Hadith collections are regarded by all traditional madhab as important tools for determining the Muslim way of life, the 'sunnah'.

Hadith collections in Islam:

The circumstances of her death however are not mentioned in any Hadith collections, leading to some scholars doubting the authenticity of the way she was killed.

Shi'a regard this book as among the most reliable Hadith collections.

Sunni regard this collection as sixth in strength of their Six major Hadith collections.

Within the different Hadith collections, there are references to worldly punishments for committing apostasy in Islam.

Sunnis regard this collection as third in strength of their Six major Hadith collections.

By the 9th century, six major Hadith collections were accepted as reliable to Sunni Muslims.

The Usuli believe that the Hadith collections contained traditions of varying degrees of reliability, and that critical analysis was necessary to assess their authority.

Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the six canonical Hadith collections of Sunni Islam.