Jamiʽ al-Tirmidhi
Jami at-Tirmidhi (), also known as Sunan at-Tirmidhi, is one of "the six books" ("Kutub al-Sittah" - the six major hadith collections). It was collected by Al-Tirmidhi. He began compiling it after the year 250 A.H. (A.D. 864/5) and completed it on the 10 Dhu-al-Hijjah 270 A.H. (A.D. 884, June 9). Title. The full title of the compilation is (Arabic: الجامع المختصر من السنن عن رسول الله "ﷺ" ومعرفة الصحيح والمعلول وما عليه العمل, "Al-Jāmiʿ al-Mukhtaṣar Min as-Sunan ʿAn Rasūl Allāh ﷺ Wa Maʿrifat al-Ṣaḥeeḥ Wal-Maʿlool Wa Mā  ʿAlaihil al-ʿAmal)" The term "Jami" within the title indicates a complete collection covering all eight "Risalah" (Allah's message) subjects. The term "Sunan" within the title refers to the collection's focus and chapter arrangement based on the particular "Risalah" subject, "ahkam" (general law). Al-Kattani said: ""The Jamiʿ" of at-Tirmidhi is also named "The Sunan", contrary to those thinking them to be two separate books, and [it is also named] "Al-Jamiʿ al-Kabir". Description. It contains about 4330 Ahadith (now roughly 4400), and has been divided into fifty chapters—disputed as 46 books. It is also classified  as a Sunan, which implies that the book has been chapterised according to legal chapters, such as Purification, Prayer, Poor-due and Fasting, narrated on the authority of Islamic prophet Muhammad, while the opinions of the companions are usually not mentioned. Tirmidhi's method was that of placing the heading first, then mentioning one or two Ahadith which were related to the heading. These Ahadith are followed by his opinion as to the status of the Hadith. Subsequently, he mentions the opinions of the different jurists. He also indicates if there were other narrations transmitted by other companions on the  same subject. His principal aim was to discuss the legal opinions of early jurists. Tirmidhi mostly mentioned those Ahadith which the jurists used as the basis for their legal decisions and he mentioned which school used which tradition/s. Hence this book became an important source for the different view-points of the various legal schools. The Jami' thus bears the distinction of being one of the oldest texts dealing with the difference of opinion amongst the various jurisprudential schools. Although Shafi'i (b. 150-d.204 A.H.) wrote his Kitab al-Umm before Tirmidhi's Jami', the Kitab al-Umm is  less comprehensive in comparison to the Jami' of Tirmidhi. Praise. Al-Hafidh Abu'l-Fadl Al-Maqdisi said: "I heard Al-Imam Abu Ismaʿil ʿAbdullah bin Muhammad Al-Ansari in Harrah - when Abu ʿIsa At-Tirmidhi and his book was mentioned before him - saying: "To me, his book is more useful than the books of Al-Bukhari and that of Muslim. This is because only an expert can arrive at the benefit of the books of Al-Bukhari and Muslim, whereas in the case of the book of Abu ʿIsa, every one of the people can attain its benefit." Ibn Al -Athir said: "(It) is the best of books, having the most benefit, the best organization, with the least repetition. It contains what others do not; like mention of the different views, angles of argument, and clarifying the circumstances of the hadith as being "sahih", "da'if", or "gharib", as well as disparaging and endorsing remarks (regarding narrators)." Shah Waliyullah al-Dehlawi (d. 1176 AH) said that Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abi Dawud and Sunan an-Nasa'i were second in rank to the Sahihayn and Muwatta of Imam Malik. Authenticity. Sunnis regard this collection as fifth in strength of their six major  hadith collections. Ibn al-Jawzi stated that there are twenty-three or thirty forged hadith in it, while Al-Albani identified sixteen fabricated hadith. Some scholars like al-Suyuti have criticised Ibn al-Jawzi's findings as being too strict, concluding that there are no fabricated hadith in the Jami. Types of hadith included relating to their authenticity. Of the four "Sunan" books, al-Tirmidhi's alone is divided into four categories. The first, those hadith definitively classified as authentic, he is in agreement with Bukhari and Muslim. The second category are those hadith which conform to the standard of  the three scholars, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i and Abu Dawood, at a level less than Bukhari and Muslim. Third, are the hadith collected due to a contradiction; in this case, he clarifies its flaw. And fourth, those hadith which some fiqh specialists have acted upon. Contents. Editor, Ahmad Muhammad Shākir's 1937-65, Cairo publication, in 5 volumes, provides the standard topical classification of the hadith Arabic text. The book is divided into 49 chapters. Examples of some Hadith found in Tirmidhi. It is related by Abdullah bin Masud that Muhammad said, “A faithful believer neither attacks with his tongue  nor utters a curse nor speaks ill of anyone nor calls names.” From Tirmidhi