By:
Suhaib Hassan
Islambasics Library:
An Introduction to the Science of Hadith
Forward
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 involved 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 AL-HADITH (classification of hadith and their reporters)
APPENDIX : Verdicts on the ahadith mentioned in the Foreword