An Introduction to the Science of Hadith

Chapters & Page Ranges (www.kalaullah.com edition)

• Preface — Pages 1–2
• Introduction — Pages 3–5
• Definition of Hadith and Related Terms — Pages 6–10
• Importance of the Science of Hadith — Pages 11–14
• Early Compilation of Hadith — Pages 15–21
• Development of the Science of Hadith — Pages 22–27
• Transmission of Hadith — Pages 28–33
• Conditions for the Acceptance of a Hadith — Pages 34–39
• Classification of Hadith According to the Number of Narrators — Pages 40–45
• Classification of Hadith According to the Reliability of the Narrators — Pages 46–55
• The Meaning of Ṣaḥīḥ, Ḥasan, and Ḍaʿīf — Pages 56–61
• Defective Hadith (Al-Ḥadīth al-Maʿlūl) — Pages 62–66
• Fabricated Hadith (Al-Ḥadīth al-Mawḍūʿ) — Pages 67–70
• The Science of Al-Jarḥ wa al-Taʿdīl — Pages 71–77
• Biographical Evaluation of Narrators (ʿIlm al-Rijāl) — Pages 78–84
• Principles of Accepting and Rejecting Narrations — Pages 85–91
• Famous Books of Hadith — Pages 92–100
• Schools of Hadith Criticism — Pages 101–108
• Differences Between the Muhaddith and the Faqīh — Pages 109–112
• Conclusion — Pages 113–115
• Appendices and References — Pages 116–118