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    The document discusses two types of hadith collections: musnad and musannaf. Musnad collections arrange traditions by the name of the final narrator, while musannaf collections group traditions by topic into books and chapters. The document also notes that musannaf collections are generally more useful than musnad collections for understanding topics and crafting religious laws.

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    The document discusses two types of hadith collections: musnad and musannaf. Musnad collections arrange traditions by the name of the final narrator, while musannaf collections group traditions by topic into books and chapters. The document also notes that musannaf collections are generally more useful than musnad collections for understanding topics and crafting religious laws.

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    The document discusses two types of hadith collections: musnad and musannaf. Musnad collections arrange traditions by the name of the final narrator, while musannaf collections group traditions by topic into books and chapters. The document also notes that musannaf collections are generally more useful than musnad collections for understanding topics and crafting religious laws.

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    Q.

    (a) Write a detailed account of the musannaf and musnad


    collections of Hadith. [10]
    Paragraph 1
    [What is Musnad?]
     The term Musnad was originally used for such traditions as were
    supported by a complete uninterrupted chain of authorities (Isnad).
     But later on the term came to be used in the general sense of a
    reliable and authoritative tradition and for all reliable works in the
    Hadith literature like the Sunan of Al-Darimi and the Sahih of Al-
    Bukhari.
     But technically it is used only for those collections of Hadith in which
    they are arranged according to the names of the final authorities by
    whom they are related, irrespective of their subject-matter.
     Such are the Musnad of Abu Dawood Al-Tayalisi (d. 204) and
    Ahmed b. Hambal (d. 233) which contains more than 30000
    traditions reported by about 700 Companions.

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    Paragraph 2
    [Different ways within Musnad works]
     The Musnad works themselves, however, differ in detail in the
    arrangements of the authorities who related them.
     In some of them they are arranged in the alphabetical order of their
    names and they are called Mu’jam.
     In some of them they are arranged according to the their relative
    merit in the acceptance of Islam.
     Or according to taking part in the early important events of the
    Prophet’s mission.
     There are, however, many Musnad works which are devoted to
    traditions related either by special group of Companions or by on
    single Companion only.

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     There are, however, certain Musnad works which are divided
    into chapters devoted to various subjects, and in each chapter
    the Hadiths are arranged according to the original authorities,
    Companions, by whom they are related.
     This plan is followed by Abu Ya’la (d. 276) and Abu Abdul
    Rahman in their Musnad works. These works combine the
    characteristics of the Musnad and Musannaf works.
     Some of the Musnad-compilers, however, tried to collect
    together all the available traditions reported by the various
    Companions. The Musnad of Ibn Al-Najjar is said to have
    contained the traditions related by all the Companions.

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    Paragraph 3 [What is Musannaf?]
     Musannaf are those large collections of Hadith in which the
    traditions relating to most or all the various topics are put
    together and arranged in various books or chapters, each
    dealing with a particular topic. To this class belong the Muwatta
    of Imam Malik and Sihah Sittah, the six sound books.
     Muwatta is not a work on Hadith in the same sense in which
    the Sahih Bukhari and other later works are. Its object was not
    to sift the hadiths only but to demonstrate the religious law
    rituals and practices which were in keeping with Sunnah
    prevalent in Madina.
     Imam Malik included in his work a large number of fatwas and
    customs of Madina, without trying to prove them by Hadith.

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     Muwatta was not intended to serve as a collection of
    Hadiths and at the same time it is not a book of fiqh in the
    same sense in which later books of fiqh are said to be
    works on the subject.
     It contains a large number of Ahadith Al- Ahkam (legal
    traditions).
     There are 1700 traditions in it and almost all are included
    in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
     Some scholars count it in six sound books in place of
    Sunan Ibn Maja.
     Some other musannafat are Musannaf of Abdul Razzaq
    and Musannaf of Ibn abi Sahibah.

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    Paragraph 4
    [Which method was followed first?]
     It is not unlikely that some of the very early collections of them
    were arranged according to their subject-matter connected with
    the Islamic legal, ritual or religious problems. But these were
    small collections on a single topic.
     Most of the experts have the opinion that the Musnads are
    earlier in origin than the Musannafs as it is simpler way of
    collection.
     In the third centaury Muhaddithin realize that Musannaf way is
    more convenient for the law makers so all followed topical
    arrangement of Ahadith.

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    (b) In your opinion, from the two Hadith collections above,
    which is the more useful to Muslims? Give reasons for your
    answer. [4]

     I my opinion Musannaf is more useful for various reasons.


     We usually want to get information about a certain topic and in
    musannaf we will get all Ahadith together.
     It is beneficial for law makers also as they want all Ahadith
    together on the topic they are making law on.
     For true understanding of something we have to study all
    material related to it and it is available with convenience only in
    musannaf.
     For its more benefits the six compilers also adopted this way of
    collection.

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    Other Types Of Compilations

    Sunan
     Sunan is a technical term used by scholars of Hadith sciences to
    denote a book of Ahadith in which Ahadith, relating to legal
    rulings, are collected topically, from the Chapters of
    Purification down to the Chapter on Wills.
     The topics are arranged in the same order as followed in books
    of Islamic jurisprudence. For example: Sunan Abu Dawood
    and Sunan Ibn Maja.

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    Jami’
     Jami’ are those compilations of Hadith in which Ahadith about
    the following eight topics are collected:
     Beliefs (Aqai’d)

     Islamic rulings (Ahkam)

     Interpretation of Quran (Tafseer)

     Battles of Prophet’s time (Siyar)

     Etiquettes (Aadaab)

     Merits (Manaqib)

     Discords (Fitan)

     Evidences of Qiyamah (Ashraat)

    For example: Sahih Bukhari and Sunan Tirmidhi.

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