Jarh wa Ta'dil

An essential dictionary for any student. It is a dictionary that classifies in alphabetical order all the words and expressions used in the science of Hadeeth. The list of terminological terms explained is very...

Sharh 'Ilal at-Tirmidhi of Haafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali is an important and indispensable book in the science of hadith and its terminology, specifically the science of 'Ilal (abnormalities faults), and besides Shaykh...

This book “Dawaabit fi Al-Jarh wa Ta'deel” was written by the Hadith scholar Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Abd Al-Latif, an Associate Professor at the College of Hadith at the Islamic University of...

Imam Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari wrote this huge compilation containing nearly 40,000 biographies of Hadith's narrators when he was only 18 years old. It shows his genius and precociousness, Rahimahu Llah. The...

Here is an excellent scientific research that will give you almost everything you need to know to understand 'Ilm ar-Rijal, i.e. the science of the Hadith reporters. This science was instituted by the Ulema of Hadith...

This book is really a gem for students. It's a dictionary that alphabetically lists all the words and expressions used in the science of Jarh wa Ta'deel. But the author doesn't just give a definition, he quotes which...

Here is a book of criticism of the reporters written by Imam adh-Dhahabi, one of the most important works in the science of Jarh wa Ta'deel. In his book he identifies - in alphabetical order - liars narrators,...

One of the most famous collection of invented Hadiths which are falsely attributed to the Messenger of Allah, collected by Hafidh ibn al-Jawzi.Excellent edition, verified from 8 manuscripts, precise and detailed...

Here is the work of one of the scholars of the first blessed generations, the Muhaddith Ibn Zanjuwih al-Nasa'i (251H). It lists all the great scientists of the first generations, starting with the Sahaba until its...

This book by Imam Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Khalili is a summary of the Hafidh of the Maghreb, Ibn Abd al-Barr and his immense work, "al-Isti'ab fi Ma'rifah as-Sahab". This book is one of the first biographies of the...

Explanation by the author of the poem Ithaf an-Nabil, a scientific poem of 700 verses on the importance of the science of Criticism and Praise (Jarh wa Ta'dil). The poem and its explanation are the work of one of the...

Mu'jam Asami al-Ruwat Alladhina Tarjama lahum al-'Allamah Muhammad Nasir ad-Din al-Albani, Jarhan wa Ta'dilan. Collection in alphabetical order of all the narrators whose Imam al-Albani spoke to give their confidence...