Hadith - Compilation, Authenticty, its Types, & Prominent Works

Sunan are the collections which contain:

• a) Hadith of legal traditions (Ahadith al-Ahkam) only
• b) Hadith of all eight topics; belief, laws, rulings, piety, manners, Quranic commentary, historical, biographical matters
• c) Sahih Ahadith
• d) None of the above

Who are some compilers of Sahih Ahadith?

• a) Bukhari
• b) Muslim
• c) All of the above
• d) None of the above

The Muwatta of Imam Malik and the Sahih Muslim belongs to which criteria of Hadith collection?

• a) Sahih
• b) Musannaf
• c) Musnad
• d) Sunan

The class of hadith books in which only Sahih Ahadith are collected is:

• a) Musannaf
• b) Sunan
• c) Jam'e
• d) None of the above

Collections of saying of Prophet (PBUH) which were written down by one of his companions or successors of next generation is referred as:

• a) Sahifa
• b) Musnad
• c) Sunan
• d) Sahih

The Musnad of Imam Ahmed ibn Hanbal contains narrations of how many companions?

• a) 600
• b) 700
• c) 900
• d) 30,000

Which collection of Ahadith contains more than 40 Ahadith related to one or more topic?

• a) Jam'e
• b) Mu'jam
• c) Araba'iniyyat
• d) Sunan

The Sahih of Al-Bukhari and principle book of Al-Tirmidhi is also known as:

• a) Jam'e
• b) Sunan
• c) Mustadrak
• d) Mu'jam

Which type of Hadith is characterized by a chain of narrators going all the way back to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?

• Riwayat
• Diyarat
• Qudsi
• Nabi

Hadith that are considered "Mawdu'" are:

• Highly authentic and widely accepted.
• Fabricated or forged Hadith.
• Statements from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in everyday life.
• Only found in the Quran.