Musnad Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh

Musnad Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh
AuthorIshaq Ibn Rahwayh (d. 853 A.D.)
Original titleمسند إسحاق بن راهويه
CountryAbbasid Caliphate
LanguageArabic
SubjectIslamic traditions
GenreHadith collection

Musnad Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh (Arabic: مسند إسحاق بن راهويه), is one of the oldest Hadith book compiled by Imam Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh (d. 853 A.D).,[1] who is the teacher of famous Scholars of Hadiths including Imam Muhammad al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Imam Al-Tirmidhi & Imam Al-Nasa'i.[2][3]

Description

The book contains two thousand four hundred & twenty five (2425) hadiths according to Maktaba Shamila.[4] It is one of the oldest Musnad ( a kind of Hadith book) written. It is written in first century of Islamic Calendar and written before the most authentic book of Hadiths (narrations of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad) that are Sahihain (Sahih al-Bukhari & Sahih Muslim). The Musnad (مسند) are collections of Hadiths which are classified by narrators, and therefore by Sahabas (companions of Muhammad). The books contain both Authentic and weak narrations.

Publications

The book has been published by many organizations around the world:

  • Musnad Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh (مسند إسحاق بن راهويه) by Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh: Published: Dar al-Kitab al-Arabi, Beirut, 2002 [5]
  • Musnad Isḥāq ibn Rāhwayh: Published: al-Madīnah : Tawzīʻ Maktabat al-Īmān, 1990-1991. (Beirut, Lebanon)[6]

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