What are the recommended books for beginners in the study of the science of hadith?
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The Shaykh : The following question: What are the recommended books to study for one who wishes to begin studying the science of hadith, having already studied the terminology of hadith?
If by the science of hadith here you mean the texts of hadith, I advise reading "Sabil al-Salam: A Commentary on Bulugh al-Maram min Ahadith al-Ahkam" by al-Hafiz al-Iskandari, with the commentary by Imam al-San'ani. This book contains a concise collection of hadiths regarding rulings, around which most books of jurisprudence revolve. Although al-Hafiz generally distinguishes between the authentic and the weak among them, Imam al-San'ani provides further clarification in his aforementioned commentary. Then, the student of hadith should move on to a book such as "Al-Muntaqa min Ahadith al-Mustafa" by Ibn Taymiyyah al-Jadd, along with its commentary by Imam al-Shawkani, titled "Nail al-Awtar." In it—meaning in the commentary—there is also an explanation of which of these hadiths are authentic and which are not. It should be noted, however, that Imam al-Shawkani is not an expert in the science of authenticating and weakening hadiths. Most of the judgments he issues in his book "Nail al-Awtar" are actually taken from "Fath al-Bari" by Imam al-Iskandari, as well as from "Al-Talkhis al-Habir."
If by the science of hadith here you mean the texts of hadith, I advise reading "Sabil al-Salam: A Commentary on Bulugh al-Maram min Ahadith al-Ahkam" by al-Hafiz al-Iskandari, with the commentary by Imam al-San'ani. This book contains a concise collection of hadiths regarding rulings, around which most books of jurisprudence revolve. Although al-Hafiz generally distinguishes between the authentic and the weak among them, Imam al-San'ani provides further clarification in his aforementioned commentary. Then, the student of hadith should move on to a book such as "Al-Muntaqa min Ahadith al-Mustafa" by Ibn Taymiyyah al-Jadd, along with its commentary by Imam al-Shawkani, titled "Nail al-Awtar." In it—meaning in the commentary—there is also an explanation of which of these hadiths are authentic and which are not. It should be noted, however, that Imam al-Shawkani is not an expert in the science of authenticating and weakening hadiths. Most of the judgments he issues in his book "Nail al-Awtar" are actually taken from "Fath al-Bari" by Imam al-Iskandari, as well as from "Al-Talkhis al-Habir."
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