Hadith Collections

The Hadith Collections are the recorded sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad, compiled by Sunni Muslim scholars in the 9th century CE. The most important are the " Six Books" (Sihah al-Sitta).|||Arabic manuscripts, the oldest dating from the 9th–10th centuries CE. The Sahih of al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH) and the Sahih of Muslim (d. 261 AH) are the most authoritative.|||Compiled in the 9th century CE (3rd century AH).|||Canonical in Sunni Islam (as a source of law and theology, though not considered revelation like the Quran).|||The second most important source of Islamic law and theology after the Quran. Contains the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad.|||Brown, J. A. C. Hadith: Muhammad's Legacy in the Medieval and Modern World. Oneworld, 2009.|||Robson, J. Mishkat al-Masabih. Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, 1963.|||Hadith — Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith|Background and scholarly discussion.;; Hadith Collections — Internet Archive|https://archive.org/details/hadithcollections|Full text and commentary.|||" The best of you are those who are best to their families." — Hadith (paraphrase)