Musnad

• What are Musnad collections of Ahadith arranged by?

  Names of original narrating authorities
• Name two collectors of Musnad.

  Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Abu Dawood
• What is a collector of a Musnad called?

  Musnid
• How do Musnad works differ from each other?

  In the arrangement of narrating authorities
• What is the significance of the arrangement in Musnad collections?

  It reflects the original narrating authorities
• How are some names arranged in the study material?

  In alphabetical order
• What is one criterion for arranging names in the study material?

  According to their merit in accepting Islam
• What is another way names are arranged in the study material?

  By the affinity of their tribe to the Prophet
• How many Ahadith does the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal contain?

  More than 30,000 Ahadith
• How many Companions narrated the Ahadith in Imam Ahmad's Musnad?

  700 Companions
• How many traditions are contained in the Musnad of Abu Abd Al-Rehman?

  Traditions related by 1,300 Companions
• What is the significance of the Musnad of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal?

  It contains a large number of Ahadith
• Why is the arrangement of names important in the study material?

  It reflects their contributions to early Islam
• How does the arrangement of names by tribe affinity differ from alphabetical order?

  Tribe affinity reflects social connections, not just names
• What does the Musnad of Abu Abd Al-Rehman contain?

  Traditions related by 1,300 Companions