A practical checklist for recording collection, number, wording, chapter context and displayed grading.
How to use this resource
Complete the fields from an identified source rather than memory. Write “not established” when the evidence does not support a claim, and send unresolved interpretation or legal questions to a qualified reviewer.
Collection and hadith number
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
In-book reference
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
Arabic wording checked
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
English translation identified
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
Displayed grading and named grader
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
Chapter and report context
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
Disagreement or uncertainty to disclose
Record the source, conclusion and any uncertainty here when using a printable or saved copy.
Use boundary
Recording a website's displayed grade is not an independent scholarly authentication. Preserve the named grader, disclose uncertainty and send conflicting assessments to a qualified hadith reviewer.
Resource source boundary
Qur’an: Qur'an 49:6; 17:36; 59:7. Translation: Saheeh International via Quran.com.
Hadith: Worked reference examples: Sahih al-Bukhari 631 and Sahih al-Bukhari 1. The checklist method is an editorial transparency control, not wording attributed to either report.