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Are all hadith authentic?
Yes, Most all Sahih Al-Bukhari hadiths are authentic. Sahih al-Bukhari, person to be admired and respected for all his efforts towards helping contribute a better understanding of Islam. (May Allah be please with him.)
Is all of Sahih Bukhari Sahih?
The Sahih Bukhari collection of Hadiths is considered to be the most authentic collection of the teachings and sayings of the Prophet (ﷺ). It is said that al-Bukhari collected over 300,000 hadith and included only 2,602 traditions in his Sahih.
How many Hadith did Bukhari collected?
Sahih al-Bukhari contains around 2,600 ahadith without repetitions and 7,563 ahadith with repetitions. It is an important book in Islamic literature.
Are Sunnah and Hadith the same?
What is the difference between Hadith and Sunnah? Sunnah is always authentic while Hadith can be authentic as well as spurious. Hadith have been written and interpreted by scholars of Islam. Sunnah means a path that has been trodden and treats Prophet as a messenger of the almighty.
Is there an Islamic science that studies hadith and their authenticity?
There is an Islamic science that studies hadith and their authenticity and it is dependent on several other Islamic sciences (e.g. ” علم الرجال “). Hadithes are historical documents. The way to check the authenticity of a hadith is similar to the way of checking for the authenticity of other historical documents.
What is the most reliable hadith collection?
The Sunni consider the following collections as reliable: Sunan ibn Majah by Ibn Majah. On the other hand Shia consider the following collections as reliable: Al-Tahdhib and Al-Istibsar by Shaykh Muhammad Tusi. Even if you take a single collection from the 9 collection mentioned above you may find contradictory hadith.
How can you tell if a hadith is strong or weak?
Knowing which hadith in which book, along with which label (weak/daeef, good/hasan, strong/saheeh, or fabricated/mawdoo) is sufficient to tell you what the hadith is. In general, when a website, lecture, class, etc. quotes a hadith, they will tell you if it is weak/strong/fabricated. If not, you can ask.
Why do Shia and Sunni have different collections of hadith?
Shia and Sunni often have different collections because they consider different people in Islam to be reliable sources of hadith, e.g. Shia do not consider a person a reliable source simply because he or she was a companion of the prophet.