An Introduction to Hadith

• UNIT ONE – THE HADITH STUDIES AND THE SUNNAH
  • Meaning of “Hadith”
  • Scope of the Term Hadith
  • The Meaning of Sunnah
  • Scope of Sunnah
  • Hadith Qudsi
  • Importance of Adherence to the Sunnah

• UNIT TWO –  THE SAHABA AND THE TABI’UN
  • Definition of Sahaba
  • Virtues of the Sahaba
  • The Tabi’un

• UNIT THREE – SAHIH AND HASAN HADITH
  • Definition of Sahih Hadith
  • Imam Bukhari’s Sahih
  • Imam Muslim’s Sahih
  • Sahihayn
  • Maqbul Hadith
  • Definition of Hasan Hadith

• UNIT FOUR – WEAK HADITH AND HADITH FABRICATION
  • Weak Hadith Defined
  • Types of Weak Hadith
  • Ruling Pertaining to Weak Hadith
  • Religious Ruling Concerning Lying
  • Works Related to Fabricated Hadith

• UNIT FIVE – INTENTION, SINCERITY

 

• UNIT SIX – IMAN, ISLAM, IHSAN

 

• UNIT SEVEN – REPENTANCE, SEEKING FORGIVENESS

 

• UNIT EIGHT – PATIENCE

 

• UNIT NINE – MUHASABA – MURAQABA (SELF-CRITICISM AND SELF-SUPERVISION)

 

• UNIT TEN – AVOIDING INNOVATION

 

• UNIT ELEVEN – AMR BI-MA’RUF WA AN-NAHY AN AL-MUNKAR (ENJOINING THE GOOD AND FORBIDDING THE EVIL)

 

• UNIT TWELVE – SILA AR-RAHM (OBSERVING TIES OF KINSHIP)

 

• UNIT THIRTEEN – MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS

 

• UNIT FOURTEEN – PRIDE AND HUMILITY

 

• UNIT FIFTEEN – PROPRIETY AND MODESTY

 

• UNIT SIXTEEN – THE TONGUE

 

• UNIT SEVENTEEN – BACKBITING, SLANDER

 

• UNIT EIGHTEEN – MUSLIM FELLOWSHIP

 

• UNIT NINETEEN – PRAYER

 

• UNIT TWENTY – SEVEN GROUPS OF PEOPLE

 

• SOURCES