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− 3. SAYINGS OF THE HOLY PROPHET sa ( ) HADITH ± − Hadith means the words actually spoken by the Holy Prophet or sa ± − words that describe an observed incident related to his life. There are many compilations of. However, six are considered to be the most Hadith ± − genuine and authentic. Together, these six compilations are known as the Sihah Sitta meaning the Six Authentic Ones. These are the compilations ± ± − ± by Imam Abu ‘Abdullah bin Isma‘il Bukhari by Imam (Sahih Bukhari), − − − − − − − ± ± − ± − − − Muslim bin Hajjaj by Imam Abu ‘Isa bin Tirmidhi (Sahih Muslim), (Jami‘ ± − ± ± − ± − − − − − − Tirmidhi), (Sunan Abu Da ud), by Imam Abu Da’ud Sulaiman ’ by Ahmad − − − − − − − − − ± bin Shu‘aib al-Nasa’i and by Imam Abu ‘Abdullah bin (Sunan Nasa’i), − − − − − − − Yazid ibn Majah (Sunan Ibn Majah). − − − Categories of the Books of Hadith ± − Hadith books have been divided into various forms based ± − on the style of publication, purpose of writing, and the author's personal hard work and the depth of his vision. For example: 1. Musnad: These are the books of wherein all the Hadith ± − Ahadith narrated by one particular Companion of the Holy ± − − Prophet and have been placed together in one chapter sa regardless of the subject matter. As an example, all the Ahadith narrated by Hadrat Abu Bakr would appear first, ra ± − − ± ± − then those of Hadrat ‘Umar , then those of Hadrat ra ± ± ± ± ‘Uthman , and so on. consists ra Musnad Ahmad Bin Hanbal − ± ± of about 40,000 narratives of various Companions. The author, , was born in 164 Hadrat Imam Ahmad Bin Hanbal ± ± − ± ± AH and died in 241 AH. 2. Mu'jam: This is the book of in which of Hadith Ahadith ± − ± − − 179