Science of hadith

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Chapters: Abu Dawood, Abu Dawud at-Tayalisi, Al-Kamal fi Asma' al-Rijal, A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions, Biographical evaluation, Hadith studies, Hadith terminology, History of hadith, Ijazah, Introduction to the Science of Hadith, Isra'iliyat, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Muwatta Imam Malik, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Silsila, Sunan Abu Dawood, The Great History. Excerpt: Hadith terminology (Arabic: mu¿¿alä al-¿ad¿th; ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿) is the body of terminology which specify the acceptability of the narrations, hadith, attributed to the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad, as well as other early figures of religious significance. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance. Formally, it has been defined by Ahmad ibn 'Ali Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, a renowned hadith specialist, as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology used within hadith studies. The individual terms are numerous, with Ibn al-Salah including sixty-five in his Introduction to the Science of Hadith and then commenting, "This is the end of them, but not the end of what is possible, as this is subject to further particularization to an innumerable extent." Al-Bulqini commented on this by saying, "We have added five more categories, making it seventy." Ibn al-Mulaqqin counted the various types as being "more than eighty" and al-Suyuti included ninety-three in Tadrib al-Rawi. Mu¿ammad al-¿¿zim¿ acknowledged the numerous terms, reaching almost 100 by his own count, saying: "Be aware that the science of hadith consists of numerous types reaching almost 100. Each type is an independent discipline in and of itself and were a student to devote his life to them he would not reach their end." Ibn al-Salah said, "A hadith, according to its specialists, is divided into ¿ä¿¿, ¿asan and ¿ä¿f." While the individual terms of hadith terminology are many, many more than these three terms, the final outcome is essentially determining whether a particular hadith is ¿ä¿¿ and, therefore, actionable, or ¿ä¿f and not actionable. This is evidenced by al-Bulqini's commentary on Ibn al-Salah's statement. Al-Bulqini commented that "the terminology of the hadith specialists is more than this