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What_Is_Hadith_Terminology, page : 22
Baghawi (died 516 A.H.) selected 4,439 Prophetic Quotations
for his book “Masabeeh-ul-Sunnah”. He divided the books
into chapters following the style in which the books of jurisprudence
had been written. Under each heading he grouped the
Hadith from Bukhari and Muslim in one section and included
others such as Abu Dawud and in another section Tirmithi,
and did not mention the names of the transmitters nor did he
give the names of references to the Books of Hadith. In the
eighth century Hijrah, the learned scholar Waliuddin Al Khatib-ul-Umri
compiled it afresh adding a large number of Hadith
which had been omitted in its earlier compilation making
the total of 6,285 Hadith. This collection of Hadith was given
the title of “Mishat-ul-Masabeeh” and soon acquired great
for his book “Masabeeh-ul-Sunnah”. He divided the books
into chapters following the style in which the books of jurisprudence
had been written. Under each heading he grouped the
Hadith from Bukhari and Muslim in one section and included
others such as Abu Dawud and in another section Tirmithi,
and did not mention the names of the transmitters nor did he
give the names of references to the Books of Hadith. In the
eighth century Hijrah, the learned scholar Waliuddin Al Khatib-ul-Umri
compiled it afresh adding a large number of Hadith
which had been omitted in its earlier compilation making
the total of 6,285 Hadith. This collection of Hadith was given
the title of “Mishat-ul-Masabeeh” and soon acquired great