Hadith of the two weighty things in Islam as mutawatir and the authenticity of it is confirmed by numerous chains of transmission of Shia and Sunni Muslim . According to Ayatollah Ja'far Sobhani, the hadith points the authoritative knowledge of the Ahl al-Bayt and the Quran and convinces Muslim to believe in both of them together. In spite of difference over historical interpretation, Hadith al-Thaqalayn can improve the union among the Muslims world. According to Sunni tradition (canonical Hadith compiler Muslim b. al-Hajjaj), Hadith al-Thaqalayn was presented by Muhammad prophet at a grove called Khumm. In this tradition Yazid b.Hayyan , Husayn b.Sabrah and Umar b.Muslim
Introduction to the Science of Hadith authored an abridgement: The following have set "Introduction" to verse, adding some content in the process: The numerous editions of the "Introduction" in its original Arabic include two of the more reliable: The "Introduction" has been translated into English and published as "An Introduction to the Science of Hadith", by Eerik Dickinson, as part of the Great Books of Islamic Civilization series. The translator has provided a biography of Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ derived from numerous sources, in addition to copious footnotes throughout. It is published by Garnet Publishing Limited, Reading, 2006, 356 pgs. Introduction to the Science of Hadith (Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ's)