Description

المدخل إلى علوم الحديث الشريف is a valuable introductory work on the principles and methodology of Hadith, authored by Mufti Muhammad Abdul Malik.

The book focuses on practical foundations of Hadith study, including principles for locating and extracting Hadith, researching the narrators of chains of transmission, recognising trustworthy and weak narrators, and distinguishing authentic reports from unsound ones. Its aim is to provide students with important foundational knowledge needed for further study of the Hadith sciences.

The book also includes, following the main work, كيف السبيل إلى علم السنة (Kayfa al-Sabīl ilā ʿIlm al-Sunnah) by the renowned Hadith scholar Imam Muhammad Zahid al-Kawthari (d. 1371 AH), making it particularly beneficial for students and researchers of Hadith.

A useful resource for students of ʿUlūm al-Ḥadīth, teachers, and readers seeking a structured introduction to the principles used by the scholars in studying Hadith and its narrators.