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2.1 Ulum al-Hadith
Islamic Religious Education · Grade 9 · 10 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Ulum al-Hadith: isnad and matn; Hadith, Hadith Qudsi and the Qur'an
- Books of Hadith: the six authentic books and their compilers
- Classification of Hadith: sahih, hasan and dhaif; reasons for classification
- Collection and compilation of Hadith in the period of the Tabi'in and Tabi'i-Tabi'in
What you will be able to do
- identify the six authentic Books of Hadith as a source of guidance
- describe the characteristics of sahih, hasan and dhaif Hadith to differentiate authentic from unauthentic Hadith
- explain reasons for the classification of Hadith for authenticity
- examine factors that necessitated the collection and compilation of Hadith during the period of the Tabi'in and Tabi'i-Tabi'in
- describe the process of collection and compilation of Hadith during the period of the Tabi'in and Tabi'i-Tabi'in
- appreciate the collection and compilation of Hadith as a source of Islamic Sharia
Key questions
“Why was it important to collect and compile Hadith?”
“Why is Hadith classified?”
Lessons
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Ulum al-Hadith: isnad and matn
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDefine Hadith and Ulum al-Hadith, and identify the isnad (chain of narrators) and matn (text) of a Hadith.
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Hadith, Hadith Qudsi and the Qur'an
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDistinguish the Qur'an, Hadith Qudsi and Prophetic Hadith, and identify the three forms of Sunnah.
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The six authentic books of Hadith
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizIdentify the six authentic books of Hadith (al-Kutub al-Sittah), their compilers and how they are arranged.
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Imam al-Bukhari and his method
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe the life of Imam al-Bukhari and the strict conditions that made his Sahih the most authentic book after the Qur'an.
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Reasons for classifying Hadith
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizExplain why scholars classified Hadith: fabrication, human error, protecting Sharia and guiding action.
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Sahih Hadith: characteristics
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe the five conditions of a sahih (authentic) Hadith and apply them to example chains.
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Hasan and dhaif Hadith
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe the characteristics of hasan and dhaif Hadith, compare them with sahih and mawdu', and explain how each is used.
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Why compilation began
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizExamine the factors that led to the collection and compilation of Hadith in the period of the Tabi'in and Tabi'i-Tabi'in.
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Compilation in the time of the Tabi'in
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe how Caliph Umar bin Abdul-Aziz ordered the collection of Hadith and how Abu Bakr bin Hazm and Ibn Shihab az-Zuhri carried it out.
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Compilation in the time of the Tabi'i-Tabi'in
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizDescribe how the Tabi'i-Tabi'in arranged Hadith by topic, name key works such as the Muwatta of Imam Malik, and appreciate compilation as a source of Sharia.