6.2. Hadith Sources: “Name of Chapter (Kitāb)”, Hadith Number System

When citing one of hadith books by Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj (d. 261/875) and Mālik b. Anas (d. 179/795), indicate printing information and then Name of Chapter (Kitāb) and Hadith Number in first reference. If you wish to indicate volume and page number, you can write it in parentheses after hadith number.

First Reference … (Author’s Last Name, “Name of Chapter (Kitāb)”, Hadith Number).
Example … (Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj, “Tijārāt”, 45).

… (Mālik b. Anas, “Ṣadaqa”, 12).

Subsequent References … (Author’s Last Name, “Name of Chapter (Kitāb)”, Hadith Number).
Example … (Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj, “Tijārāt”, 45).

… (Mālik b. Anas, “Ṣadaqa”, 12).

Direct References … (Author’s Last Name, “Name of Chapter (Kitāb)”, Hadith Number).
Example … (Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj, “Tijārāt”, 45).

… (Mālik b. Anas, “Ṣadaqa”, 12).

Bibliography Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Hadith Book. ed. Editor’s First and Last Name. x Volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher, x. Edition, Year of Publication.
Example Muslim b. al-Ḥajjāj. al-Jāmiʿ al-ṣaḥīḥ. ed. Muḥammad Fuʾād ʿAbd al-Bāqī. Cairo: s.n., 1374-75/1955-56.

Mālik b. Anas. al-Muwaṭṭaʾ. ed. Muḥammad Fuʾād ʿAbd al-Bāqī. 2 Volumes. Cairo: s.n., 1951.

 

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