The folder at hand provides brief biographies of the compilers of Sahihs and Sunan.
By Editorial Staff
Imams of Hadith
Almighty Allah has chosen some people to be the torch bearers leading the Muslim community to the straight path and guiding its way in light of the instructions of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
They are the religious scholars who devoted their life for teaching people the religion of God. They are the inheritors of Prophets and the most beloved ones to God the Almighty.
Abu Ad-Darda’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The scholars are heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion.” (Abu Dawud)
In fact, the knowledge of Hadith is one of the greatest branches of the Shari`ah knowledge. It explains the speech of Allah, relates the conditions and merits of Prophet (peace be upon him), conveys the commandments of Islam and represents the second main source of Islam.
Those who occupied themselves with acquiring it undoubtedly excel their peers in other kinds of science. It is enough that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has supplicated God for them as narrated by Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him): “I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying, “May Allah make the faces of the person who hears something from us and communicates it to others exactly as he has heard it shining and radiant, for it may be that the recipient of knowledge understands it better than the one who has heard it.” (At-Tirmidhi)
It is also reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that he said, “This knowledge (Hadith) will be carried by the most upright from among each generation. They will remove from it the distortion of the immoderate, the plagiarism of the liars and the misrepresentation of the ignorant. (Ibn `Abdul-Barr)
Those scholars of Hadith have undertaken the responsibility of narrating the hadiths of the Prophet to the following generation, verifying the weak of them from the strong, demonstrating them to people, inspecting their transmitters and discriminating between the authentic and the inauthentic. They have devoted their lives for this sacred mission, may Allah reward them all the best!
The folder at hand provides brief biographies of the compilers of Sahihs and Sunan, including the Imams: Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa’i and Ibn Majah. We have shed light on the early life, scientific journeys, righteousness, sheikhs, students, writings, death and praise of scholars of each scholar. The folder is highly beneficial to every Muslim, specially the knowledge seekers, as it introduces the biographies of the 6 imams of hadith in an interesting, simple and scientific way.
Al-Bukhari: The Imam of Hadith and Sunnah)
The article touches on some of the sides of Imam Al Bukhari’s biography as well as his works, sheikhs and students…
Imam Muslim: The Leading Scholar of Hadith
The article touches on some of the sides of Imam Muslim ibn Al-Hajjaj’s biography as well as his works, sheikhs and students…
Abu Dawud: The Faqih and Scholar of Hadith
The article touches on some of the sides of Imam Abu Dawud’s biography as well as his works, sheikhs and students….
At-Tirmidhi: Imam of Hadith and Fiqh
The article touches on some of the sides of the life of Imam At-Tirmidhi and talks about his works, teachers, journeys and students…
Imam An-Nasa’i: The Great Authority of Hadith
The article talks about some of the sides of the life of Imam An-Nasa’i in terms of his early life, knowledge-seeking, books, the scholarly appraisal of him and other interesting things…
Ibn Majah: The Great Memorizer of Hadith
The article touches on the life of Imam Ibn Majah, including his scientific journeys, works, sheikhs and students…