and these works just mentioned are among the most celebrated collections, although many other famous compilations could also be named.

Al-Suyūṭī’s Sources in Jamʿ al-Jawāmiʿ

Al-Suyūṭī states that, in preparing his book Jamʿ al-Jawāmiʿ, he drew material from more than fifty sources that included sound (ṣaḥīḥ), fair (ḥasan), and weak (ḍaʿīf) reports. He further affirms, “I have not cited in it any hadith that has been branded as fabricated and unanimously rejected by the hadith scholars.” Allah knows best.