JAMB - Islamic Religious Knowledge Irk (2017 - No. 5)
The science of Asma al-rijal is introduced in order to
Authenticate the chains of Hadith narrators
Confirms the names of Hadith books
Ascertain the number of a hadith
Explain the contents of the sunnah
Paliwanag
This refers to study of men and women who transmitted hadith reports. This discipline was necessary to develop as an aid to another Hadith discipline called Al-Jarh wa al-Ta`dil .