elfurqan.com – Learning Hadith and Mustalahul Hadith is an important part of Islamic studies. Here is a list of 31 books that can help in studying these topics:
- Sahih Bukhari – The work of Imam Bukhari, which is one of the most authentic Hadith books.
- Sahih Muslim – The work of Imam Muslim, also one of the major Hadith books highly respected in Islam.
- Sunan Abu Dawud – The work of Abu Dawud, one of the six major Sunni Hadith collections.
- Sunan at-Tirmidhi – The work of Imam at-Tirmidhi, also one of the six major Hadith collections.
- Sunan an-Nasa’i – The work of Imam an-Nasa’i, included in the famous Hadith collections.
- Sunan Ibn Majah – The work of Ibn Majah, also one of the six major Hadith collections.
- Musnad Ahmad – The work of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal, a collection of Hadiths arranged by narrators.
- Mukhtasar Sahih Bukhari – A summary of Sahih Bukhari often used for study.
- Riyadhus Shalihin – The work of Imam an-Nawawi, a collection of selected Hadiths.
- Bulugh al-Maram – The work of Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, containing Hadiths related to Islamic laws.
- Subul as-Salam – The work of Imam as-San’ani, providing explanations and analysis of Hadiths in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim.
- Tahdhib al-Kamal – The work of al-Mizzi, a collection of Hadiths with filtered narrators.
- Tahrir al-Tanwir – The work of Ibn ‘Asakir, a critical analysis of Hadiths in Sahih Bukhari and Muslim.
- Al-Adab al-Mufrad – The work of Imam al-Bukhari, containing Hadiths related to manners and morals.
- Explanation of Sahih Muslim – Books providing explanations of Sahih Muslim, by various authors.
- Nukhbat al-Fikar – The work of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, about the science of Hadith.
- Alfiyah Ibnu Malik – The work of Ibn Malik, containing a thousand lines on the science of grammar and morphology.
- Umdatul Ahkaam – The work of Imam Abu Shaukh, containing Hadiths related to Islamic law.
- Majmu’ Sharh al-Muhadzdzab – The work of Imam Nawawi, explaining the book al-Muhadzdzab.
- Majma’ al-Zawa’id – The work of al-Haythami, a collection of Hadiths missed by the six major Hadith collections.
- Ihya Ulumuddin – The work of Imam al-Ghazali, about spiritual purification and moral improvement.
- Kashf al-Khafa’ – The work of al-Suyuthi, a commentary on the book al-Muhadzdzab.
- Minhaj al-Talibin – The work of Imam al-Nawawi, about Islamic law.
- Lubab al-Nuqul – The work of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, a summary of Sahih al-Bukhari.
- Tahzib al-Kamal – The work of al-Mizzi, a collection of Hadiths with filtered narrators.
- Taisir Mustalah al-Hadith – The work of al-Suyuthi, an introductory book on the science of Hadith.
- Nail al-Awtar – The work of al-Shawkani, an explanation of Riyadhus Shalihin.
- Al-Minhaj Fi Sharh Sahih Muslim – The work of Imam Nawawi, an explanation of Sahih Muslim.
- Fath al-Mulhim – The work of Sheikh Shamsuddin al-Asy’ari, an explanation of Sahih Muslim.
- Tadrib al-Rawi – The work of al-Suyuthi, a guide to understanding the Hadith narrators.
- Tahqiq al-Tahzib – The work of al-Iraqi, a critical research on the book al-Tahzib.
