Yusuf al-Kandhlawi. A comprehensive compilation of narrations about the lives, sacrifices, and virtues of the Companions...
...thir applied his hadith expertise to evaluate the chains of narration for each event in the Prophet's life, making this one of th...
...t provides the benefits of the Ihya without its problematic narrations.
...s Forty Hadith plus eight additional hadith, totaling fifty narrations. Ibn Rajab expands each hadith with a comprehensive discus...
...Ibn Hajar condensed the entire science of evaluating hadith narrations into a concise, logical framework that covers the types of...
... of transmission, and the rules for accepting and rejecting narrations.
...character, habits, and daily life. At-Tirmidhi compiled 415 narrations covering how the Prophet ate, drank, dressed, slept, laugh...
... al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that selects narrations from the six major collections and others, organizing them...
...nion narrators in alphabetical order. Contains thousands of narrations, many not found in the six major collections. A critical s...
... that faith has over seventy branches. Al-Bayhaqi collected narrations related to every aspect of faith and practice, from belief...
...important hadith collections for legal purposes, organizing narrations by jurisprudential chapters. Al-Bayhaqi included hadith fr...
By Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. A collection of narrations and reports about the asceticism and spiritual practices o...
...ous hadith methodology, critically evaluating the chains of narration for each incident. A scholarly yet readable account of the ...
...al-Barr provides names, lineages, conversion dates, and key narrations for each companion. Ibn Hajar later wrote al-Isabah partly...
...ticism, knowledge, and spiritual states with full chains of narration. A treasure trove of early Islamic spiritual and scholarly ...
...anbali school. Al-Mardawi catalogues and weighs the various narrations and positions attributed to Imam Ahmad, making it indispen...
...ensive works in Hanbali jurisprudence, covering the various narrations from Imam Ahmad. Ibn Muflih was a student of Ibn Taymiyyah...
...l commentary on Imam Malik's Muwatta, organized by chain of narration. Ibn Abd al-Barr provides extensive hadith criticism, biogr...
...-Tamhid, organized by legal chapter rather than by chain of narration. Together, these two works constitute the most comprehensiv...
...ocabulary, and presents the legal rulings derived from each narration.
... detailed explanations of hadith texts, discusses chains of narration, and presents legal opinions from various schools.
...fficult terms, and discusses the legal implications of each narration with reference to all four major schools.
...concise annotations clarifying hadith meanings, noting weak narrations, and connecting them to legal rulings.
...l text, assesses its authenticity, and provides alternative narrations.
...anions, providing their names, lineages, dates, and notable narrations.
...Al-Hakim an-Naysaburi. A major hadith collection containing narrations that meet the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim but were not ...
...critics in Islamic history. Ad-Daraqutni examines chains of narration with unparalleled precision, noting defects and hidden weak...
... who narrated the hadiths. It contains approximately 25,000 narrations and is an invaluable source for hadiths not found in the s...
...names of his own teachers. It contains approximately 10,000 narrations and is known for preserving many unique (gharib) hadiths n...
... Abu Hatim ibn Hibban. A major hadith collection containing narrations that Ibn Hibban authenticated, arranged in a unique organi...
...rk of hadith criticism identifying hidden defects (ilal) in narrations. Ad-Daraqutni, considered the greatest hadith critic of hi...
...ately 2,200 narrators who were criticized, providing sample narrations from each to demonstrate the nature of their weakness. It ...
... each hadith to its source collections, grades its chain of narration, and identifies weak or fabricated narrations. This work is...
...al-Baghawi. A comprehensive hadith commentary that collects narrations organized by fiqh topics with explanations of their meanin...
...Baghawi. A well-organized hadith collection that classifies narrations into 'sahih' (from Bukhari and Muslim) and 'hasan' (from t...
...s. At-Tibrizi provides full isnad references and additional narrations, making it one of the most comprehensive topically organiz...
...etiquette, and social conduct in Islam. Al-Bukhari compiled narrations covering kindness to parents, neighbors' rights, greeting ...
... Malik / Muhammad ibn al-Hasan ash-Shaybani. Ash-Shaybani's narration of Imam Malik's Muwatta with Hanafi commentary.
By Various. A collection of narrations and explanations about the virtues and excellences of the ...
The unique Islamic system of tracing reports back to the Prophet through documented chains of human transmission.
...of Imam al-Bukhari, who selected 7,275 hadiths from 600,000 narrations for the most authentic hadith book.
...n itself, the Sunnah, the statements of the Companions, and narrations from the Tabi'in.
...awatir, ahad, and the criteria for accepting or rejecting a narration.
The step-by-step methodology used by classical and contemporary scholars to verify the chain and text of a hadith, including checking for hidden defects.
The category of hadith where the Prophet attributes the words to Allah but outside the Quran, their status, authentication, and famous examples.
The famous collection of 42 foundational narrations covering the core principles of Islam, compiled by the 13t...
...holars evaluate the content of a hadith beyond the chain of narration, checking for contradiction with the Quran, reason, and est...