REL-3363 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, Abu Hanifa, Hadith Studies
Document Summary
Toward the paradigmatic conduct of the prophet (sunna) H adith- reports/sayings from the prophet muhammad which he did not object (general body of work of the report. Custom , the way of those who came before. Muhammad and his companions as sources of emulation. Coming of islam did not destroy all arab customs. Rests on the assumption that collective practices of the community reflect the actions/directions of the prophet and his earliest companions. Civil wars/sectarianism led to manipulations/fabrications of hadith for theological and political purposes. Consequently, the need for a method of confirming the authenticity of hadiths became necessary. The sunna that they all agree upon is the community of madina. Isnad -- chain of individuals who pass the report down, supports the authority of the report. Matn-- report itself and what it says. Science of biography (the individuals who make up the isnad), subset of.
