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The History of

Hadith Criticism

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An Overview of Hadith Collection:Musannaf: a transcript of legal

discourse.

Musnad: tracing reports back to theProphet.

Sunan: legal references based on the

Prophet.Ehaustive collections: local histories!

personal "u#$a"s! trans"issionsessions.

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HO% &OES HA&'(H C)'('C'SM

%O)*?How would +ou verif+ a report,

(he (hree (iers of Hadith Criticis":

-. 't needs an 'snad.. 's the 'snad reliable,

/. 's the report corroborated,

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%ES(E)0 C)'('C'SM O11 (HE

HA&'(H ()A&'('O0'gna2 3old2iher d.-4-! and1or" Criticis"Hadith are reall+ the result ofearl+ Musli" political! sectarian

and legal disputes.

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5OSEPH SCHACH( &.-464 A0& (HE7AC*3)O%(H O1 'S0A&S

Al87ukhari#s Sahih

Al8Sha9#'# ""

Malik#s Muwatta

Successor

Co"panio"

Prophet

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MO(=*' A0& (HE COMMO0