What does "narrated by the Five or the Four" mean in Hadith studies?
What is meant by "the Five" among the people of Hadith are: Al-Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, and Al-Nasa'i. As for "the Four," what is meant by them are the authors of the Four Sunan: Abu Dawud, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nasa'i, and Ibn Majah.
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