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Muṣannaf & Musnad (Topical and Companion Arrangements)

The two great early genres of hadith compilation: the topically arranged muṣannaf (by legal chapter) and the musnad arranged by transmitting Companion.

The two great early genres of hadith compilation: the topically arranged muṣannaf (by legal chapter) and the musnad arranged by transmitting Companion.

Key passages(19)

Imama 192↗explains

Imama · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Mughni · Ibn Qudama

Very high

Fadl Andalus · Ibn Hazm

High

Ihyaʾ ʿUlum al-Din · al-Ghazali

High

Tarikh · Ibn Khaldun

High

Tarikh · Al-Tabari

High

Sharh al-ʿAdud · al-Iji

High

Fatawa Kubra · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Ihkam Fi Usul Ahkam · Ibn Hazm

High

Majmuʿ al-Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

High

al-Radd ʿala al-Subki · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Masail Riwayat Ibn Hani · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

High

Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Qaʿida Jalila fi al-Tawassul wa-l-Wasila · Ibn Taymiyya

High

al-ʿIlal wa-Maʿrifat al-Rijal · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Moderate

Iʿlam al-Muwaqqiʿin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Moderate

Ighathat Lahfan · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Moderate

Istiqama · Ibn Taymiyya

Moderate

Zad al-Maʿad · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Moderate