Sahih
Sahih describes a hadith judged authentic. Its chain of narrators is unbroken and reliable, and its wording doesn't contradict stronger evidence. It is the highest of the standard hadith grades, above hasan and da'if.
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Is it possible for the books "Mukhtasar Sahih al-Bukhari," "Fath al-Bari," or "Sahih Muslim" to contain unauthentic hadiths, especially given the ruling "weak isnad due to a point of suspension (ta'liq)" for a hadith found in "Sahih al-Bukhari," despite it being classified as "sahih"?
The musnad hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari are, on the whole, authentic. The criticisms leveled against them are usually from the perspective of hadith methodology and adherence to Al-Bukhari's conditions, not due to…
What is your response to the campaign "Not everything in the Two Sahihs is authentic," which challenges the authenticity of hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, and do you believe the idea of attaching their warning research in a WhatsApp message is appropriate?
The scholars have agreed that Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim are the most authentic books after the Holy Quran, and the Ummah has accepted them. The Ummah has agreed upon the authenticity of most of their hadiths,…
How can one respond to those who question the authenticity of the Hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, claiming that they were written centuries after the Hijra, and that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade the writing of Hadith, and that they contain Hadith that contradict the Qur'an and reason?
Regarding al-Bukhari's compilation of his Sahih two centuries later: The Hadith scholars established precise conditions for accepting narrations. They would only accept from a trustworthy person who combined uprightness…
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What is the total number of Hadith in Sahih Al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Jami' At-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah, and Sunan Abi Dawud? How many are there without repetition? And how many years does it take to memorize the Six Books?
Why did the jurists not adopt the Hadith, "Nothing interrupts the prayer of a Muslim," which is narrated in Sahih Al-Bukhari, but instead adopted the Hadith, "A woman, a donkey, and a black dog interrupt the prayer"?
Is Sheikh Al-Albani to be followed in his weakening of some of Sahih Muslim's hadiths due to Abu Al-Zubayr's 'an'anah from Jabir, or should one remain with Muslim's authentication and that of the scholars of the Ummah for these hadiths?