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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, well-authenticated, or weak.
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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, well-authenticated, 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 non-authentic 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.