How many Sahih hadith books are there?

‘The six books’) are six (originally five) books containing collections of hadith (sayings or acts of the Islamic prophet Muhammad) compiled by six Sunni Muslim scholars in the ninth century CE, approximately two centuries after the death of Muhammad.

What do you know about the six books of hadith explain any two?

Today, the first books a student of hadith will encounter are a group of hadith works known as the “six books.” These are the works of Bukhārī (194-256), Abū Dāwūd (202-275), Muslim (206-261), Tirmidhī (209-279), Ibn Mājah (209-273), and Nasā’ī (215-303).

What is a sahih hadith?

A sahih hadith is a hadith that has a connected chain of transmission, each narrator being upright in character, exacting, and reliable in his narration and transmission. Ruling: There is consensus among the ‘ulema that a sahih hadith is evidence for all types of rulings, such as legal rulings, and tenants of faith (with further conditions).

What are the aspects of a hadith that make it reliable?

There are two main aspects of a hadith that make reliable (sahih): its narrator chain (sanad) and its content (matn). See Hadith studies at Wikipedia. Question: What is an example of a hadith that is sahih in chain but not sahih in content?

Should the hadith be Shadh or mu’allal?

The statement that “ the hadith should not be shadh” (irregular) “ excludes from the sahih hadith the shadh report where a trustworthy narrator goes against the narration of narrators who are more reliable than him. Their statement: “ It should not be mu’allal (defective) “ excludes from the sahih hadith the mu’allal report which has a defect.

How reliable is a mawquf hadith?

For Sunni scholars, a mawquf hadith is reliable because for them, Sahaba are reliable, but Shiite scholars of hadiths take a mawquf hadith to be reliable insofar as we know that it goes back to an Infallible (a).