I'm sure that this has been addressed more than once, but would you please tell me how one determines the authenticity of a given Hadith?
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Hadith Authenticity
- Thread starter Jayhawker Soule
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Hi Jay, and welcome to Islam DIR. 
If you wish to personally know if it's authentic or not you can run a google search on one of the hadith database available online.
Example: Authentic Hadith Foundation | Filtering out what the Prophet
But if you want to know how would scholars determine if it's authentic or not then this is how it's done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies
Hadith terminology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I hope that answered your question, otherwise, feel free to ask for clarification.
If you wish to personally know if it's authentic or not you can run a google search on one of the hadith database available online.
Example: Authentic Hadith Foundation | Filtering out what the Prophet
But if you want to know how would scholars determine if it's authentic or not then this is how it's done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadith_studies
Hadith terminology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I hope that answered your question, otherwise, feel free to ask for clarification.
Thank you.
Union
Well-Known Member
There is no canonized science of determining a Hadith to be authentic or not . Scholars in this field tried to filter the authentic Hadith from the fabricated ones as per their best knowledge , which is of course mortal and fallible .
Two biggest fractions in Islam , e.g., Shia and Sunni never agree with definition of authentic Hadith . Sahih Bukhari , which is deemed to be 100% authentic for Sunni Islam , is regarded a heresy for Shia Islam and vice-versa . Even in between the same sect , there is a difference of opinions among the scholars to define a hadith authentic .
The whole Muslim nation agree on the authenticity of only one book and that is the Qur'an , the holy scripture of Islam .
Two biggest fractions in Islam , e.g., Shia and Sunni never agree with definition of authentic Hadith . Sahih Bukhari , which is deemed to be 100% authentic for Sunni Islam , is regarded a heresy for Shia Islam and vice-versa . Even in between the same sect , there is a difference of opinions among the scholars to define a hadith authentic .
The whole Muslim nation agree on the authenticity of only one book and that is the Qur'an , the holy scripture of Islam .