Al-Hakim's methodology in compiling "Al-Mustadrak" was groundbreaking. He didn't merely collect Hadith; he critically evaluated them based on stringent criteria for authenticity. His work serves as a bridge, ensuring that Muslims have access to a broader spectrum of the Prophet's teachings, authenticated through meticulous scholarship.
The page often references obscure narrators from the 2nd and 3rd Islamic centuries. Scholars of rijal (narrator criticism) will cite this page when discussing figures like or al-Walid ibn Muslim —known for mixing authentic narrations with weak ones. al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398
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His magnum opus, Al-Mustadrak ‘ala al-Sahihayn , was a daring project. Imam al-Hakim aimed to compile hadiths that met the rigorous authenticity criteria of Imams al-Bukhari and Muslim—the two most authoritative hadith collectors—but which had not been included in their compilations, Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim . In other words, he sought to complete the "missing" authentic hadiths.