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were either the immediate disciples of the companions or persons living in the same age
as the companions and the Holy Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, but had not been
blessed to meet him. Among them were men of learning and intelligence, all pious, full
of integrity, honesty, and fearing Allah; it was they who started the sacred task of
collecting the Prophetic Quotations.
To name but a few: Muhammad son of Shahab Zuhr, Hesham son of Urawa, Kais son of
Abi Hazam, Ata son of Abi Raba, and Said son of Jubair, may Allah be pleased with
them, went from door to door to meet the narrators of the Prophetic Quotations and
collected Ahadith numbering approximately three hundred thousand, where each Hadith
was recorded and counted with its transmission chains for each repetition. Over two
hundred thousand were repetitions because the same Prophetic Quotations had been
repeated by many. A number of the interviewed narrated Hadith which were not strong
in their authenticity, all these narrations were recorded in the book “Tahzeeb of Zuhri”.
The first of those well-known and authentic books is “Muwatta” which was compiled by
Imam Malik (born 93 A.H. – died 120 A.H. in Medina). Imam Malik mentioned the
names of twenty-five Tabieen from whom he had heard Prophetic Quotations, and that
they lived in Medina during his life time. The last of the Tabieen died in 145 A.H.
as the companions and the Holy Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, but had not been
blessed to meet him. Among them were men of learning and intelligence, all pious, full
of integrity, honesty, and fearing Allah; it was they who started the sacred task of
collecting the Prophetic Quotations.
To name but a few: Muhammad son of Shahab Zuhr, Hesham son of Urawa, Kais son of
Abi Hazam, Ata son of Abi Raba, and Said son of Jubair, may Allah be pleased with
them, went from door to door to meet the narrators of the Prophetic Quotations and
collected Ahadith numbering approximately three hundred thousand, where each Hadith
was recorded and counted with its transmission chains for each repetition. Over two
hundred thousand were repetitions because the same Prophetic Quotations had been
repeated by many. A number of the interviewed narrated Hadith which were not strong
in their authenticity, all these narrations were recorded in the book “Tahzeeb of Zuhri”.
The first of those well-known and authentic books is “Muwatta” which was compiled by
Imam Malik (born 93 A.H. – died 120 A.H. in Medina). Imam Malik mentioned the
names of twenty-five Tabieen from whom he had heard Prophetic Quotations, and that
they lived in Medina during his life time. The last of the Tabieen died in 145 A.H.