al-Jāmiʿ as-Ṣaḥīḥ

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The Al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaḥīḥ is a significant collection of spoken traditions, or Hadith, attributed to the Prophet Muhammad, compiled by the Arab scholar al-Tirmidhī (died c. 892). This work is one of the six canonical Hadith collections for Sunni Muslims.12

Al-Tirmidhī traveled extensively to gather material for his collection, studying with renowned scholars. The Al-Jāmiʿ al-Ṣaḥīḥ includes traditions used to support legal decisions, as well as those pertaining to theological matters, religious practices, and customs. A notable feature of this collection is al-Tirmidhī's critical commentary on the chains of transmission (isnāds).1

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His canonical collection Al-Jāmiʿ al-ṣaḥīḥ (“The Sound Collections”) includes every spoken tradition that had ever been used to support a legal decision, as well as material relating to theological questions, to religious practice, and to popular belief and custom. Of special interest in this work are the author’s…
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His canonical collection Al-Jāmiʿ al-ṣaḥīḥ (“The Sound Collections”) includes every spoken tradition that had ever been used to support a legal decision, as well as material relating to theological questions, to religious practice, and to popular belief and custom. Of special interest in this work are the author’s…
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