The Forty-Hadith is one of the most famous compilations of hadith books and the most authored and diverse. It shows the great mastery of the hadith scholars in the method of classifying their forties, their conditions, and their contents, and the diversity of their approaches and topics dealt with different purposes. Their creativity in renewing the approach of hadith and its presentation to Muslims generally. Forty hadiths that collect 40 hadiths of our prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, on various topics and purposes. This type of work has a significant place in the Islamic religious culture. This article attempts to brief and contribute in this sector, especially in studying the literature of the 40 Hadith of Malaysian scholars, and the researcher applies the inductive method by collecting the relevant scientific material and describing it briefly. This article shows the abundance of the Forty-Hadith works in Malaysia and the diversity of their content.

After the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Companions realized that the revelation had stopped. The Companions reacted by finding ways which can help them preserve the Prophetic Hadith. The expansion of the Islamic territories and the abundance of incidents and events had made the narration of the Prophetic Hadith a necessity. The Companions have made tremendous efforts in the service of the Prophetic Hadith in order to it to the next generation. This library research is aimed to record these efforts and to derive the methods of the Companions in receiving the Prophetic Hadith from the Prophet –Peace be upon him- after his death. This study also explain the diversity and the importance of those methods. These methods included first, emphasizing on asking one another even though if performing a journey is necessary. Second, verification and vigilance in the narration. Third, their command to reduce the narration of the Prophetic Hadith in fear of error or forgetfulness. Fourth, oath adjuration to the narrator and repetition of hearing in heterogeneous time. These efforts have resulted in preserving the Prophetic Hadith from elimination and fraud.

After the death of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), the Companions realized that the revelation had stopped. The Companions reacted by finding ways which can help them preserve the Prophetic Hadith. The expansion of the Islamic territories and the abundance of incidents and events had made the narration of the Prophetic Hadith a necessity. The Companions have made tremendous efforts in the service of the Prophetic Hadith in order to it to the next generation. This library research is aimed to record these efforts and to derive the methods of the Companions in receiving the Prophetic Hadith from the Prophet –Peace be upon him- after his death. This study also explain the diversity and the importance of those methods. These methods included first, emphasizing on asking one another even though if performing a journey is necessary. Second, verification and vigilance in the narration. Third, their command to reduce the narration of the Prophetic Hadith in fear of error or forgetfulness. Fourth, oath adjuration to the narrator and repetition of hearing in heterogeneous time. These efforts have resulted in preserving the Prophetic Hadith from elimination and fraud.