Pembagian kitab-kitab hadis:
- Al-Sahihain
- Al-Sunan al-Arba’ah
- Al-Kutub al-Sittah
- Al-Kutub al-Tis’ah
Perbandingan jumlah hadis dari masing-masing kitab
| No. | Kitab | Lahir-Wafat | Jumlah Hadis |
| 1. | Shahih al-Bukhari | 194 – 256 | 7.563 |
| 2. | Shahih Muslim | 204 – 261 | 3.033 |
| 3. | Sunan Abu Dawud | 202 – 275 | 5.274 |
| 4. | Sunan al-Tirmizi | 209 – 279 | 3.957 |
| 5. | Sunan al-Nasa’i | 215 – 303 | 5.758 |
| 6. | Sunan Ibn Majah | 209 – 273 | 4.341 |
| 7. | Muwatta’ Malik | 93 – 179 | 1.593 |
| 8. | Musnad Ahmad | 164 – 241 | 26.363 |
| 9. | Sunan al-Darimi | 181 – 255 | 3.267 |