Hadith of the two weighty things family of Ali , the family of Aqil b.Abd al-Muttalib, the family of Jafar B.Abi Talib, and the family of Abbas [b.Abd al-Muttalib].Abu al-Qasim Abd al-Karim al-Qushayri, relates a tradition pertaining to the prophet who when asked,Who are the family of Muhammad” answered”they are every pious [Muslim]. Some writers, like Abd al-Qadir al-Jili and Muhyi al-Din Ibn Arabi, maintain the term Ahl al-Bayt referred to wives of the prophet. Aljili believed the wives of the prophet and other relatives such as the prophets uncles and their descendants. . Shi'a Viewpoint: Sunni Viewpoint: Hadith of the two weighty things The Hadith
Introduction to the Science of Hadith category, which comprises 21 types, relates to the names of the narrators. This includes the definition of a "ṣaḥābī" (companion), a "tābi`ī" (follower), the time periods of narrators, names and paidonymics among others. Later scholars included additional types of hadith in their own works, with some almost reaching 100. The "Introduction" became the basis for subsequent books in hadith terminology. A number of subsequent scholars followed Ibn al-Ṣalāḥ in the ordering of his book, including al-Nawawī, Ibn Kathīr, al-ʻIraqi, al-Bulqīnī, Ibn al-Jamā`ah, al-Tabrīzī, al-Ṭībī and al-Zirkashī. In many instances this influence was direct, with numerous scholars authoring books indicating its