The 7 Levels of Hadeeth

There are seven levels of Hadeeth - Sheykh Ibn Uthaymeen-

1. A Hadeeth that was collected by both al Bukhaaree and Muslim.

2. A Hadeeth that was collected by al Bukhaaree but not by Muslim.

3. A Hadeeth that was collected by Muslim but not by al Bukhaaree.

4. A Hadeeth that is authentic according to the conditions of both al Bukhaaree and Muslim but was not collected by either of them.

5. A Hadeeth that is authentic according to the conditions of al Bukhaaree but was not collected by him.

6. A Hadeeth that is authentic according to the conditions of Muslim but was not collected by him.

7. A Hadeeth that is authentic according to the conditions of other scholars of Hadeeth who collected only authentic Ahaadeeth [such as Ibn Khuzaymah and Ibn Hibbaan in their Saheehs].