Kitab al-Athar | |
Author: | Imam Muhammad Bin Hasan Al-Shaybani |
Title Orig: | كتاب الآثار |
Orig Lang Code: | ar |
Language: | Arabic |
Genre: | Hadith collection |
Kitab al-Athar (Arabic: كتاب الآثار), is one of the earlier Hadith books compiled by Imam Muhammad al-Shaybani (132 AH – 189 AH), the student of Imam Abu Hanifa.[1] This book is sometime referred to Imam Abu Hanifa.[2]
The book contains almost 1,000 hadiths according to Maktaba Shamila. It is one of the oldest Hadith book written.[3] The book contains many Hadiths that connect directly to the Islamic prophet Muhammad while others are the narrations of Sahabas (companions of Muhammad). Some of its Hadiths also attributed to students of Sahabas.[4]
The book has been published by many organizations around the world: