Kitab al-Athar explained

Kitab al-Athar (ar|كتاب الآثار), is one of the earliest Hadith books compiled by Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani (132 AH – 189 AH), the student of Imam Abu Hanifa.^[1] This book is sometimes referred to Imam Abu Hanifa.^[2]

Description

The book contains almost 1,000 hadiths according to Al-Maktaba Al-Shamela. It is one of the oldest Hadith book written.^[3] The book contains many Hadiths that connect directly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad while others are the narrations of Sahabas (companions of Muhammad). Some of its Hadiths also attributed to students of Sahabas.^[4]

Publications

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

• Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah: Published: Turath Publishing (25 November 2006) ^[5]

See also

• List of Sunni books
• Kutub al-Sittah
• Sahih Muslim
• Jami al-Tirmidhi
• Sunan Abu Dawood
• Jami' at-Tirmidhi
• Either: Sunan ibn Majah, Muwatta Malik

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Kitab al-Athar. www.whitethreadpress.com . Apr 30, 2019.
2. Web site: The Kitab al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah . www.goodreads.com . Apr 30, 2019.
3. Web site: The Kitab al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah . www.goodreads.com. Apr 30, 2019.
4. Web site: The Kitab al-Athar . www.whitethreadpress.com. Apr 30, 2019.
5. Web site: Kitab Al-Athar of Imam Abu Hanifah. www.amazon.in. 978-0954738013 . Apr 30, 2019.