An Introduction to the Science of Hadith

Suhaib Hassan, Al-Quran Society, London

FOREWORD

Some commonly-quoted ahadith

SECTION A

Introduction

A brief history of Mustalah al-Hadith

Mustalah al-Hadith (the Classification of Hadith)

Rijal al-Hadith (the study of the reporters of Hadith)

SECTION B

THE CLASSIFICATION OF HADITH

According to the reference to a particular authority

According to the links in the isnad

According to the number of reporters in each stage of the isnad

According to the manner in which the hadith is reported

According to the nature of the text and isnad

According to a hidden defect found in the isnad or text of a hadith

According to the reliability and memory of the reporters

SECTION C

Further branches of Mustalah and Rijal

APPENDIX

Verdicts on the ahadith mentioned in the Foreword