List Of Hadith Collections The following is a list of Hadith collections, which are sources that contain the sayings, acts, or tacit approvals, validly or invalidly, ascribed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and collected by Muhaddiths. Hadith has been called “the backbone” of Islamic civilization, and within that religion, the authority of...
What Is Hadith Terminology? Hadith terminology (مُصْطَلَحُ الحَدِيْث, muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth) is the body of terminology in Islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings (hadith) attributed to the Prophet Muhammad by other early Islamic figures of significance, such as Muhammad’s family and/or successors. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the...
What Is Hadith? Hadith is the record of the words, actions, and the silent approval, of the prophet Muhammad in Islam. Hadith (حديث ḥadīṯ, pl. aḥādīth, أحاديث, ʾaḥādīṯ, literally means “talk” or “discourse”) or Athar (أثر, ʾAṯar, literally means “tradition”). Within Islam, the authority of the Hadith as a source for religious law and moral guidance...
Biographical Evaluation Of Hadith Narrators Biographical evaluation (عِلْمُ الرِّجال, Ilm al-Rijāl), literally meaning ‘Knowledge of Men’ but more commonly understood as the Science of Narration, refers to a discipline of Islamic religious studies within hadith terminology in which the narrators of hadith are evaluated. Its goal is to distinguish authentic and reliable hadiths from...