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The following is a list ofhadith collections compiled bytraditionists, which are the purported words, actions, and the silent approvals of the Islamic prophetMuhammad or his immediate circle (companions in Sunni Islam,^[1][2]Ahl al-Bayt in Shiite Islam).^[3]

• The Nine Hadith books that are indexed in the world renowned Hadith concordance (Al-Mu’jamul Mufahras li Alfadhil Hadithin Nabawi)^[4] that includesal-Sihah al-Sittah (The Authentic Six),Muwatta Imam Malik,Sunan al-Darimi, andMusnad Ahmad.

1. Sahih al-Bukhari (9th century)
2. Sahih Muslim (9th century)
3. Sunan Abu Dawood (9th century)
4. Sunan al-Tirmidhi (9th century)
5. Sunan al-Nasa'i (9-10th century)
6. Sunan ibn Majah (9th century)
7. Muwatta Imam Malik (8th century)
8. Sunan al-Darimi (9th century)
9. Musnad Ahmad bin Hanbal (9th century)

• Among the other Authentic Hadith books that followṢaḥīḥayn(Sahih Bukhari andSahih Muslim) are:^[5]

1. Sahih ibn Khuzaymah. (9-10th century)^[5]
2. Sahih ibn Hibban (9th-10th century)^[5]
3. Al-Mustadrak alaa al-Sahihain (11th century)^[5]

• Other Primary/Major Collections (PrimaryHadith books are those books which are collected and written by author or their students themselves). Most of the following list has been given in Preface (Muqadamah) of the bookAl-Jami al-Kamil (published in 2019) byImam Ziya-ur-Rahman Azmi, but the 1st century AH collections are not readily accessible:

1. MajmoahSaʽd ibn ʽUbadah (d. 16 AH)
2. MajmoahAbd Allah ibn Mas'ud (d. 32 AH)
3. Nuskha lil ImamAli (d. 40 AH)
4. Maktobat lil Amr ibn Hazm (d. 51 AH)
5. RisaalahSamura ibn Jundab (d. 54 AH)
6. Sahifah al-Sadiqah lilAbd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-As (d. 65 AH)
7. SahifahJabir ibn Abd Allah (d. 74 AH)
8. Majmoah Bashir Ibn Nahik (d. 91 AH)
9. SahifahAnas ibn Malik (d. 93 AH)
10. Riwayaat ulAisha lilUrwa ibn al-Zubayr (d. 94 AH)
11. Riwayaat ulIbn Abbas fromSa'id ibn Jubayr (d. 96 AH)
12. Sahifah Hammam ibn Munabbih (d. 130 A.H.)
13. Musnad Abu Hanifa (d. 150 AH)
14. Musannaf ibn Jurayj (d. 150 AH)
15. Al-Jami lilMa'mar ibn Rashid (d. 154 AH)
16. Al-JamiAbd al-Rahman al-Awza'i (d. 158 AH)
17. Al-Jami lil Imam Sufyan Suri (d. 161 AH)
18. Muwatta Imam Malik (d. 179 AH)
19. Kitab ul Zuhd lilAbd Allah ibn al-Mubarak (181 AH)
20. Kitab al-Kharaj lilAbu Yusuf (d. 182 AH)
21. Kitab-ul-Aathaar -al Shaybani (d. 189 AH)
22. Al-Muwattah lilMuhammad al-Shaybani (d. 189 AH)
23. Kitab ul Zuhd lilWaki' ibn al-Jarrah (d. 197 AH)
24. Al-JamiIbn Wahb al-Masri (d. 197 AH)
25. Al-Kharaj lil Yahya bin Adam (d. 203 AH)
26. Kitab al-Umm (d. 204 AH)
27. Musnad al-Shafi'i (d. 204 AH)
28. Al-Risala (d. 204 AH)
29. Musnad al Tayalisi (d. 204 AH)
30. Al-Mughazi lil imamAl-Waqidi (d. 207 AH)
31. Musannaf of Abd al-Razzaq (d. 211 AH)
32. Musnad Humaidi ImamAl-Humaydi (d. 219 AH)
33. Fazail e Qur'an lilAbu Ubaid al-Qasim bin Salam (d. 224 AH)
34. Al-Amwaal lilAbu Ubaid al-Qasim bin Salam (d. 224 AH)
35. Al-Tahur lilAbu Ubaid al-Qasim bin Salam (d. 224 AH)
36. Gharib Hadith lilAbu Ubaid al-Qasim bin Salam(d. 224 AH)
37. Sunan Sa'id ibn Mansur (d. 227 AH)
38. Musnad Musadad bin Masarhad (d. 228 AH))
39. Musnad Abd al-Rahman bin Awf lil Imam Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barti (d. 228 AH)
40. Musnad Ibn al-Ja'd (230 AH)
41. Kitab Al-ilm lil Abi Khaytmah Zuhair bin Harb (d. 234 AH)
42. Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah (d. 235 AH)
43. Al-Musnad lilIbn Abi Shaybah (d. 235 AH)
44. Musnad Ishaq Ibn Rahwayh (d. 238 AH)
45. Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH)
46. Kitab Al-Zuhd lilAhmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH)
47. Fazail e Sahaba lilAhmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH)
48. Al-Ashrabah lilAhmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH)
49. Al-Zuhd lil ibn Al-Sari (d. 243 AH)
50. Musnad Ibn Abi Umar al-Adni (d. 243 AH)
51. Musnad Ahmad bin Muni (d. 244 AH)
52. Al-Amwal lil ibn Zanjuyah (d. 248 AH)
53. Al-Munthakhab min Musnad Abd bin Hameed (d. 249 AH)
54. Sunan ad-Darimi (d. 255 AH)
55. Sahih al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
56. Al-Adab al-Mufrad (d. 256 AH)
57. Al-Tarikh al-Kabir (d. 256 AH)
58. Juz Qira Khalaf al-Imam (d. 256 AH)
59. Juz Rifa al-Ideen lil imamMuhammad al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
60. Khalqul Afwal ul Ibad lil imamMuhammad al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
61. Sahih Muslim (d. 261 AH)
62. Sunan ibn Majah (d. 273 AH)
63. Musnad Abdullah bin Umar lil Imam Muhammad bin Ibrahim Tarsusi (d. 273 AH)
64. Sunan Abu Dawood (d. 275 AH)
65. Al-Murasil lil imamMuhammad al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
66. Musnad lil Imam Baqi bin Mukhlid al-Andalusi (d. 276 AH)
67. Al-Marefa wal Tarikh lil Imam al-Faswi (d. 277 AH).
68. Shamail Muhammadiah lil ImamMuhammad al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
69. Al-ilal lil ImamMuhammad al-Bukhari (d. 256 AH)
70. Sunan al-Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH)
71. Shamaail Tirmidhi (Shama'il Muhammadiyah (d. 279 AH)
72. Makarim al-Akhlaq lilIbn Abi al-Dunya (d. 281 AH)
73. Musnad al-Harith (d. 282 AH)
74. Gharib Hadith lil ibn Ishaq al-Harbi (d. 285 AH)
75. Kitabul Sunnah lilIbn Abi Asim (d. 287 AH)
76. Al-Ahaad wal Al-Muthani lilIbn Abi Asim (d. 287 AH)
77. Al-Jihad lilIbn Abi Asim (d. 287 AH)
78. Al-Diyat lilIbn Abi Asim (d. 287 AH)
79. Al-Zuhd lilIbn Abi Asim (d. 287 AH)
80. Musnad al-Bazzar (d. 292 AH)
81. Sunnah lil Muhammad Bin Nasr Al Maruzi (d. 294 AH)
82. Tazeem Qadr al-Salaat lil Muhammad Bin Nasr Al Maruzi (d. 294 AH)
83. Qiyaam al-Layl lil Muhammad Bin Nasr Al Maruzi (d. 294 AH)
84. Fazail e Qur'an lil Ibn Al-Dharis (d. 294 AH)
85. Sunan al-Nasa'i (d. 303 AH)
86. Sunan al-Kubra lilNasa'i (d. 303 AH)
87. Khasais of Amir Al Momenin (d. 303 AH)
88. Amal ul Yomul Laila lil ImamNasa'i (d. 303 AH)
89. Musnad Abu Ya'la (d. 307 AH)
90. Kitab Al-Muntaqi lil ibn Al-Jarod (d. 307 AH)
91. Musnad al-Rowayani (d. 307 AH)
92. Tahdhib al-Athar lilal-Tabari (d. 310 AH)
93. Al-Kani wal Asma lil Imam Dulaabi (d. 310 A.H.)
94. Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah (d. 311 AH)
95. Al-Tawhid lil ImamNasa'i (d. 303 AH)
96. Al-ilal lilAbu Bakr al-Khallal (d. 311 AH)
97. Musnad al-Siraj (d. 313 AH)
98. Musnad Abu Awaanah (d. 316 AH)
99. Al-Masahif lil Ibn Abi Dawud (d. 316 AH)
100. Al-Awsat lil imamIbn al-Mundhir (d. 321 AH)
101. Sharah Mushkilul Aasar lil ImamAl-Tahawi (d. 321 AH).
102. Sharah Mani ul Aasar lil ImamAl-Tahawi (d. 321 AH).
103. Al-Zuafa lil Imam Al-Uqaili (d. 322 AH)
104. Al-ilal lil Imam ibne Abi Hatim (d. 327 AH)
105. Al-Marasil lil imam ibne Abi Hatim (d. 327 AH)
106. Makaram al-Akhlaq lil al-Kharati (d. 327 AH)
107. Masawi al-Akhlaq lil al-Kharati (d. 327 AH)
108. Musnad al-Haytham bin Kalib al-Shashi (d. 335 AH)
109. Al Mujam us Sahaba lil ibn Qanee (d. 351 AH)
110. Sahih Ibn Hibban (d. 354 AH)
111. Al-Fawadi (Al-Ghilaniyat) lil Abi Bakr Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim al-Shafi’i (354 AH)
112. Al-Mu'jam al-Kabir (d. 360 AH)
113. Al-Mu'jam al-Awsat (d. 360 AH)
114. Al-Mu'jam as-Saghir (d. 360 AH)
115. Al-Mu'ajm Al-Shamayin lilAl-Tabarani (d. 360 AH)
116. Al-Dua lilAl-Tabarani (d. 360 AH)
117. Al-Shariah lilAl-Tabarani (d. 360 AH)
118. Amal Youm ul Laila lil Ibn Al-Sunni (d. 364 AH)
119. Al-Kamil fi Zuafa al-rijal lil Imam Ibn Adi (d. 365 AH)
120. Al-Azmah lil Abu Shaykh al-Asbahani (d. 369 AH)
121. Akhlaq un Nabih lil Abu Shaykh al-Asbahani (d. 369 AH)
122. Sunan Dar Al-Qutni (d. 385 AH)
123. Al-Nuzul lil ImamAl-Daraqutni (d. 385 AH)
124. Al-ilal lil ImamAl-Daraqutni (d. 385 AH)
125. Al-ilzamat lil ImamAl-Daraqutni (d. 385 AH)
126. Al-Tattabay lil ImamAl-Daraqutni (d. 385 AH)
127. Al-Turgheeb fi Fazayl al-Amaal lil ImamAl-Daraqutni (385 AH)
128. Al-Ibanah lil ImamIbn Battah (d. 387 AH)
129. Ghareeb al-Hadith lil ImamAl-Khattabi (d. 388 AH)
130. Al-iman lil ImamIbn Manda (d. 395 AH)
131. Marifat us Sahaba lil ImamIbn Manda (d. 395 AH)
132. Al-Mustadrak ala al-Sahihayn byImam Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri (d. 405 AH)
133. Al-Fawaid lil Imam Muhammad bin Tammam al-Razi (d. 414 AH)
134. Sharah Usul ul iteqad lil Imam Lal al-Ka'i (d. 418 AH)
135. Hilyat al-Awliya lilAbu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (d. 430 AH)
136. Marifat us Sahaba lilAbu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (d. 430 AH)
137. Akhbar al-Isbahan lilAbu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (d. 430 AH)
138. Dalael un Nabuwah lil lilAbu Nu'aym al-Isfahani (d. 430 AH)
139. Amali lil Ibn Bushran (d. 430 AH)
140. Al-Ibanah un Usul ul Diyanah lil Imam Sajzi (d. 444 AH)
141. Fazail al-Sham lil Abi al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Rabi (d. 444 AH)
142. Musnad al-Shahab lil Imam Al-Qadhai (d. 454 AH)
143. Al-Muhalla (d. 456 AH)
144. Hajjatul Wida lil ImamIbn Hazm(d. 456 AH)
145. Sunan al-Kubra lilAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
146. Al-Sunan al-Sughra lilAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
147. Al-Sunan al-Wusta lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
148. Dalail un Nabuwah lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
149. Shu'ab al-Iman lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
150. Al-Baathe wan Nushur lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
151. Al-Dawaat al-Kabir lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
152. Al-Qadr lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
153. Al-Khilafiyat lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
154. Azabul Qabr lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
155. Al-Mudkhal al-Sunan al-Kubra lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
156. Al-Ithiqad lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
157. Al-Adaab lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
158. Hayat ul Anbia lil ImamAl-Bayhaqi (d. 458 AH)
159. Al-Tamhid lil ImamIbn 'Abd al-Barr (d. 463 AH
160. Jami' Bayan al-'Ilm wa Fadlihi lil ImamIbn 'Abd al-Barr (d. 463 A.H.)
161. Al-Rahla fi Talb al-Hadith lilAl-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463 AH)
162. Al-Iqtiza ul ilm lilAl-Khatib al-Baghdadi (d. 463 A.H.)
163. Asbabul Nuzul lil Imam Abul Hasan Ali Al-Wahidi (d. 468 AH)
164. Dhimm-e-Kalam wa Ahlaho lil Abu Isma'il Al-Harawi (d. 481 AH)
165. Sharah us Sunnah lil ImamAl-Baghawi (d. 516 AH)
166. Al-Abatil wal Manakir lil Imam al-Jawzjani (d. 543 AH)
167. Musnad al-Firdous (d. 558 AH)
168. Salat and Tahajjud lil imam Ashabili (d. 582 AH)
169. Al-itebar fil Nasikh wal Mansookh minal Akhbar lil Imam Al-Haazmi (d. 584 AH)
170. Al-Ahadith al-Mukhtarah lilDiya' al-Din al-Maqdisi (d. 643 AH)
171. Al-Durra al-Thamaina fi Fazayl al-Madinah lilIbn al-Najjar (d. 643 AH)

• Secondary books of Hadiths (SecondaryHadith books are those books that have been selected, compiled, and collated from the Primary Hadith books and are not original collections.)

1. Mishkat al-Masabih
2. Riyadh al-Saaliheen (The Meadows of the Righteous)
3. Bulugh al-Maram (Achievement of the Goal)
4. Al-Jami' al-Saghir ofJalal al-Din al-Suyuti
5. At-Targhib wat-Tarhib
6. Masabih al-Sunnah
7. Majma al-Zawa'id
8. Kanz al-Ummal
9. Zujajat al-Masabih
10. Al-Mawdū'āt Al-Kubrā (A Great Collection of Fabricated Traditions)
11. Silsalat al-Hadith as-Sahiha ofShaykh al-Albani
12. Al-Jami al-Kamil (The Authentic Hadith Encyclopaedia) ofZiya-ur-Rahman Azmi

• Al-Kutub Al-Arb'ah, the Four books

1. Kitab al-Kafi ofKulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
2. Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih ofShaikh Saduq
3. Tahdhib al-Ahkam ofShaikh Tusi
4. Al-Istibsar ofShaikh Tusi

• Primary Hadith Collection (PrimaryHadith books are those books which are collected, compiled and written by author or their students themselves).

1. The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays bySulaym ibn Qays
2. Kitab ul Momin byHussain bin Saeed Ahwazi
3. Al-Mahasin byAhmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi
4. Qurb al-isnad by Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Himyari
5. Al-Amali ofShaikh Tusi
6. Al-Amali ofShaikh Saduq
7. Al-Tawhid ofShaikh Saduq
8. Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha byShaykh Saduq
9. Tuhaf al-Uqul byIbn Shu'ba Harrani
10. Al-Amali ofShaikh Mufid
11. Al-Amali ofAl-Sharif al-Murtada
12. Nahj al-Balaghah byAl-Sharif al-Radi
13. Khasais of Al Aemmah byAl-Sharif al-Radi
14. Daim al-Islam byAl-Qadi al-Nu'man
15. Al-Ihtijaj byAbu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi
16. Kamil al-Ziyarat byIbn Qulawayh
17. Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib byIbn Hamaza Tusi
18. Basâ'ir al-darajât bySheikh Al-Safar al-Qummi

• Books ofthe Infallibles

1. Tafseer Quran byImam Ali
2. Book of Fatimah byBibi Fatimah
3. Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya byAli ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
4. Risalah al-Huquq byAli ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
5. Sahifat al-Ridha byAli al-Ridha
6. Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah byAli al-Ridha
7. Tafseer Imam Hasan Askari [Wikidata] byImam Hasan al-Askari (Doubts about Authenticity)

• Secondary books of Hadiths (SecondaryHadith books are those books which are not collected, compiled and written by author himself but rather they are selected from already existing Hadith books i.e Primary Hadith books)

1. Al-Wafi byMohsen Fayz Kashani
2. Wasā'il al-Shīʿa byShaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
3. Bihar al-Anwar byAllama Majlesi
4. Haq ul-Yaqeen byAllama Majlisi
5. Ayn al-Hayat byAllama Majlisi
6. Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim byAbdul Wahid al-Tamimi
7. Mustadrak al-wasa'il byMirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
8. Safinat al-bihar byShaykh Abbas Qumi
9. Mustadrak safinat al-bihar byShaykh 'Ali Namazi
10. Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a byHossein Borujerdi
11. Nahj-al feṣāḥa byAbul Qasem Payandeh
12. Mizan Al Hikma [Wikidata] byMohammad Reyshahri
13. Kitab Al-Hayat [Wikidata] byMuhammad Rida Hakimi

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