The Miscellaneous) which is about history and other subjects.

The Miscellaneous) which is about history and other subjects. Usul al-Kafi contains hadiths regarding beliefs and is comprised of eight chapters (i.e.

books): Kitab al-‘Aql wa l-Jahl (The Book of Intellect and Ignorance) Kitab Fadl al-‘Ilm (The Book of the Merits of Knowledge) Kitab al-Tawhid (The Book of Divine Unity) Kitab al-Hujja (The Book of the Proof) Kitab al-Iman wa l-Kufr (The Book of Belief and Disbelief) Kitab al-Du’a’ (The Book of Supplication) Kitab Fadl al-Qur’an (The Book of the Merits of the Qur’an) Kitab al-‘Ishra (The Book of Social Ethics) Furu’ al-Kafi contains hadiths regarding jurisprudential rulings and is comprised of 26 chapters (i.e.

books): Kitab al-Tahara (The Book of Purity) Kitab al-Hayd (The Book of Menstruation) Kitab al-Jana’iz (The Book of Corpses) Kitab al-Salat (The Book of Prayer) Kitab al-Zakat wa l-Sadaqah (The Book of Zakat and Charity) Kitab al-Siyam (The Book of Fasting) Kitab al-Hajj (The Book of Hajj) Kitab al-Jihad (The Book of Jihad) Kitab al-Ma’isha (The Book of Living) Kitab al-Nikah (The Book of Marriage) Kitab al-‘Aqiqa (The Book of Sacrifice for the New Born) Kitab al-Talaq (The Book of Divorce) Kitab al-‘Itq wa l-Tadbir wa l-Mukataba (The Book of Emancipation, Management and Writing) Kitab al-Sayd (The Book of Hunting) Kitab al-Dhaba’ih (The Book of Slaughtering) Kitab al-At’ima (The Book of Foods) Kitab al-Ashriba (The Book of Drinks) Kitab al-Zi wa l-Tajammul wa l-Muruwwa (The Book of Garment and Beautification and Ettiquete) Kitab al-Dawajin (The Book of Livestock) Kitab al-Wasaya (The Book of Wills) Kitab al-Mawarith (The Book of Inheritance) Kitab al-Hudud (The Book of Punishments) Kitab al-Diyat (The Book of Atonements) Kitab al-Shahadat (The Book of Witnesses) Kitab al-Qada’ wa l-Ahkam (The Book of Judgment and Rulings) Kitab al-Ayman wa l-Nudhur wa l-Kaffarat (The Book of Belief and Vows and Atonements/Reparation) Rawda al-Kafi consists of miscellaneous hadiths that are in no particular order.

Although some do not consider it to be a part of al-Kafi [13]. For instance, both al-Najashi and al-Shaykh al-Tusi have asserted that Rawda is al-Kafi’s last chapter [14].