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The document outlines key collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, highlighting Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim as the most authentic. It discusses the varying methodologies and authenticity levels of other collections like Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan an-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah. The grading of hadiths is emphasized as crucial for understanding their reliability, with different collections offering varying degrees of strictness in their verification processes.

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Collection Author Book Name Origin Number of Hadiths Methodology

The document outlines key collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, highlighting Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim as the most authentic. It discusses the varying methodologies and authenticity levels of other collections like Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan an-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah. The grading of hadiths is emphasized as crucial for understanding their reliability, with different collections offering varying degrees of strictness in their verification processes.

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Book Number of

Collection Author Origin Metho


Name Hadiths

Focuses on rig
Completed in 846 ~7,275 verifying the a
Imam
1. Sahih Sahih CE (232 AH) in (after each hadith; re
Muhammad
al- al- Samarkand, excluding chains of trans
ibn Ismail al-
Bukhari Bukhari present-day repetitions and conformity
Bukhari
Uzbekistan ~2,600) Qur'an and est
Sunnah

~9,200 Like Bukhari, r


Completed
(after criterion of aut
2. Sahih Imam Muslim Sahih around 874 CE
excluding with slightly le
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Muslim (261 AH) in
repetitions rules regarding
Nishapur, Iran
~4,000) transmission.

3. Sunan Imam Abu Sunan Completed in 889 ~4,800 Focuses on na


Abu Dawood Abu CE (275 AH) in provide legal r
Dawood Sulayman ibn Dawood Baghdad, Iraq contains a wid
al-Ash'ath hadiths, includ
are graded as

Combines stric
Imam Ahmad Sunan Completed in 910 Bukhari and M
4. Sunan
ibn Shu'ayb an- CE (303 AH) in ~5,700 focus on hadit
an-Nasa'i
an-Nasa'i Nasa'i Nisibis, Syria rulings. Include
hadiths than A

Provides comm
Imam Abu Isa Sunan hadiths, indica
5. Sunan Completed in 892
Muhammad at- they are authe
at- CE (279 AH) in ~4,400
ibn Isa at- Tirmidh fabricated. Foc
Tirmidhi Nishapur, Iran
Tirmidhi i categorizing h
authenticity.

More lenient in
Imam hadiths, which
Sunan Completed in 886
6. Sunan Muhammad significant num
Ibn CE (273 AH) in ~4,000
Ibn Majah ibn Yazid Ibn narrations. Ho
Majah Qazvin, Iran
Majah remains a usef
many hadith to

Key Highlights:
1. Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are considered the two most
authentic and authoritative collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, with
Sahih al-Bukhari being regarded as the most authentic.
2. Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan an-Nasa'i, and Sunan at-Tirmidhi
all play significant roles in providing legal rulings and covering a
broad spectrum of Islamic practices, but they include some hadiths
of varying authenticity, from Sahih to Dhaif.
3. Sunan Ibn Majah includes a higher percentage of weak hadiths but
still holds value for supplementary narrations in the broader hadith
corpus.
4. Methodology: While Bukhari and Muslim use the strictest
methodology to verify narrations, the others—especially Ibn Majah—
are more lenient, which leads to a mix of authentic and weak
narrations.
5. Compilation/Arrangement: The hadiths are generally organized
by thematic books, covering various aspects of Islamic law, ethics,
rituals, and social conduct.
6. Grading of Hadith: The process of grading hadiths (Sahih, Hasan,
Dhaif) is central to understanding their reliability. At-Tirmidhi, in
particular, is famous for offering graded evaluations of each
narration.

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