What are the best references for studying hadith and the science of hadith?

Question:
Shaykh Salih asks this time, and he says: I am a student in the Department of Islamic Studies, and I work a lot with hadith. I have a request that you direct me to the following: first, the best references for studying hadith and the science of hadith.

Answer:
, and its sciences, have many books, praise be to Allah. But the matter is not about the books; the matter is about the teacher from whom you receive knowledge. So you must choose a competent scholar from whom you take the science of hadith and other Islamic sciences. Choose the best of those available to you, the most knowledgeable and most God-fearing among those you have. As for the books, the books of the Sunnah are led by the two Sahihs: Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. Then the four Sunans: Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan al-Nasa'i, and Sunan Ibn Majah. These are the four Sunans. Also, the Musnad of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), and the Muwatta of Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him). These are sources for the Sunnah. There are many other books besides these, but these are at the forefront. There are also comprehensive books, such as Jami' al-Usul min Ahadith al-Rasul (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ma'alim, and Kitab Jam' al-Jawa'mi' by al-Suyuti and its abridgment, Mukhtasar al-Jami' al-Saghir, known as al-Jami' al-Saghir. Also, Kitab Kanz al-'Umal fi Sunan al-Aqwal wa al-Af'al, and al-Sunnah and its commentary by Imam al-Baghawi. There are many books, praise be to Allah, but the matter is with the teacher. In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy.
As for the sciences of hadith, they are led by al-Nukhba: Nukhbat al-Fikr fi Istilah Ahl al-athar by al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar (may Allah have mercy on him), and the Introduction of Ibn al-Salah (may Allah have mercy on him). Also, the Alfiah of al-'Iraqi, which is a poem in this discipline. All of these are sources for the sciences of hadith. Yes.