This text studies Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim and some of the traditions they contain, in order to make it clear that the traditions are not necessarily authentic (Sahih) just because they are contained in these two books.
- A Critical Assessment of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1: A Critical Assessment of Sahih Bukhari
- Chapter 1: Bukhari as a Narrator
- Abu Zar’ah and Abu Hatam on Bukhari
- Duhli and his criticism of Bukhari
- Bukhari and his deviation from the path of Ahl Al-Bayt
- Bukhari and Ghadir tradition
- Ibn Jazer and Ghadir tradition
- Bukhari and his skepticism about Imam Sadiq’s traditions
- Sunni scholars and issue of loving Prophet’s progeny
- Are they truthful in making this claim?
- Qattan and his criticism of Imam Sadiq (a.s)
- Who is Mujalid Bin Sa’eed?
- Dahabi and Imam Sadiq (a.s)
- Who is Qattan?
- Incredible claims
- The story of Ibn Madini’s Al-Ilal
- Chapter 2: Baseless Traditions in Sahih Bukhari
- The tradition of ‘[Prophet’s] proposing to 'Aisha
- The tradition of ‘intercession of Ibrahim for Azer’
- The tradition of Prophet's ‘praying on the corpse of Ibn Abu Sulul’
- The tradition of ‘three lies told by Prophet Ibrahim’
- The tradition of ‘a prophet setting ant’s nest on fire’
- The tradition of ‘eating forbidden meat’
- The tradition ‘Prophets do not leave behind inheritance’
- The tradition of ‘Ali’s quarrel with Prophet over nightprayer’
- Fabricated tradition and the objection of fatalism
- The tradition of Ali's ‘proposing to Abu Jahl’s daughter’
- The tradition 'Ali is not superior to the Prophet's companions'
- The tradition that allows taking wage for reciting from the Holy Quran
- The tradition of 'asking for rain' narrated by Asbat
- The tradition 'traditions will increase after me'
- The tradition that prohibits (playing) musical instruments
- The tradition 'a believing adulterer does not in fact commit adultery'
- Three persons take Prophet to Mi'raj
- Monkey stoned to death for fornication
- Hamidi and Ibn Abd Al-Barr
- Bukhari and three other fabricated traditions
- Great Sunni leaders and these fabricated traditions
- The Tradition Masruq Narrates from Um Ruman
- Temporary Marriage forbidden in Khaibar year
- Chapter 1: Bukhari as a Narrator
- Part 2: An evaluation of Sahih Muslim
- Bibliography