and The Principles of Hadith Criticism in the Writings of and Muslim Belal Abu-Alabbas Oriental Institute, Oxford Abstract Modern research by Muslim and early European scholars takes it for granted that Hadith criticism as documented by classical textbooks of mustalah al-hadith represents how early Hadith criticism worked. In this essay I examine the standards of Hadith criti cism established by two prominent scholars whose writings are the earliest known extant works on the theories of Hadith criticism, Muhammad b. Idris (d. 204/820) and Muslim b.al-Hajjaj al-Naysabiini (d. 261/875). In doing so, 1 determine the extent to which Hadith criticism as defined by Muslim is consistent with the system outlined hy aSha comparison eveas that here le difference Muslim onthe principles of Hadith fameworks and agendas consistent system of that ly developed in the generation before Modern scholars of Hadith critici: n assume that there was a general agree- ‘ment on technical terms among Hadith specialists as presented by classical Hadith terminology rather than investigating how early critics outlined and practised Hadith criticism. Scholars such as Muhammad Zubair Siddiqi, James Robson and Mohammad Hashim Kamali have assumed that early critics were mainly concerned with personal information on Hadith transmitters, such as dates of birth and death and assessments of trustworthiness and competence.! Hadith (James Robson), Aso, Muhammad Zubair Hadith origin development and special features, ed. Aba al-Hakim Murad (Cambridge, 1993), Chapter 7 Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, gr ed. (Cambridge, 2003), 00
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and The Principles of Hadith Criticism in the Writings of and Muslim Belal Abu-Alabbas Oriental Institute, Oxford Abstract Modern research by Muslim and early European scholars takes it for granted that Hadith criticism as documented by classical textbooks of mustalah al-hadith represents how early Hadith criticism worked. In this essay I examine the standards of Hadith criti cism established by two prominent scholars whose writings are the earliest known extant works on the theories of Hadith criticism, Muhammad b. Idris (d. 204/820) and Muslim b.al-Hajjaj al-Naysabiini (d. 261/875). In doing so, 1 determine the extent to which Hadith criticism as defined by Muslim is consistent with the system outlined hy aSha comparison eveas that here le difference Muslim onthe principles of Hadith fameworks and agendas consistent system of that ly developed in the generation before Modern scholars of Hadith critici: n assume that there was a general agree- ‘ment on technical terms among Hadith specialists as presented by classical Hadith terminology rather than investigating how early critics outlined and practised Hadith criticism. Scholars such as Muhammad Zubair Siddiqi, James Robson and Mohammad Hashim Kamali have assumed that early critics were mainly concerned with personal information on Hadith transmitters, such as dates of birth and death and assessments of trustworthiness and competence.! Hadith (James Robson), Aso, Muhammad Zubair Hadith origin development and special features, ed. Aba al-Hakim Murad (Cambridge, 1993), Chapter 7 Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Principles of Islamic jurisprudence, gr ed. (Cambridge, 2003), 00