About This Book

Scholars of Hadith is a detailed study of the great muhaddithun, the scholars who collected and classified the hadith of the Prophet (peace be upon him). Each chapter presents the biography of one scholar together with the methods he used in collecting and classifying hadith.

The book gives English readers a way to connect with the work of the classical hadith scholars and to understand how the major collections, such as Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, came to be.

What's Inside

Biographies and methods of:

• Malik ibn Anas
• Ahmad ibn Hanbal
• al-Bukhari
• Muslim
• al-Tirmidhi
• Abu Dawud
• an-Nasa'i
• Ibn Majah
• ad-Darimi
• al-Bayhaqi

Who It's For

• Students of hadith and Islamic history
• Readers who want to know more about the compilers of the major hadith books
• Teachers preparing lessons on the hadith sciences