Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
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Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a monumental Sunni hadith collection compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal, renowned for its extensive compilation of prophetic traditions arranged primarily by narrator.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal Context triple: [Ahmad ibn Hanbal, notableWork, Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal]
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A.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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B.
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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C.
Bukhari
Bukhari is a Jewish dialect of Tajik (a variety of Persian) traditionally spoken by the Bukharan Jewish community of Central Asia.
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Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
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E.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal Target entity description: Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal is a monumental Sunni hadith collection compiled by the scholar Ahmad ibn Hanbal, renowned for its extensive compilation of prophetic traditions arranged primarily by narrator.
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A.
Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah is one of the six major Sunni hadith collections, compiled by the 9th-century scholar Ibn Majah and widely used as a key source of prophetic traditions.
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B.
Sahih Muslim
Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj.
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C.
Bukhari
Bukhari is a Jewish dialect of Tajik (a variety of Persian) traditionally spoken by the Bukharan Jewish community of Central Asia.
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D.
Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authoritative and widely respected collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the scholar Muhammad al-Bukhari in the 9th century.
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E.
Al-Muwatta
Al-Muwatta is a foundational early Islamic legal and hadith compilation by Imam Malik ibn Anas that serves as a primary source for Maliki jurisprudence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sunni hadith book
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hadith collection ⓘ |
| aim | to collect as many prophetic reports as possible ⓘ |
| approximateSize | one of the largest early Sunni hadith collections ⓘ |
| arrangementPrinciple |
by narrator
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musnad format ⓘ |
| associatedMadhhab | Hanbali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Ahmad ibn Hanbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedIn |
classical works of Sunni creed
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classical works of fiqh ⓘ classical works of hadith criticism ⓘ |
| compiler | Ahmad ibn Hanbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredBy | Sunni scholars as an important primary source ⓘ |
| contains |
hadiths attributed to the Prophet Muhammad
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hadiths narrated by Companions of Muhammad ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | 9th century CE ⓘ |
| denominationalContext | Ahl al-Sunnah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | the Six Canonical Sunni Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | prophetic traditions ⓘ |
| genre | musnad ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | critical printed editions by various publishers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual musnads for specific Companions
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musnad of Abdullah ibn Masud ⓘ musnad of Abu Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Abu Hurayra NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Aisha bint Abi Bakr NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Ali ibn Abi Talib NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Anas ibn Malik NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED ⓘ musnad of Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inFluenced |
Hanbali jurisprudence
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later Sunni hadith scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| methodologicalFeature |
arranges hadiths under each Companion narrator
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includes multiple chains of transmission ⓘ preserves variant wordings of hadiths ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ahmad ibn Hanbal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservation | transmitted through manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| primarySubject | hadith ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
Islamic studies
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hadith studies ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInTradition | highly respected among Sunni scholars ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
contemporary Islamic universities
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traditional madrasas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Sunni legal reasoning
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Sunni theology ⓘ hadith authentication studies ⓘ |
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