07-24-2007, 03:32 AM
Interesting discussion if you want to discuss it.
The methods Bukhari or Muslim used are similar to the criteria used by todays historians. However just like secular history that doesnt make them free from error and biase.
But here is a point to ponder. Hakim Nishapuri claims to use the same methodology as Bukhari and Muslim in his Mustadrak Ala Sahihain yet his work is not included in the 6 Sihah Sittah books.
Inshallah if you want ot discuss this then you can start a new thread as you wish.