Some people believe hadith were collected 300 years after the Prophet’s death ﷺ. Men like Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim tried to work out which ones were authentic and which were not. Therefor questioning the overall authenticity of hadith narrations. This is far from the truth. Hadith collection existed during the era of the lifetime…Continue reading A Brief History of Hadith Narrations
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The Golden Chains of Hadith narration
In hadith narration, the Sanad plays an important part when authenticating hadith. Factors like the individuals themselves and the number of people in the chain strengthen or set hadith above one another. There are multiple opinions on which chains are golden, i.e. narrated by immaculately precise, honest and pious people. According to al-Bukhari, the strongest…Continue reading The Golden Chains of Hadith narration