Hadith

A hadith (Arabic: حَدِيْث ‎ , pronounced: "ha-deeth") is the narration of an event from the life of Muhammad, the prophet of   Islam. In English, the   word hadith   is also used as the plural   word   for a group of these narrations although the plural in Arabic is a-HAA-deeth. In the first two centuries of  Islam , during the period of territorial expansion, there arose a need to accommodate a great  diversity  of  cultures  in the Muslim  community . The hadiths then multiplied in number and were often fabricated in order to create a normative past that could accommodate contemporary situations. Thus many early opinions on the religious law and  dogma  of Islam, as well as sectarian prophecies and other expectations, were cast in the form of hadiths. Once the Prophet’s personal example, as recorded in hadiths, became established as the universal Muslim norm ( Sunnah ), however, Muslim scholars attempted to d...

Biography of Imam Bukhari (writer of Sahih Bukhari) Click here to open:  Sahih Bukhari Compilation of Hadith Imam Bukhari is a famous Hadith expert together with Imam Ahmad, Imam Muslim, Abu Dawud, Tirmidhi, An-Nasai, and Ibn Majah. It has been unanimously agreed that Imam Bukhari’s work is the most authentic of all the other works in Hadith literature put together. As agreed by all the scholars, Sahih Al-Bukhari is the most authentic book after the  Holy Quran. His Lineage: The full name of Imam Bukhari is  Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Ismail  ibn Ibrahim Ibn Al-Mughirah ibn Bardizyah Al-Jufri  Al-Bukhari . His great grandfather, Al-Mughirah, settled in Bukhara after accepting Islam. He was born on Friday, 13 Shawwal 194 AH (July 21, 810 CE) in the city of Bukhara (a city in present day Uzbekistan). His father was an Alim (Islamic Scholar) and learned from number of famous scholars including Imam Malik ibn Anas. His father died when he was infant and his m...

Biography of Imam Muslim (writer of Sahih Muslim) Click here to open:  Sahih Muslim Compilation of Hadith His full name is  Abu Al-Husayn Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj  ibn Muslim ibn Ward ibn Kushadh Al-Qushairy An-Naysabur. Imam Muslim considered as an outstanding and eminent authority of Hadith. He is one the leading scholars and memorizers of the Prophet’s (S.A.W.) narrations and Hadiths. His Hadith collection “Sahih Muslim” is regarded as one of the two most authentic books of Hadith, alongside Sahih Al-Bukhari. Imam Muslim’s Birth and Early Life: Imam Muslim was born in 202 AH (817 CE) or 204 AH (819 CE) or 206 AH (821 CE) in Nishapur, Abbasid province of Khurasan (present day located in Iran). He belonged to a noble Arab tribe called ‘Qushair’. In a family of knowledge and good conduct, for his father was a regular attendant of the circles of knowledge and upright man, and in a town replete with Islamic knowledge, Abu Al-Husayn Muslim grew up stuck on knowledge. He be...