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Compilation of Hadith: Islamiyat IGCSE Secondary 4

The document discusses the history of the compilation of hadith in Islam. It describes how hadith were initially preserved orally during the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. As Islam spread, scholars began formally collecting and writing down hadith in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, including works like Al-Muwatta by Imam Malik and the Six Authentic Books. The golden age of hadith compilation occurred during the 3rd-4th centuries when experts critically analyzed traditions to distinguish authentic from inauthentic hadith.

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Compilation of Hadith: Islamiyat IGCSE Secondary 4

The document discusses the history of the compilation of hadith in Islam. It describes how hadith were initially preserved orally during the life of the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. As Islam spread, scholars began formally collecting and writing down hadith in the 2nd and 3rd centuries, including works like Al-Muwatta by Imam Malik and the Six Authentic Books. The golden age of hadith compilation occurred during the 3rd-4th centuries when experts critically analyzed traditions to distinguish authentic from inauthentic hadith.

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COMPILATION OF HADITH

Islamiyat IGCSE Secondary 4


During the life of Prophet (PBUH)?

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The Reasons
Muslims did not feel the need
to write the Ahadith, as the
Prophet (PBUH) was present
among their midst.
The companions could easily
refer Prophet (PBUH) on any
issue.

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History of Compilation of Hadis:

1. The age of the Prophet (PBUH) and His companions


2. The age of Students of the companions (Tabi’iin)
3. The age of Students of the Tabi’iin (Taba’ Tabi’iin)

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 Muslims were a small band in Makka without any system of
regular teaching.
The time of companions was mostly occupied in holy wars and
struggles against the enemies or for the propagation of Islam.

Moreover, Holy Quran was being revealed so Holy Prophet


(PBUH) prevented his companions to write down the Ahadith.

The Hadith literature was preserved mainly in the memories and


the hearts of the companions.

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• A number of traditions provide an evidence to the fact that
Prophet (PBUH) encouraged the memorization and spreading of
Hadith. Prophet said:
• . “May Allah be pleased with a servant who heard a thing from me
and then broadcasted it just as he heard it.”

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COMPILATION
• During the age of the students of companions, Caliph Umar bin Abdul
Aziz (R.A) wrote to the governor of Medina to write down all the
traditions of Prophet (PBUH) as they know them.
• A formal system of education of Quran, Sunnah, Fiqqah and Tafseer
started during Umar’s (R.A) caliphate period.
• With the expansion of Islamic empire, the companions went to all
corners of the Islamic world to teach Quran and Hadith. Many
scholars came from far off areas to learn from these companions.

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COMPILATION
• Jabir bin Abdullah travelled from Makka to Syria for the sake of
hearing a single Hadith.
• The first most authentic compilation of Hadith in this period was Al
Muwatta, which was collected by Imam Malik bin Ans in 94 A.H.

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COMPILATION
• During the age of followers of companions, the matter was taken
earnestly and spared no pain in collecting traditions from different
centers of learning.
• During this period, not only the traditions of Holy Prophet (PBUH)
were collected but also the verdicts and sayings of the house of the
family of the Prophet (PBUH) were compiled too.

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COMPILATION
• Outstanding works include Al Muwatta by Imam Malik bin Anas,
• Kitab al-Akhtar by Imam Abu Hanifa and Musnad by Imam Ahmed bin
Hanbal.
• The Hanafi and Maliki school of legal thoughts were formulated during
this period in the light of the Hadith.

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COMPILATION
• The age of followers of the followers proved to be the golden time of
traditions and Hadith literature as they flourished under the laborious
and critical research of the Hadith experts of that time.
• Six authentic books of traditions known as Sahah-e-Sitta/al-kutub as-
Sittah were written. They were the most reliable books on the
traditions of Prophet (PBUH). They are: Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim,
Sunan Abu Dawud, Jami’e AT-Tirmizi, Sunan An-Nasa’I, Sunan Ibn
Majah

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