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A Textbook of Hadith Studies: Authenticity, Compilation, Classification and Criticism of Hadith

A Textbook of Hadith Studies

Introduction – A Textbook of Hadith Studies

HADITH studies in the title of this hook refer mainly to Hadith methodology and criteria that seek to verify accuracy of the text and authenticity of Hadith. My treatment of the Hadith and its methodology is somewhat selective and does not propose to cover all of the numerous areas of this discipline; it docs, nevertheless, attempt to cover most of the important headings of Hadith studies, commonly known as ūlūlmul al-Hadith.

A great deal of what is presented in this book is concerned with the methods of enquiry and principles which the Hadith scholars have formulated for verifying the authenticity of Hadith and accuracy of its message. “Jurisprudence of Hadith” might be said to be an equally acceptable equivalent in English of Ulumul Hadith, which is, however, not usually employed in the relevant literature.

One of the main objectives of methodology. whether in the sphere of Hadith or other disciplines of learning, is to develop objective and scientific standards of enquiry and research. The purpose is to ensure adequate safeguards against subjectivity and error that might compromise reliability of the results of that enquiry. Methodological guidelines arc particularly important to areas of research that involve value judgement and personal preference of the researcher, and also commitment to certain hypotheses in research.

Religion is one such area where development of objectivity and impartial methods are at once difficult and most valuable. Muslim jurists and ‘ulamā’ have developed elaborate methodologies for the authentication of Hadith with precise purposely to enhance the scope of scientific objectivity in their conclusion. This they have done in full awareness that in no other other branch of Islamic learning has there been as much distortion and forgery as in Hadith.

Objective knowledge is that knowledge which is open to public verification, and this is held to be true, in the modern world of imperial knowledge, which can be accessed and verified by the public. The Islamic perception of objectivity and objective knowledge tends to differ, however, in that access, experimentation and whether or not it is verifiable by most people are nor the ….

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