Advice on Learning the Science of Hadith
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Question:
Abu Basil says: The books of hadith are numerous and well-known. What does the Shaykh advise me to read?
Answer:
First, you must learn, because the science of hadith is not acquired through reading alone; it is acquired through learning. As for browsing through books of hadith, you may browse them and select the authentic ones, such as the two Sahihs, Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, or the books derived from the authentic collections and the two Sahihs, and other authentic hadiths, such as Riyad al-Salihin, and the like of the Nawawi Forty, and al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib by al-Mundhiri. These are reliable books, and their authors have indicated the grades of the hadiths contained in them. They are open books; so if you wish to browse, browse in such books as browsing, not as learning the science of hadith. The science of hadith is not attributed except to the specialists among the scholars of knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu Basil says: The books of hadith are numerous and well-known. What does the Shaykh advise me to read?
Answer:
First, you must learn, because the science of hadith is not acquired through reading alone; it is acquired through learning. As for browsing through books of hadith, you may browse them and select the authentic ones, such as the two Sahihs, Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim, or the books derived from the authentic collections and the two Sahihs, and other authentic hadiths, such as Riyad al-Salihin, and the like of the Nawawi Forty, and al-Targhib wa al-Tarhib by al-Mundhiri. These are reliable books, and their authors have indicated the grades of the hadiths contained in them. They are open books; so if you wish to browse, browse in such books as browsing, not as learning the science of hadith. The science of hadith is not attributed except to the specialists among the scholars of knowledge.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/244 — archive.org (5:34)
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