Most Shi'a Muslims use different books of hadith from those used by other Muslims, who prize the six major hadith collections.
What hadith books do Shia follow?
Hadith collections
- Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
- Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq.
- Tahdhib al-Ahkam of Shaikh Tusi.
- al-Istibsar of Shaikh Tusi.
Does Shia follow the Sunnah?
All Muslims are guided by the Sunnah, but Sunnis stress its primacy. Shia are also guided by the wisdom of Muhammad's descendants through his son-in-law and cousin, Ali. Sunni life is guided by four schools of legal thought, each of which strives to develop practical applications of the Sunnah.
