Composition and evaluation of the hadith on the river specific to al-Kutub al-Sittah

Water, which is the most basic need for people to sustain their lives, has also increased the value of rivers. Rivers, which have an important place in the birth and development of civilizations, have also had a sacred value for religions. Rivers have come to the forefront as a source of life, purification and healing in religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, especially in the monotheistic religions. There are also verses and hadiths about rivers in the Islamic religion. The aim of our study is to identify hadiths on the subject of rivers due to the deficiency seen in the literature and to contribute to the correct understanding of these hadiths. The subject, importance, purpose and method of the research are emphasized in the introduction. It has been seen that rivers carry spiritual symbols in many religions. In the second main title, narrations related to rivers were identified in Kutub-i Sitte and examined in terms of chain of narration. As a result of the research, six narrations on the subject of rivers that we will work on were determined. In general, the attitude towards the narrators was positive. In the third main title, text criticism was made. The narrations were presented to the Quran and evaluated, and the commentaries' comments were included.