An Introduction to the Science of Hadith

About “An Introduction to the Science of Hadith”

Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ's Introduction to the Science of Hadith is a 13th-century book written by `Abd al-Raḥmān ibn `Uthmān al-Shahrazūrī. The book explains the Islamic discipline of hadith, including its terminology and the principles used to evaluate the authenticity of narrations. A hadith is a recorded statement, action, or approval of the Prophet Muhammad, serving as a secondary source of law in Islamic jurisprudence. The work outlines the methods by which hadith specialists assess the reliability of individual narrations. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)