Description:

This Master Prompt provides the foundational framework for researching Hadith within Shariah law, covering the relationship between the Qur’an, Sunnah, Hadith, fiqh and uṣūl al-fiqh; the authority and evidentiary status of Prophetic traditions in Islamic legal reasoning; classifications of legal evidence; research problems, gaps, objectives and questions; primary and secondary sources; classical and contemporary approaches to Hadith-based legal research; and appropriate qualitative, textual, comparative, doctrinal, empirical and interdisciplinary methodologies. It guides researchers in distinguishing between the Hadith text itself, authentication judgments, scholarly interpretation, juristic reasoning, madhhab positions, contemporary legal applications and the researcher’s own analytical conclusions. Particular emphasis is placed on source integrity, methodological transparency, evidence hierarchy, scholarly verification and responsible use of digital and AI-assisted research tools.