15Sahih Ibn Hibbaan Overview

Questions and Answers

What were the five conditions that narrators had to meet for their hadith to be included in Sahih Ibn Hibbaan?

Trustworthiness, memory, knowledge, understanding, and absence of hidden errors

Piety, scholarly level, clarity of expression, no contradictions, and absence of errors

Al-'Adaala, As-Siqd, Al-'Aql, understanding, and not being Mudaliseen (correct)

Authenticity, memorization, clarity, scholarly reputation, and linguistic abilities

How did Ibn Hibbaan organize the hadith in his book?

Chronologically, according to historical events

By the number of chains of narrators for each hadith

In alphabetical order of narrators

Into five main sections with sub-sections related to specific topics (correct)

What was Ibn Hibbaan's primary objective in compiling his hadith?

To analyze the historical context of each hadith

To document all known hadith, regardless of authenticity

To extract rulings from the hadith (correct)

To compare the hadith with other religious texts

What is the status of Sahih Ibn Hibbaan in comparison to other collections?

It ranks after The Saheehayn and Sahih Ibn Khuzayma but is still considered strong Signup and view all the answers

Which author focused on jurisprudential hadith from the Prophet?

Ibn al-Jarood an-Naisaburi Signup and view all the answers

What was Ibn al-Jarood's condition for including hadith in his work?

Only sahih and hassan ahadith Signup and view all the answers

How did Ibn Hibbaan typically present the hadith in relation to specific issues?

He usually mentioned only one authentic hadith per issue Signup and view all the answers

What is the unique aspect of Ibn Hibbaan's methodology for authenticating narrators?

He outlined five specific conditions for narrators Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Sahih Ibn Hibbaan

Authored by Abu Haatim Muhammad ibn Hibbaan al-Busti, focused on authentic Ahaadith.
Inclusion criteria for Ahaadith based on five conditions:
- 'Al-'Adaala' (integrity) in narrators’ religion
- 'As-Siqd' (truthfulness) in their narrations
- 'Al-'Aql' (basic knowledge) of the narrators
- Understanding of meanings in their narrations
- Exclusion of Mudaliseen (those with unknown narrators).

Arrangement of Ahaadith

Divided into five main sections:
- Al-Awaamir (commands)
- An-Nawaahi (prohibitions)
- Al-Akhbaar (reports)
- Al-Mubaahaat (permissible actions)
- Afaal un-Nabi (actions of the Prophet).
Each section further divided into sub-sections for clarity.

Method of Mentioning Ahaadeeth

Sub-sections are introduced followed by relevant Masaail (issues).
Primarily focuses on mentioning one authentic hadith per masala.
Complete mutoon (text of hadith) is provided for context.

Main goal to extract legal rulings from Ahaadith, emphasizing their practical application.

Status of Sahih Ibn Hibbaan

Recognized as following The Saheehayn and Sahih Ibn Khuzayma in importance.
Described as lenient in authentication, but Ahaadith are generally considered robust enough for evidence as they are mostly Sahih or Hassan, barring hidden errors.

Al-Muntaqaa by Ibn al-Jarood

Authored by Ibn al-Jarood an-Naisaburi, focused on jurisprudential Ahaadith.
Strived to include only Sahih and Hassan Ahaadith in his compilation.

Methodology and Arrangement of Ahaadith in Al-Muntaqaa

Organized Ahaadith according to chapters of fiqh, facilitating legal understanding and application.

Description

Explore the essential principles laid out by Abu Haatim Muhammad ibn Hibbaan al-Busti in his work, Sahih Ibn Hibbaan. This quiz covers the stringent conditions he established for the authenticity of ahadith, focusing on the qualifications required from narrators. Test your knowledge of the methodology behind evaluating hadith authenticity.