Major Hadith Collections

1 Which six collections are commonly known as Kutub al-Sittah in Sunni Hadith scholarship?
(a) Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Nasa’i, and Sunan Ibn Majah
(b) Al-Muwatta, Musnad Ahmad, Sahih Muslim, Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Sunan Abu Dawood, and Sahih Bukhari
(c) Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Muwatta, Musnad Ahmad, Sunan al-Darimi, and Sahih Ibn Hibban
(d) None of these

2 Which two collections are commonly called al-Sahihayn?
(a) Abu Dawood and Tirmidhi
(b) Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
(c) Ibn Majah and al-Nasa’i
(d) None of these

3 Who compiled Sahih al-Bukhari?
(a) Imam Muslim
(b) Imam Malik
(c) Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari
(d) None of these

4 Imam al-Bukhari died in:
(a) 256 AH
(b) 261 AH
(c) 275 AH
(d) None of these

5 Who compiled Sahih Muslim?
(a) Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
(b) Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari
(c) Abu Dawood
(d) None of these

6 Imam Muslim died in:
(a) 256 AH
(b) 261 AH
(c) 273 AH
(d) None of these

7 Who compiled Sunan Abu Dawood?
(a) Sulayman ibn al-Ash’ath al-Sijistani
(b) Muhammad ibn Isa al-Tirmidhi
(c) Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i
(d) None of these

8 Imam Abu Dawood died in:
(a) 261 AH
(b) 275 AH
(c) 279 AH
(d) None of these

9 Who compiled Jami al-Tirmidhi?
(a) Imam Malik
(b) Imam al-Tirmidhi
(c) Imam al-Nasa’i
(d) None of these

10 Imam al-Tirmidhi died in:
(a) 273 AH
(b) 279 AH
(c) 303 AH
(d) None of these

11 Who compiled Sunan al-Nasa’i?
(a) Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i
(b) Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah
(c) Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
(d) None of these

12 Imam al-Nasa’i died in:
(a) 275 AH
(b) 279 AH
(c) 303 AH
(d) None of these

13 Who compiled Sunan Ibn Majah?
(a) Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah
(b) Ahmad ibn Hanbal
(c) Abu Dawood
(d) None of these

14 Imam Ibn Majah died in:
(a) 261 AH
(b) 273 AH
(c) 279 AH
(d) None of these

15 Which of the following is NOT one of the Kutub al-Sittah?
(a) Sahih al-Bukhari
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Al-Muwatta
(d) None of these

16 Which of the following is generally considered one of the earliest major extant Hadith compilations?
(a) Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik
(b) Sunan Ibn Majah
(c) Sahih Muslim
(d) None of these

17 Who compiled Al-Muwatta?
(a) Imam Malik ibn Anas
(b) Imam al-Bukhari
(c) Imam Muslim
(d) None of these

18 Which collection is famous for its arrangement according to the Companions who narrated the reports?
(a) Musnad Ahmad
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Sunan al-Nasa’i
(d) None of these

19 Musnad Ahmad was compiled by:
(a) Ahmad ibn Hanbal
(b) Imam Malik
(c) Abu Dawood
(d) None of these

20 Which of the following is a Sunan collection?
(a) Sunan Abu Dawood
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Al-Muwatta
(d) None of these

21 The Sunan collections are generally organized substantially according to:
(a) Jurisprudential and legal subject headings
(b) The chronological reigns of caliphs
(c) Geographical regions
(d) None of these

22 Which of the following is a major collection by Imam Muslim?
(a) Sahih Muslim
(b) Sunan al-Nasa’i
(c) Musnad Ahmad
(d) None of these

23 Which collection is associated with Imam al-Tirmidhi?
(a) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Sunan Ibn Majah
(d) None of these

24 Which collection is associated with Imam al-Nasa’i?
(a) Sunan al-Nasa’i
(b) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(c) Sahih al-Bukhari
(d) None of these

25 Which collection is associated with Ibn Majah?
(a) Sunan Ibn Majah
(b) Sunan Abu Dawood
(c) Al-Muwatta
(d) None of these

26 Which collection is associated with Abu Dawood?
(a) Sunan Abu Dawood
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Musnad Ahmad
(d) None of these

27 Which two collections are generally regarded as the most prominent Sunni Sahih collections?
(a) Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
(b) Abu Dawood and Ibn Majah
(c) Al-Muwatta and Musnad Ahmad
(d) None of these

28 Which statement about the Kutub al-Sittah is correct?
(a) All six collections contain only Sahih Hadith
(b) They are six major Sunni Hadith collections, but not all six are exclusively Sahih
(c) All six were compiled during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
(d) None of these

29 Which of the following collections contains Hadith as well as reports and legal material?
(a) Al-Muwatta
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Sunan Ibn Majah
(d) None of these

30 Which collection is particularly associated with Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal?
(a) Musnad Ahmad
(b) Sahih Bukhari
(c) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(d) None of these

31 Which of the following scholars lived earliest?
(a) Imam Malik
(b) Imam al-Bukhari
(c) Imam Muslim
(d) None of these

32 Which of the following scholars died latest?
(a) Imam al-Bukhari
(b) Imam Abu Dawood
(c) Imam al-Nasa’i
(d) None of these

33 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Imam al-Bukhari?
(a) 256 AH
(b) 261 AH
(c) 275 AH
(d) None of these

34 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Imam Muslim?
(a) 256 AH
(b) 261 AH
(c) 279 AH
(d) None of these

35 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Abu Dawood?
(a) 273 AH
(b) 275 AH
(c) 279 AH
(d) None of these

36 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Imam al-Tirmidhi?
(a) 275 AH
(b) 279 AH
(c) 303 AH
(d) None of these

37 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Imam al-Nasa’i?
(a) 279 AH
(b) 291 AH
(c) 303 AH
(d) None of these

38 Which of the following dates corresponds to the death of Ibn Majah?
(a) 261 AH
(b) 273 AH
(c) 303 AH
(d) None of these

39 The term “Sahihayn” literally refers to:
(a) The two authentic collections
(b) The six Sunan
(c) The four schools of law
(d) None of these

40 Which of the following statements about Sahih al-Bukhari is correct?
(a) It was compiled by Imam Malik
(b) It is one of the two collections commonly called al-Sahihayn
(c) It is a Musnad arranged primarily by Companion names
(d) None of these

41 Which of the following statements about Sahih Muslim is correct?
(a) It was compiled by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
(b) It was compiled by Abu Dawood
(c) It is not considered one of al-Sahihayn
(d) None of these

42 Which collection is known for including comments and discussions concerning the grading of some Hadith?
(a) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(b) Sahih al-Bukhari
(c) Al-Muwatta
(d) None of these

43 Which of the following is NOT one of the six commonly listed Kutub al-Sittah?
(a) Sunan Abu Dawood
(b) Sunan al-Nasa’i
(c) Musnad Ahmad
(d) None of these

44 Which of the following is another important Hadith collection outside the commonly listed six?
(a) Sunan al-Darimi
(b) Sahih Muslim
(c) Sunan Ibn Majah
(d) None of these

45 Which scholar is associated with Sunan al-Darimi?
(a) Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi
(b) Imam Malik
(c) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
(d) None of these

46 Which of the following is another major Hadith compilation outside the Kutub al-Sittah?
(a) Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
(b) Sahih al-Bukhari
(c) Jami al-Tirmidhi
(d) None of these

47 Which collection is associated with Imam Ibn Hibban?
(a) Sahih Ibn Hibban
(b) Musnad Ahmad
(c) Sunan Abu Dawood
(d) None of these

48 Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence by death year?
(a) Bukhari, Muslim, Abu Dawood, Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Nasa’i
(b) Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, Nasa’i
(c) Muslim, Bukhari, Abu Dawood, Ibn Majah, Tirmidhi, Nasa’i
(d) None of these

49 Which of the following statements is most accurate about the six major Sunni collections?
(a) They all have exactly the same methodology
(b) They differ in arrangement, methodology, scope, and standards of inclusion
(c) They all contain exclusively fabricated reports
(d) None of these

50 The major Hadith collections are important because they:
(a) Preserve extensive material concerning Prophetic teachings and Islamic scholarship
(b) Replace the Quran
(c) Contain only historical information unrelated to religion
(d) None of these

Answer Key

1 (a) Sahih Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Jami al-Tirmidhi, Sunan al-Nasa’i, and Sunan Ibn Majah
2 (b) Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
3 (c) Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari
4 (a) 256 AH
5 (a) Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
6 (b) 261 AH
7 (a) Sulayman ibn al-Ash’ath al-Sijistani
8 (b) 275 AH
9 (b) Imam al-Tirmidhi
10 (b) 279 AH
11 (a) Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i
12 (c) 303 AH
13 (a) Muhammad ibn Yazid Ibn Majah
14 (b) 273 AH
15 (c) Al-Muwatta
16 (a) Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik
17 (a) Imam Malik ibn Anas
18 (a) Musnad Ahmad
19 (a) Ahmad ibn Hanbal
20 (a) Sunan Abu Dawood
21 (a) Jurisprudential and legal subject headings
22 (a) Sahih Muslim
23 (a) Jami al-Tirmidhi
24 (a) Sunan al-Nasa’i
25 (a) Sunan Ibn Majah
26 (a) Sunan Abu Dawood
27 (a) Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
28 (b) They are six major Sunni Hadith collections, but not all six are exclusively Sahih
29 (a) Al-Muwatta
30 (a) Musnad Ahmad
31 (a) Imam Malik
32 (c) Imam al-Nasa’i
33 (a) 256 AH
34 (b) 261 AH
35 (b) 275 AH
36 (b) 279 AH
37 (c) 303 AH
38 (b) 273 AH
39 (a) The two authentic collections
40 (b) It is one of the two collections commonly called al-Sahihayn
41 (a) It was compiled by Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
42 (a) Jami al-Tirmidhi
43 (c) Musnad Ahmad
44 (a) Sunan al-Darimi
45 (a) Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Darimi
46 (a) Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah
47 (a) Sahih Ibn Hibban
48 (d) None of these
49 (b) They differ in arrangement, methodology, scope, and standards of inclusion
50 (a) Preserve extensive material concerning Prophetic teachings and Islamic scholarship