The Prophetic traditions of Islam, which are commonly referred to as the Hadith (literally, ‘reports’), preserve the sum and substance of the corpus of anecdotes, statements, and deeds connected with the life of Muhammad. Together with the Qur’an, the Hadith provide Islam with its principal scriptural sources.

This new four-volume collection from Routledge brings together the best and most influential western scholarship on the Hadith and the classical literature that surrounds it. It is an indispensable reference resource for scholar and student alike.