A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Sunni Islam places great emphasis on six books of ahadits known as Kutub as-Sittah , the six major books of sunnah.   They are also known as Swihah as-Sittah , the “Authentic Six”.   The Kutub as-Sittah are six books containing collections of ahadits compiled by six scholars in the ninth century.   They were first formally grouped and defined by Imam Abu al-Fadhl Muhammad ibn Thahir al-Qaysarani al-Maqdisi ( r.a. ) in the 11 th Century.   Prior to his work, despite their importance, no one had undertaken such a task.   There was no way to search any of these books based on key words or important terms.   In order of authenticity, the books are Swahih al-Bukhari , compiled by Imam Abu ‘Abdullah Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari ( r.a. ), and includes 7,275 ahadits; Swahih Muslim , compiled by Imam ‘Asakir ad-Din Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj ( r.a. ), and includes 9,200 ahadits; Sunan asw-Swughra’ , comp...