Sheikh al-Hadith

Sheikhul Hadith, ( Arabic شيخ الحديث) larabci ne na harshen larabci wanda ke nufin wani malami mai matukar mutuntawa da ilimi wanda ya kware wajen nazari da karantar da hadisi wanda su ne zantuka da ayyukan Muhammadu. A al'adar Musulunci, nazari da fahimtar hadisi yana da muhimmanci wajen fahimtar koyarwar Musulunci da ayyukansa.  

Sheikhul Hadith shine wanda ya sadaukar da shekaru masu yawa na rayuwarsa don nazarin matani na Musulunci, gami da Alqur'ani, hadisi, da sauran matani masu alaqa. Suna da zurfafa ilimin ilimomi daban-daban da suka shafi hadisi, kamar rabe-raben hadisi, tarihin maruwaita, da hanyoyin tabbatar da ingancin hadisi .

A kasashen Musulunci da dama, Sheikhul Hadith wani lakabi ne da ake ba wa manyan malaman addinin Musulunci da suka sami babban matsayi a fagen ilimin hadisi. Wadannan malamai galibi suna koyarwa a makarantun hauza da jami'o'in Musulunci, kuma dalibai da malamai da sauran al'umma ke neman iliminsu. 

 Sanannu 
A tarihin Musulunci akwai manyan shehi ul Hadisai da dama. Wasu su ne:

 Imam Bukhari (810-870 CE) - Imam Bukhari ana daukarsa daya daga cikin manyan malaman hadisi a tarihin Musulunci. An fi saninsa da tarin hadisan da aka fi sani da Sahihul Bukhari, wanda ake ganin daya daga cikin mafi ingancin hadisai.
 Imam Muslim (821-875 CE) - Imam Muslim wani mashahurin malamin hadisi ne wanda ya shahara da tarin hadisan da aka fi sani da Sahih Muslim. Kuma ana daukar aikinsa a matsayin daya daga cikin ingantattun tarin hadisai.
 Imam Abu Dawud (817-889 CE) - Imam Abu Dawud ya shahara da tarin hadisin da aka fi sani da Sunan Abu Dawud. Aikinsa ana daukarsa daya daga cikin manya-manyan tarin hadisai guda shida.
 Imam Tirmidhi (824-892 CE) - Imam Tirmidhi ya shahara da tarin hadisansa da aka fi sani da Jami' at-Tirmidhi. Aikinsa ana daukarsa a matsayin daya daga cikin tarin hadisai da aka fi sani, kuma galibi ana amfani da shi a matsayin abin ishara a cikin hukunce-hukuncen shari’a na Musulunci.
 Imam Ahmad bn Hanbal (780-855 AD) - Imam Ahmad bn Hanbal ya shahara da dimbin ilimin hadisi, kuma ana masa kallon daya daga cikin fitattun malaman hadisi a tarihin Musulunci. An san tarin hadisansa da Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
 Abdur-Rahman Mubarakpuri (1865-1935 CE) - Abdur-Rahman Mubarakpuri fitaccen malamin hadisi ne a yankin Indiya. Ya shahara da sharhin Sahihul Bukhari, wanda aka fi sani da Tuhfat al-Ahwazi.
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