Major Hadith Books & Compilers MCQs with Answer
Which of the following is the most famous collection of Hadith compiled by Imam Bukhari?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Sahih Bukhari
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Who compiled the book “Sahih Muslim”?
a) Imam Abu Dawood
b) Imam Tirmidhi
c) Imam Malik
d) Imam Muslim
Which book is known as “The Sunan of Abu Dawood”?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Sunan Abu Dawood
c) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
d) Al-Muwatta
Imam Tirmidhi is famous for compiling which collection of Hadith?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Al-Sunan al-Kubra
Which Hadith book is regarded as the earliest and one of the most authentic compilations by Imam Malik?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Al-Muwatta
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Sahih Muslim
Which book is compiled by Imam Ibn Majah?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Sunan Ibn Majah
c) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
d) Al-Muwatta
The book “Al-Sunan al-Kubra” was compiled by which Imam?
a) Imam Ibn Majah
b) Imam al-Nasa’i
c) Imam Malik
d) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Which of the following collections of Hadith is recognized as the most authoritative after Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim?
a) Sunan Abu Dawood
b) Al-Muwatta
c) Sahih Muslim
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Who was the compiler of the book “Al-Adab al-Mufrad”?
a) Imam al-Nasa’i
b) Imam Bukhari
c) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
d) Imam Abu Dawood
Which Hadith book is known for containing both authentic and weak narrations and is compiled by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Al-Muwatta
c) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
d) Sahih Muslim
Which Hadith book contains narrations about the etiquettes and moral conduct of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
a) Sunan Abu Dawood
b) Al-Adab al-Mufrad
c) Sahih Bukhari
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Imam al-Nasa’i’s famous collection of Hadith is called:
a) Sunan al-Kubra
b) Sunan al-Sughra
c) Al-Muwatta
d) Sahih Bukhari
Who is the compiler of the book “Al-Muwatta,” which includes both Hadith and legal opinions of the early Muslims?
a) Imam Abu Dawood
b) Imam Malik
c) Imam Tirmidhi
d) Imam al-Nasa’i
Which of the following books is considered the most comprehensive Hadith collection from the early Islamic period?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Sahih Muslim
c) Al-Muwatta
d) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Which Hadith collection is often considered the first of the “Six Books” in Sunni Islam?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Sahih Muslim
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Which collection of Hadith is known for its legal content and narrations related to Islamic jurisprudence?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Sunan Abu Dawood
c) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
d) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Imam al-Bukhari compiled his famous Hadith collection during which century?
a) 2nd century AH
b) 4th century AH
c) 3rd century AH
d) 9th century AH
Which collection of Hadith contains the most extensive number of narrations among the “Six Books”?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Sahih Bukhari
c) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
d) Sunan Abu Dawood
Which of the following books contains Hadith specifically related to the topics of Islamic ethics, morals, and social conduct?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Al-Adab al-Mufrad
c) Sahih Muslim
d) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Imam Ibn Majah’s collection of Hadith is part of which category of Hadith books?
a) The “Six Books”
b) The “Four Books”
c) The “Eight Books”
d) The “Sahihs”
What is the main subject of the Hadith book “Sunan Ibn Majah”?
a) Jurisprudence
b) The Prophetic biography
c) Ethics and manners
d) Islamic rituals
Which collection of Hadith was compiled by Imam al-Tirmidhi and contains discussions on the authenticity and grading of Hadiths?
a) Sunan Ibn Majah
b) Sahih Bukhari
c) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
d) Al-Muwatta
Which of the following books is sometimes referred to as the “Sunan of the people of Mecca”?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Al-Adab al-Mufrad
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Al-Muwatta
Who is the compiler of the book “Al-Sunan al-Kubra”?
a) Imam Ibn Majah
b) Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal
c) Imam al-Nasa’i
d) Imam al-Bukhari
Which collection of Hadith is known for including a variety of narrations related to diverse topics in Islamic law?
a) Sunan Abu Dawood
b) Sahih Muslim
c) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Imam Abu Dawood’s famous Hadith collection is especially important in which field?
a) Jurisprudence
b) The history of the Prophet
c) Tafsir
d) Islamic ethics
Which of the following collections of Hadith focuses significantly on the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) related to family law?
a) Sahih Muslim
b) Sunan Abu Dawood
c) Al-Muwatta
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi
Which of the following books is known for being more comprehensive than others in terms of including Hadiths from a wide variety of sources?
a) Sahih Bukhari
b) Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal
c) Sunan Abu Dawood
d) Jami’ at-Tirmidhi