Six Books
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Six Books is the collective name for the six canonical hadith compilations that are considered the most authoritative sources of the Prophet Muhammad’s sayings and actions in Sunni Islam.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni hadith canon
ⓘ
canonical hadith collections ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Six Canonical Books
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Kutub al-Sittah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredSecondaryTo | Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consistsOf |
Jami al-Tirmidhi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahih Muslim NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahih al-Bukhari NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunan Abi Dawud NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunan Ibn Majah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunan al-Nasa'i NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | rigorous hadith authentication methods ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Sunni hadith literature ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatusIn | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary textual source for Sunnah in Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Abbasid Caliphate period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Islamic ethics
ⓘ
Islamic law (fiqh) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni creed (aqidah) ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| regardedAs | most authoritative Sunni hadith sources after the Quran ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| subject |
actions of Prophet Muhammad
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hadith ⓘ sayings of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| timeframeOfCompilation |
3rd century AH
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9th century CE ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sunni hadith studies
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Sunni jurisprudence ⓘ Sunni theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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