The School of the Companions of the Prophet's Works on Hadith; the Goals, Advantages and Disadvantages

For centuries "the study of the companion's works on hadith ", underwent many ups and downs, and the most important issues of this study are ignored under two main headings; "structural schools" and "content schools". In the course of development of the study of the companion's works on hadith, the structural school developed to become two schools; "Hadith school" and "biography writing school". Due to the political, social, and scientific issues and needs, the companion's works on hadith takes precedence over the structure of biography writing.Therefore, a lot of the previous the companion's works on hadith had the form of "books concerned with the chains of transmission of hadith," and this is why these books are not considered among the companion's works on hadith. The objectives, advantages and disadvantages of this structure has led to the beginning of a new stage in the study of the companion's works on hadith which is structurally called "the companion's works on hadith and biography writing". Presenting a clear account of the school of the companion's works on hadith, this article refers to some of the objectives, advantages and disadvantages of this structure.