Lesson 25 Hadith Collections Musnad These are collections

Musnad • These are collections in which the Hadiths of each Companion were collected

The most famous of such collections are of: Abu-Dawud At-Tayalisiyy, Imam Ahmad, Al-Bazzar, Abu-Ya`la,

Lexical Collections (Mu`jam) • The Hadiths were collected according to the names of Companions,

The most famous of such collections are of At-Tabarani: Al-Kabir (Companions’ lines), Al-Awsat and

According to Subject (Jami` ) • In which Hadiths were classified according to religious

. The most famous and authentic of them are: Al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim, and At-Tirmidhi

Collections According to Subjects of Fiqh These include: a) As-Sunan (Traditions): These comprise the

b) Al-Muwatta’: They are also classified according to subjects of Fiqh, but include arrested

c) Subject collections: for specific subjects; e. g. Az-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad, also that

d) Rulings collections: such as those of Al-Maqdisiyy, Nayl Al-Awtar by Ash-Shawkaniyy, Al-Imam and

Al-Majami` • These are compilations of Hadiths of several collections. The most famous are:

• Other forms of varying Hadith collections, such as books of al-Atraf (indices

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Lesson 25 Hadith Collections

Musnad • These are collections in which the Hadiths of each Companion were collected separately, whether they were rigorously authenticated, wellauthenticated, or weak.

The most famous of such collections are of: Abu-Dawud At-Tayalisiyy, Imam Ahmad, Al-Bazzar, Abu-Ya`la, and Al Hamidiyy.

Lexical Collections (Mu`jam) • The Hadiths were collected according to the names of Companions, the author’s Sheikhs or countries, and then classified in alphabetical order.

The most famous of such collections are of At-Tabarani: Al-Kabir (Companions’ lines), Al-Awsat and As-Saghir (Sheikhs’ names).

According to Subject (Jami` ) • In which Hadiths were classified according to religious subjects

. The most famous and authentic of them are: Al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim, and At-Tirmidhi (which includes some nonauthentic Hadiths).

Collections According to Subjects of Fiqh These include: a) As-Sunan (Traditions): These comprise the subjects of Fiqh only and are restricted to traceable Hadiths; e. g. , Sunan of Abu-Dawud, An-Nasa’i, Ibn. Majah, Ash-Shafi`i, Ad-Darimi, Al. Bayhaqi, Ad-Daraqutni.

b) Al-Muwatta’: They are also classified according to subjects of Fiqh, but include arrested and discontinuous Hadiths besides the traceable Hadiths; e. g. Al-Muwatta’ by Imam Malik.

c) Subject collections: for specific subjects; e. g. Az-Zuhd by Imam Ahmad, also that of Abdullah Ibn-Mubarak, Akhlaq an-Nabiyy (The Prophet’s Morals) by Al-Asbahaniyy and Riyadh As-Salihin by An-Nawawiyy.

d) Rulings collections: such as those of Al-Maqdisiyy, Nayl Al-Awtar by Ash-Shawkaniyy, Al-Imam and Al-Ilmam by Ibn-Daqiq Al`id, Al-Muntaqa by Ibn-Taymiyah Al. Haraniyy, Bulugh Al-Maram by Ibn-Hajar Al`asqalaniyy.

Al-Majami` • These are compilations of Hadiths of several collections. The most famous are: Jami` Al-Usul min Ahadith Ar-Rasoul by Ibnul-Athir and Majma`Az-Zawa’id wa Manba` Al. Fawa’id by Al-Hafidh Al-Haythamiyy.

• Other forms of varying Hadith collections, such as books of al-Atraf (indices of hadith Musnads including only parts of the Hadiths' texts), al-Mustadrakat, az-Zawa’id and famous Hadiths.