''Tahdhīb al-Āthār'' () is a collection of
hadith
Hadith is the Arabic word for a 'report' or an 'account f an event and refers to the Islamic oral tradition of anecdotes containing the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophet Muhammad or his immediate circle ...
by
Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr ibn Yazīd al-Ṭabarī (; 839–923 CE / 224–310 AH), commonly known as al-Ṭabarī (), was a Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim ulama, scholar, polymath, Islamic history, historian, tafsir, exegete, faqīh, juris ...
. Al-Kattani described it as one of al-Tabari's amazing works, although, he did not complete it.
Description
Al-Tabari compiled this work as inclusive of hadith, an examination of their
authenticity, and the explanation of each. He arranged his work according to the
companion narrating it, beginning with
Abu Bakr
Abd Allah ibn Abi Quhafa (23 August 634), better known by his ''Kunya (Arabic), kunya'' Abu Bakr, was a senior Sahaba, companion, the closest friend, and father-in-law of Muhammad. He served as the first caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate, ruli ...
al-Siddiq.
He completed the hadith of the
ten companions promised paradise,
Ahl al-Bayt
() refers to the family of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, the term has also been extended to all descendants of the Banu Hashim (Muhammad's clan) and even to all Muslims. In Shia Islam, the term is limited to Muhammad, his daugh ...
and their clients, as well as a large segment of
ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās's hadith.
Al-Tabari gathered those hadith he determined to be authentic from each of these companions and discussed the various
routes of their individual hadith and any hidden defects.
He then discussed the
understanding
Understanding is a cognitive process related to an abstract or physical object, such as a person, situation, or message whereby one is able to use concepts to model that object.
Understanding is a relation between the knower and an object of u ...
of each hadith, the differing opinions of the scholars and their rationale, and the definitions of any unusual terminology.
He died in 922 before completing it.
Al-Kattani praised ''Tahdhib'' as being from the author's amazing works.
Published Editions
The book has been published by many times by different publishes:
* ''Tahdhib al-Athar wa Tafsil al-Thabit 'an Rasul Allah min al-Akhbar.'' Edited by Mahmoud Muhammad Shakir. Cairo: Al-Madani Press, 2 volumes.
[https://shamela.ws/book/13092]
See also
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List of Sunni books
* ''
Kutub al-Sittah
(), also known as () are the six canonical hadith collections of Sunni Islam. They were all compiled in the 9th and early 10th centuries, roughly from 840 to 912 CE and are thought to embody the Sunnah of Muhammad.
The books are the of al ...
''
* ''
Sahih Muslim
() is the second hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. Compiled by Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj () in the format, the work is valued by Sunnis, alongside , as the most important source for Islamic religion after the Q ...
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* ''
Sahih al-Tirmidhi
''Sunan al-Tirmidhi'' () is the fourth hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by Islamic scholar al-Tirmidhi in (250–270 AH).
Title
The full title of the compilation is (). It is shortened to , , , or .
The te ...
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* ''
Sunan Abu Dawood
''Sunan Abi Dawud'' () is the third hadith collection of the Six Books of Sunni Islam. It was compiled by scholar Abu Dawud al-Sijistani ().
Introduction
Abu Dawood compiled twenty-one books related to Hadith and preferred those (plural of ...
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* Either: ''
Sunan ibn Majah'', ''
Muwatta Imam Malik
''Al-Muwaṭṭaʾ'' (, 'the approved') or ''Muwatta Imam Malik'' () of Malik ibn Anas, Imam Malik (711–795) written in the 8th-century, is one of the earliest collections of hadith texts comprising the subjects of Sharia, Islamic law, compile ...
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References
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9th-century Arabic-language books
10th-century Arabic-language books
Sunni literature
Sunni hadith collections
Works by Muhammad ibn Jarir al-Tabari