Hadeeth

The following are chapters from Shaikhul-Islām Abu Ismā`īl Al-Harawī’s: “The Book Of Forty Narrations In The Evidences Of Tawhīd” (Born 396H and died 481H -rahimahullāh) This compilation is an amazing series of narrations in the establishment of [read on…]

The Hasan Hadeeth: Definition: A report that fulfils the conditions of a Saheeh hadeeth except that one of its narrators or some of them are lesser than their counterparts in a Saheeh hadeeth in terms of precision [read on…]

1.7 Islam: The Hadīth And The Sunnah Hadith Hadith (plural: Ahādīth) refers to the statements, actions and tacit approvals that have been reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The Hadith were [read on…]

2.0 The Accepted Report The categories of the accepted report (al-khabr al-maqbool): The two major categories of an accepted report are: Saheeh (“sound”) and Hasan (“good”). Each of these is further divided, such that we have four categories: Saheeh li-dhaatihi [read on…]

It is well worth reading: “Introduction to the beginnings of the Hadeeth sciences: Mutawaatir, Aahaad, and their categories (Part 3)” before this article, since this is an additional note to the topic of Al-Ghareeb classification in [read on…]

1.0 Categories of a Narration (Al-Khabr) A narration which reaches us is of two types: Al-Mutawātir: That narration which has been narrated by a large number of narrators at every level of the chain of narration, [read on…]

In part 1 we began the topic ‘An Introduction to the Sciences of Hadith and Early Hadith Literature,’ which was an introduction to the various knowledge-based sciences that are connected to the hadith of Allah’s [read on…]

We begin today a new lesson that is an introduction to the Sciences of Hadith and an introduction to early hadeeth literature. And this is really a beginner’s guide to understanding the Hadeeth of Allah’s [read on…]