منهج المنذري في مختصر صحيح مسلم: دراسة تحليلية مقارنة

This study aims to highlight al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mundhirī's (d. 656 H) methodology in summarizing Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim and to compare Imam Muslim's objectives (d. 261 H) in his Ṣaḥīḥ with those of al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mundhirī in his abridgment. This analysis is based on al-Mundhirī's brief remarks in his introduction, which will be explored in detail in this study. This study clarifies his methodology in summarization, focusing on his selection of authentic hadiths, their reorganization, the abridgment of isnāds (chains of narration), and the formulation of tarājim (chapter headings). The significance of this research lies in its original subject matter, as al-Ḥāfiẓ al-Mundhirī abridged Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, the most reliable book of Sunnah after Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī. Additionally, this study seeks to highlight the efforts of scholars in summarizing hadith collections and their adherence to specific methodologies. This is achieved through inductive, analytical, and comparative approaches by tracing, analyzing, and comparing narrations and tarājim in al-Mundhirī's Mukhtaṣar Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim with Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim and, in some cases, with al-Qurtubī's Mukhtaṣar Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, while relying solely on one of them in other instances. The study illustrates his summarization methodology, supported by examples from narrations, tarājim, and isnāds.