The Muslims believe that the Holy Quran has been preserved intact and pure by Allah himself. However, they have forgotten that that this preservation essentially includes the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (S), the practical example of the implementation of the Quran.

Hadith is Sunnah in record. Ths Muhaddiths (scholars of Hadith) have left an immense wealth of Hadith literature, but it is a wide and complex study.

This book "the science of Hadith" by the learned Suhaib Hasan has especially been writteb with English readers in mind. Introduction to various aspects of Islam to English readers is the main purpose of the publishers of this book

Contents

• Publisher's Note
• Foreword
• 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 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
• APPENDIX: Verdicts on the Ahadith mentioned in the Foreword