Usul al-Kafi
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Template:Hadith collections Usul al-Kafi (literally, "Sufficing fundamentals") is one of the most authoritative Shia hadith collections, collected by Muhammad Ya'qub Kulainy. It includes 16,199 traditions that can be traced back to Muhammad and his Ahl al-Bayt by an unbroken isnad (chain of transmission).
Content
Of the basic traditions, 5,072 are considered sound (sahih) by scholars, i.e. first category; 144 are regarded as good Template:Istr, second category; 178 are held to be trustworthy Template:Istr, third category; 302 are adjudged to be strong Template:Istr, fourth category; and 9,484 are considered weak Template:Istr, fifth category [1].
Views
Shi'a view
The book has come under criticism throughout history. For example, Shaqyh al-Saduq, the famous Shi'a scholar, claimed that it consisted of mostly weak narrations. Sayyid al-Khoie points this out in his "Mu'jam Rijaal al-Hadith", or "Collection of Men of Narrations", in which he states: Template:QuoteScholar
Grand Ayatollah Abul-Qassim Khoei, a 20th century Shi'a twelver Islamic scholar states, in his Mu'jam: Template:QuoteScholar
This is not to dismiss al-Kafi in its entirety, as it still contains thousands of authentic narrations.
References
Content
- Hadith of Persians and belief
- Hadith regarding "The book of Fatimah" [1].
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