Ḥadīth, piety and law: selected studies. By Christopher Melchert. Atlanta, Georgia: Lockwood Press, 2015. Pp. 359. ISBN: 978-1-937040-49-9.

• Main Author: Jamil, Khairil Husaini
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: BJ1518 Individual ethics. Character. Virtue; BP135 Hadith literature. Traditions. Sunna; BP89 History and criticism; KBP Islamic Law; KBP50 History, development and application of Islamic law
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/65437/1/65437_Review%20of%20%27%E1%B8%A4ad%C4%ABth%2C%20Piety.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65437/2/65437_Review%20of%20%27%E1%B8%A4ad%C4%ABth%2C%20Piety_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/65437/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/1124

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