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Hadith- Introduction

1. Introduction to
Hadeeth
Based on the books:
1) Mustalaahaat Hadeeth by Shaikh Ibn Uthaimeen,
2) Hujjiyat Hadees by Shaikh ul Hadeeth Abu Ahmad Haafiz Abdus
Sattaar and
3) The Speech “Fitna Inkar Hadeeth” by Shaikh Ibraaheem Bhatti
Obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your
deeds [Surah Muhammad 47, Ayat 33]

2. Contents:
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Hadeeth in the Light of Quran
Definition of Hadeeth in Islamic Shariah
(Definition, Collection and example)
Rules and Conditions for acceptance of
Narrations
The Books of Hadeeth

3. Hadeeth in the light of Quran
(Only a few proofs)
1) He it is Who sent among the unlettered ones a
Messenger from among themselves, reciting to them
His Ayat, purifying them, and teaching them the Book
and the Hikmah. And verily, they had been before in
manifest error. [Surah Jum’aa, Ayat 2]
Meaning: Allah sent Quran and the Hikmah. Hikmah is the
Sunnah. Similar Ayat is in Surah Aal-Imran, Ayat 164]
2) And remember, that which is recited in your houses
of the Ayat of Allah and Al-Hikmah.
[Surah Ahzaab(33), Ayat 34]
3) And when Allah took the covenant of the Prophets,
saying: "Take whatever I gave you from the Book and
Hikmah, and afterwards there will come to you a
Messenger confirming what is with you; you must,
then, believe in him and help him
[Surah Aal-Imran(3), Ayat 81]
4) And We have also revealed the Dhikr to you so that
you may clearly explain to men what was revealed to them
[Surah Nahl(64), Ayat 16]
Meaning: The prophet(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) explains
the Ayaat revealed, explain in detail what has been mentioned in
brief, and explain what is not clear.

4. Hadeeth in the light of Quran
(Only a few proofs)
4) Nor does he speak of desire, It is only a
revelation revealed
[Surah An-Najm, Ayat 3]
Meaning: Prophet Sallallahu alaihi wasallam
did not speak anything of his desire, but speaks
whatever Allah revealed to him by Wahee
5) And if he had forged a false saying concerning Us,
We surely would have seized him by his right hand,
And then We certainly would have cut off Al-
Wateen(the vein attached to the heart) from him, And
none of you could have prevented it from him. And
verily, this is a Reminder for those who have Taqwa
[Surah Al-Haaqqa(69), Ayaat 44-48]
6) Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good
example to follow
[Surah Ahzaab(33), Ayat 21]
7) But no, by your Lord, they can have no faith, until
they make you judge in all disputes between them
[Surah Nisa(4), Ayat 65]
Allah Ta’ala does not order something which cannot be possible. Hadeeth is the
only way we can make prophet(sas) a judge in our disputes.

5. The Definition of Hadeeth
AllahhassentProphetMuhammad(Sallaahualaihiwasallam)with
theguidanceandreligionoftruththatitmayprevailoverall
falsehood.
Furthermorehehasbeencommandedtopresentallthereligionof
Islamtomankind.
So,AllahSubhanuwata’alarevealedtohimtheBook(theQuran)
andtheWisdom(Hikmah/Sunnah)andcommandedhimtoexplain
thepeoplewhathasbeensentdowntothem,inorderforthemto
ponderover,actuponandbenefitfrom.
Thus,QuranandSunnaharethetwosourcesbywhichAllah
Subhanahu waTa’alahasprovidedandestablishedthe
Hujjah(proof)againstHisslavesanduponthese2sourcesisbuilt
therulingofbeliefandaction.[i.e.,whatbeliefsandactions
consitituetheShariah(DivineLaw)]
TheQuranistheSpeechofAllah.ThewordsofQuranaresetintext
andmeaningexactlythewayAllahrevealedontotheheartofthe
MessengerofAllah(sallallaahualaihiwasallam)i.e.,itisconnected
toAllahinbothtextandmeaning.
TheHadeethofProphet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)isrelatedtothe
prophet(sallaahualaihiwasallam)intextandmeaning.Except
HadeesEQudseewhichisrelatedinMeaningtoAllahbutintextto
Prophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam).

6. The Definition of Hadeeth
TYPES OF NARRATIONS
FIRSTDIVISION:Basedonwhomthenarrationsarerelatedto.
Narrationsaredividedinto4types.TheyareHADEETH,KHABAR,ASARAND
HADEETHQUDSEE.
1)HADEETH:Thisisthenarrationwhichisdirectlyrelatedtothe
prophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)concerninghisactions,sayings,tacit
approvals,descriptionsandmanners
2)KHABAR:TheKhabarnarrationsaresameasHADEETHbuttheycanbe
relatedtotheprophet(Sallallahualaihiwasallam)orothers.Therefore,
theKhabarnarrationsaremoregeneralthantheHadeeth
3)AL-ATHAR:ThisisthenarrationconnectedtotheSahabah(RadhiAllahu
Anhum),theTaba’eenandtheat’bataba’een
4)AL-HADEETH QUDSEE:Thisisthenarrationreportedbythe
Prophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)ontheauthorityofAllahi.e.,the
wordsareoftheprophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)butthemeaningis
fromAllah
TheHadeethalQudsee,althoughthemeaningisfromAllahcannotberecited
intheprayerbecausethewordsarefromtheprophet(sallallahualaihiwa
sallam).

7. The Definition of Hadeeth
A transmission from the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) relating a saying,
action, approvalor quality(description).

8. The Writing of Hadeeth
ThewritingofHadeethwasstartedatthetimeofprophet(sallallaahualaihiwa
sallam).SomeoftheSahabahusedtoremembertheAhadeethandsomeof
themrecordedinwriting.TheProphet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)onsome
occasionsorderedthecompanionstowriteandsomeoccasionskeptquite
onseeingthemwritingandonsomeoccasionsencouragedtowrite
everythinghetells.Theprocessstartedwithsmallpamphletsandbooklets.
LaterwerecollectedbyanumberofMuhaddiseeninMusnads&Sunans.
1)NarratedAbuHuraira(RadhiAllahuAnhu):
ThereisnoneamongthecompanionsoftheProphet(sallallahualaihiwasallam)who
hasnarratedmoreHadithsthanIexcept'AbdullahbinAmr(binAl-'As)whousedto
writethemandIneverdidthesame.
[SaheehBukhari,BookofKnowledge,ChapterWrtingofknowledge,Hadeeth113]
2)AbdullahibnAmribnal-'Asnarrated:
IusedtowriteeverythingwhichIheardfromtheApostleofAllah(peace_be_upon_him).
Iintended(byit)tomemoriseit.TheQurayshprohibitedmesaying:Doyouwrite
everythingthatyouhearfromhimwhiletheApostleofAllah(peace_be_upon_him)isa
humanbeing:hespeaksinangerandpleasure?SoIstoppedwriting,andmentionedit
totheApostleofAllah(peace_be_upon_him).Hesignalledwithhisfingertohismouth
andsaid:Write,byHiminWhosehandmysoullies,onlyright(HAQ)comesoutfromit.
[SunanAbuDaawood,Kitaab-ul-ilm,baabkitaabatulilm,133;MusannafIbnAbeeShaibaa,KitaabulAdab]
[MusnadAhmad2/162/6510&2/192;SunanAd-Darimi1/125;MustadrakAlHakim1/359]
[SilsilaAhaadeethAs-Saheehah,1532]

9. The Writing of Hadeeth
3)AbdullahbinUmar(radhiAllahuAnhu)narratedthattheprophet(sallallahualaihiwa
sallam)ofAllahwrotealetteraboutsadaqah(zakat)buthediedbeforehecouldsendit
tohisgovernors.Hehadkeptitwithhissword.SoAbuBakracteduponittillhedied,
andthenUmaracteduponittillhedied.{thisletterisreportedasKitaab-us-sadaqa}
[SunanAbuDawood,KitaabUs-Zakaat,1568;Tirmidhee,AbwabuzZakaat,617;MusnadAhmad,2/14
&2/15;MusannafIbnAbeeShaibaa,Kitaab-uz-Zakaat,3/121;BayhaqiAs-SunanAlKubra,Kitaab-Uz-
Zakaat,4/88;MusnadAbuya’la,Volume9,5470;IrwaUl-Ghaleel,265/3;MustadrakAlHaakim,Volume
1,1443]GRADEDSAHEEH
4) On the conquest of Makkah the prophet(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) gave a speech on
human rights. Then a Yemeni man, named Abee Shaa requested “write that for me Oh
Allah’s Apostle”(he said it twice). The prophet(sas) ordered: “Write that for Abu Shah.”
[BukhariandMuslim][SeeFordetailsSaheehBukhariVolume3,Book42,Number613andmore]
5)MousaBinTalhasaidthatwehavethebookofMuaazBinJabal(RadhiAllahuAnhu)
whichhereportedfromtheProphet(sallallaahualaihiwasallam)
[Sunan Daraqutni, 2/95,1897; See Mishkaat Ul Masaabih 1803]
6) Abdullah Bin Ukaim(Radhi Allahu Anhu) reported that the letter(pamphlet) of
Prophet(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was read in the territory of Juhaina when I was a
young boy
[Sunan Abu Daawood, Kitaab ul Libaas, 4127]
*******WEWOULDLIKETOREMINDTHOSEWHODEVIATEINNOCENTPEOPLEBYCREATING
DOUBTSABOUTHADEETHANDTHEBOOKSOFHADEETHTOFEARALLAH.

10. The Rules and Conditions for Acceptance of Narrations
AHadeeth(pl.Ahaadeeth)iscomposedoftwoparts:
(i)TheMatn(text)and
(ii)TheIsnad(chainofreporters).
The‘Matn’isthenarrationitselfi.e.,thewordswhichareattributedtowhois
reportedasbeingsaid.
TheIsnaadisthechainofreporters(menorwomen)startingfromthe
Muhaddiseg.,BukharitoWhomthenarrationisrelatedeg.,the
Prophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam).Thescholarsinvolvedintransmitting
thenarrationsalsocollectedtheinformationaboutthenarrators.This
informationisthebasisfortherulesandconditiondefinedinthe
acceptanceofthenarrations.
ImamMalik(b93Hijri)saidthattheIsnaadwasstartedintheperiodofImam
Zuhree(b50Hijri).Astimepassed,morereporterswereinvolvedineach
isnad,andsothesituationdemandedstrictdisciplineintheacceptanceof
ahadith;therulesregulatingthisdisciplineareknownasMustalahal-
Hadith(theScienceofHadith).
Thisclarifiesthat,thematterofspuriousAhadeethwasnotanignoredor
unknownthingforthescholarsoftheera.Infact,theymadesureofthe
authenticity,bycollectinginformationabouteverynarratorwhoreportsa
Hadeeth.

11. CLASSIFICATION OF HADEETH
HADEETH AL MUTAWAATIR
This is the narration related from
a group of people (atleast 4 from
generation to generation), where
it is impossible for them to have
agreed upon a lie and the narration
must rely upon the mind and the
senses.
The scholars have no doubt that
this type of Ahadeeth came from
the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa
sallam). This is again divided into
Mutawatir in the text and Mutawatir
in the meaning.
HADEETH AL AHAD
Any Hadith which is not
recurrent(mutawatir in the
transmission) is called non-
recurrent ('ahad). This type is
again sub-divided based on
different criteria.

12. CLASSIFICATION OF HADEETH
It has to be stressed that in Islamic Law only authentic (saheeh) and
good (Hasan) Hadeeths are used in deriving ordinance.

13. The Rules and Conditions for Acceptance of Narrations
The Five Criteria for judging the authenticity:
1) Lack of continuity in the chain of transmitters.
2) Lack of integrity in the Narrators
3) Inaccuracy of the memories of the transmitters
4) Non-conformity of a Hadith then it is called "odd" (shadhdh).
5) Because of a "defect" ('illah).
A Saheeh Hadeethmeets the above 5 conditions. Hasan Hadeethmeets all except the 3
rd
condition in
any point in the Isnaad. If a Hadeeth is not Saheeh or Hasan then it is Dha’eef. Especially the 1
st
and the
2
nd
requirements are not met.
A Dha’eef Hadeeth cannot be used to derive Rulings/Aqeedah and if it is not Mawdhoo or Munkar
or Matrook can be used in Targheeb wa Tarheeb(for encouragement and discouragement) of the
already established things . It must be indicated that the Hadeeth is Dha’eef. Mawdoo and Munkar
reports should only be used to warn people againstacting them.
Unauthenticity of Hadeeth Based on
dis-continued isnaad (chain of reporters):
1) Mursal
-Chain of reporters misses the Sahabi
2) Munqati‘
-Chain misses some reporters in the middle
3) Mu'dil
-Chain misses 2 successive reporters
4) Mu'allaq
-Chains misses the reporter at the end
Unauthenticity Based on integrity of narrators:
1) Mawdoo (Fabricated, there is some transmitter who
is known for Fabricating and Lying Ahadeeth)
2) Munkar (Rejected, the text came from only one
channel and the transmitter’s memory is not
known to be good)
3) Matrook (Abandoned, Fabrication in the Hadeeth)
4) Mudallas (Masked Transmitters, a transmitter
masks the tranmitter(s) above him)
5) Mubham (Obscure, Some transmitter is not named)
6) Mudraj (Interpolated, Something has been added
into text)

14. The Books of Hadeeth
TheCompanionsoftheprophet(sas)weredistributedinvariouscitiesacrossthemuslim
ummah.TheygavetheknowledgeofQuranandSunnahtotheirstudents.Thescholarsof
Hadeethtravelledfromplacetoplaceandcollectedthereportsfromtheirpredecessors.
Therearemorethan30booksofHadeetheachonegivingevidenceofthetruthnessthat
theyaretherecordedsunnahofProphet(SAS)andtheSahabah(RadhiAllahuanhum).The
followingarethemostfamousamongthem.Thefirst6inthefollowinglistarecalledas
UmmahaatAs-SittaortheSihaahAs-Sitta(TheAuthenticSix).
1) Saheeh Bukhari
2) Saheeh Muslim
3) Sunan Nisaaee
4) Sunan Abu Dawood
5) Sunan At-Timizee
6) Sunan Ibn Majah
7) Muatta Malik
8) Musnad Ahmad
9) Mustadrak Haakim
10) Sunan Ad-Daarimi
11) Sunan Bayhaqi
12) Saheeh Ibn Hibban
13) Saheeh Ibn Khuzaima
14) Sunan Daaraqutni
15) Musnad Abu Ya’la
16) Musnad Ishaaq bin Rahwaih
17) Musnad Abdullah bin Mubaarak
18) Musnad Shafaee
19) Musnad Ibn Al Ja’ad
20) Musannaf Ibn Abee Shaibaa
21) Musannaf Abdur Razzaaq
22) Tabaraani As-Sagheer, Kabeer
and Al-Awsat
and many others.

15. Saheeh Bukhari:
The author called it Al Jami as-Saheeh. This book was compiled by Abu
Abdullah Imam Muhammad Bin Isma’eel Al Bukhari. Imam Bukhari was
born in 194 Hijri. He was brought up as an orphan with his mother.
Imam Bukhari was a man of Taqwa. He studied under many Shaikhs and
stayed in hijaz for 6 years. He travelled to as-shaam, al-misr, al-basra, al
kufa, al-baghdad etc. He had a strong memory.
He collected the reports from different scholars dispersed across the
muslim world and completed the book in 16 years. He showed it to the
famous Muhaddiseen of the time namely Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal
(d241hijri), Yahya bin Ma’een(d233 hijri) and Alee Ibn Madinee(d234hijri).
Imam Bukhari was a Mujtahid and Faqi and has strange way of
extracting rules from Hadeeth and indeed his book and biography testify
this fact.
Saheeh Bukhari has a total of 7397 Ahadeeth and after removal of
repeated Ahadeeth it becomes 2602. Imam Bukhari said that he included
only Saheeh Hadeeth in this book. The book has unique chapters based
on the topic.
Some Statements about him from the Muhaddiseen in his time:
Imam Ahmad(d241hijri) said “Khurasan has not brought out of it a
man like Muhammad Bin Ismail” [Mustalahaat Hadeeth, Ibn Uthaimeen]
Imam Ibn Khuzaima(d311hijri) said “I have not seen under the sky,
anyone having more knowledge and better memory of the
Hadeeth of the Messenger of Allah(sas) than Muhammad bin
Ismail” [Mustalahaat Hadeeth, Ibn Uthaimeen]
Imam Bukhari wrote many other books like Al-Adab ul Mufrad & others
books which deal with the knowledge of the reporters(transmitters).
Saheeh Muslim:
The author called it Al Jami as-Saheeh. This book was compiled
by Imam Muslim Bin Hajjaaj Al Nisapoori. Imam Muslim was
born in 204 Hijri in Nisapoor, Iran. He also travelled to different
countries name al-misr, ash-sham, Iraq and Hijaz.
Many scholars of Ahl-ul-Hadeeth have praised him a lot;
Muhammad ibn Bashaar(rahimahullah) said: The great
memorizers of the world are 4: Abu Zu’rah in Rayy, ad-
Darimee in Samaqand, Muhammad ibn Ismael in Bukhara
and Muslim in Nisapoor.
Imam Muslim died in Nisapoor in 261 hijri. He also wrote other
books for reporters and transmitters.
Saheeh Muslim is also considered as a book equivalent to Saheeh
Bukhari in its authenticty. The Ahadeeth in Saheeh Muslim are
also arranged by topic and is famously praised for the
arrangement of the Ahaadeeth. Imam Nawawi later divided the
Saheeh Muslim with chapter headings.
Comments on Saheeh Bukhari and Muslim:
Some of the scholars have criticized very few Ahadeeth of
Bukhari and Muslim, but on the whole the Ummah of
Muhammad(sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) has accepted these two
books as the most authentic books of Hadeeth.
Some of the quotes of famous scholars of the east and west:
1) Imam Nisaa’ee(d303) said: “Ummah is united on the Saheeh
Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim each of them in authenticity
and Bukhari is the best in all the books of Hadeeth.
2) Ibn Taymeeyah(d728) said: “Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim
muslim do not agree on a hadeeth except its authentic
without a doubt”
3) Allaama Ayni Al Hanafi(d855 Hijri): “The Ulama of the east and
west are united that after Quran there is no book better
than Saheeh Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim”
[Allaama Ayni, Umdatul Qaari, Muqaddama]
4) Shah Wali Ullah Muhaddis Dehlawi (d1100H) said: “He who says
against Bukhari and Muslim (hadeeth books) he is an
Innovator(Biddati) and he has chosen a path that is
different from that of the Believers
[Hujjatullaahil Baligha,v1, p134]
WhenaMuhaddithsayshegot300,000/600,000/500,000ormore
Hadeethandhecollectedoutofthem7000/6000/4000itmeans
thathegottheinformationabouttheSunnahfromsomanychains
ofnarrators.Hedoesnotmeanthathegotsomanytypesoftext.
Forexample,fromAbuHurayrahtoxytoabtoef,fromAnasto
pqtofgetc.etc.Outofthelargenumberofchainsthe
Muhaddiseenselectafewprominentchainsandrecordthe
informationofthereporterswiththem.

16. Sunan Abee-Dawood:
Abu Dawood is Sulayman bin Ahs-ath bin Ishaaq as-Sijistaani. He
was born in Sijistaan in Basra in 202 Hijri. He travelled seeking
Ahadeeth and reported from people of Iraq, Sham, Misr and
Kharasan. He also took from Imam Ahmad and other scholars.
Thisisthecollectionof4800Ahdeethandtheauthoronly
collectedthoseAhadeethpertainingtotherulingsoftheShariah.
SunanAbuDawoodisafamousbookamongthescholarsofFiqh
becauseitcolelctedmajorityoftheAhadeethconcerningrulings
oftheShariah.Itsauthoralsostatedthathereadhisbookto
ImamAhmadwhocommentedthatitwasagoodandfinebook.
ImamAbuDawoodhavecommentedonthemostoftheweak
AhadeethandtheAhadeethwhichheisquietareconsideredas
Hasan.TheMostfamousbookofexplanationofAbuDawoodis
AwnulMa’aboodSharhAbeeDawoodbyAllaamaAzeemabaadi.
DarussalaampublishersalsogaveagoodresearchofSunan
AbeeDawoodwhichispresentinUrduandEnglish.
SUNANNISA’EE:
ImamNisa’eeisAbdurRahmanAhmadbinShuaibbinAleeAn-
Nasaeebornin215HijriinNasaainpresentIran.Hetravelledto
variousplacesseekingAhadeethnamelyHijaz,Khurasaan,
Shaam,Al-Jazira(arabianpenisula),andotherplaces.Hestayedin
Egyptforalongtimeandhisbooksbecamefamousthere,he
thentravelledtoSyria,wherehewasafflictedwithtrials.Imam
Nisa’eeiswellrespectedforhisknowledgeandtheauthenticityof
hisbookSunan-An-Nasaa’eewhichhasveryfewDha’eef
Ahaadeeth.AfterSaheehayn(twoSaheehs)hisbookisthenext
authenticbook.
ImamNisa’eealsowroteabookDhu’afaaWalMatrookeenonthe
Unauthenticreportersandfabricatorslistingmanyreportersof
Hadeethwhowerenotreliableandwhowerefamousfabricators.
Sunan At-Tirmidhee:
Imam Tirmidhee is Abu Eesa Muhammad bin Eesa bin Surah as-
Salamee at-Tirmidhee born in the town Tirmidh in
Uzbekistaan near the northern border of Afghanistan in
209 hijri. He travelled to various place seeking Ahadeeth
and reported from people of Hijaaz, Iraq and Khurasan.
Thisisthecollectionwhichisverypopularamongthescholars
andthishasSaheeh,HasanandDha’eefAhadeeth.Imam
TirmidheementionedclearlythelevelofeveryHadeethin
hissunansometimescalledasJamiAt-Tirmidhee.He
alsoexplainedwhytheweakAhadeethinhisbookareof
thatlevel.
IbnRajab(d795h)said:“TakhreejinhisbookofSaheeh,Hasan
andGhareeb(rareorscarce),regardingtheGhareeb
HadeethwhichhemadeTakhreejsomeofthemare
Munkar(rejected)Ahadeethespeciallypertainingtothe
virtues”
SunanAt-Tirmidheeisagoodworkforthestudentsandone
needstocheckwithotherMuhaddiseentocheckthe
authenticityforsomeoftheAhadeethinthiscollection.
AmongthemostpopularcommentariesofTirmidheeisTohfatul
AhwadhibiSharhJamiAt-TirmidheebyAbdurRahman
Mubarakpoori.
Sunan Ibn Maajah:
Imam Ibn Maajah is Abu Abdullah Muhammad bin Yazeed bin
Abdullah bin Maajah. He was born in Khazwin in 209 Hijri.
ThiscollectionisamongthefamoussixbooksofHadeeth.But,
thelevelofauthenticityisnotofthatlevel,when
comparedtotheotherbooks.
SunanIbnMajahhas4341Ahadeeth.Majorityofthemarefoundin
otherbooksofHadeethexcept1339.
IbnHajrAsqalaani(d852h)said:“Generallytherearemany
Ahadeeth(in Sunan IbnMajah) which are
Munkar(rejected)andAllah’saidissought.”
Al-Suyooti(d911h)said:“heistheonlyonewhomadeTakhreejof
Ahadeethfrommenwhohavebeencriticizedoflyingand
stealingahaadeeth.SomeoftheAhadeetharenotknown
exceptfromtheseweakmen”
TherearemanycommentariesofSunanIbnMajahamongthem
thefamousisHashiyaAl-Sindhi.

17. The books on Reporters and authenticity of Hadeeth
TheMuhaddiseenrecordedtheinformationaboutthereportersintheIsnaadofthe
Ahadeeth.ThisistomakesurethateveryHadeethwhichisreportedismadesure
thatitistransmittedactuallyfromtheprophet(sallallahualaihiwasallam).
Remarkslike“Imam(leader)”,“Haafiz(Preserver)”,“Reliable,trustworthy”,“Makes
Mistakes”,“weak”,“Abondoned(bythemuhaddiseen)”,“Liar,Usedtofabricate”are
madeforthereportersinordertomakesurethattheUmmahisnotleftunguidedwith
alotofAhadeethwhichareun-authenticandthepeoplegetconfusedandmight
preferunauthenticandfabricatedAhadeethinsteadoftheauthenticones.
AmongtheearliestbooksareTareekhofIbnMa‘een(d.233),TabaqatofKhalifabin
Khayyat(d.240),Tareekhofal-Bukhari(d.256),Kitabal-Jarhwa'l-Ta'dilofIbnAbee
Hatim(d.327)andTabaqatofMuhammadbinSa‘ad(d.320).
AnumberofsuchbooksarethereespeciallyonthereportersofHadeethinthe
UmmahaatAs-Sittah.ThefirstamongthemisaboutthereportersinSunanIbnMajah
(d.273),theten-volumecollectionofal-Hafiz'Abdal-Ghanial-Maqdisi(d.600),known
asAl-KamalfiAsma'al-Rijal.Al-Mizzi(d.742h)abridgedandincludedpunctuationsin
thebook.
ThelaterscholarslikeImamZahhabi(d.748hijri),IbnHajrAsqalaani(d852hijri)have
workedonthereportersdetails.Therearemanybookswhichdiscusstheauthenticity
oftheAhadeethcollectedinvariousbooks.ThefamousareMajmaAlZawa’idbyIbn
HajrAlHaythami,thebooksofImamZahhabi,IbnAljawzi,ImamNawawi,ImamIbn
TaymeeyahandthemostrecentofthosebeingofAl-AlbanitheMuhaddisofour
times.
AllaamaAl-Albaani’slargecollectionofworklikeSaheehAlJaamiAs-Sagheer,Sisila
AhaadeethAlSaheeha,SilsilaAhadeethAl-Dha’eefah,worksonMishkat-ul-Masabih,
andthefoursunansAbuDawood,Tirmidhee,Nisaa’eeandIbnMajahandothersuch
areabigassetforthestudentsandscholars
AllaamaAl-AlbaanidiscussestheHadeethandmentionsthemanybookswhich
collectedthemandthecommentsofthepreviousMuhaddiseen.Andmakeshis
commentsonit.AnymuhaddiswhodeclaresaHadeethasun-authenticgives
detailedexplanationfortheweaknessoftheHadeeth.

18. And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger after
the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows
other than the believers' way, We shall keep him in the path
he has chosen, and burn him in Hell ---what an evil
destination!
[Quran, Surah Nisa, Ayat 116]
Wa Sallillaahumma Alaa Sayyidina Wa Nabiyyina Muhammad wa ala Aalihi
wa Sahbihi wa Barik wa Sallim. Wal Hamdulillahi rabbil Aalameen