Categories of Hadith a khabar and, therefore, a hadith can be a true report or a concoction. It is on the basis of this premise that the Muslim scholars hold that a hadith offers a "ẓannī" (inconclusive/probably true) evidence. It is as though a hadith may have many possibilities on the plane of reliability. In one of the major works in the science of hadith, Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi has divided the individual narratives in the following categories, according to their epistemic value: Categories of Hadith Different categories of hadith (sayings attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad) have been used by various scholars. Experts in
Hadith terminology "with something, such as numerous chains of narration, strengthening it." Ibn Hajar's definitions indicate that there are five conditions to be met for a particular "hadith" to be considered "ṣaḥīḥ": A number of books were authored in which the author stipulated the inclusion of "ṣaḥīḥ hadith" alone. According to Ahl al-Sunna, this was only achieved by the first two books in the following list: "Ḥasan" ( meaning "good") is used to describe "hadith" whose authenticity is not as well-established as that of "ṣaḥīḥ hadith", but sufficient for use as supporting evidence. Ibn Hajar defines a "hadith" that is "ḥasan lithatihi"""ḥasan"