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In this study, al-Sunan wa-al-Aḥkām, which can be consid-ered as the best example of the efforts for addressing and presenting the aḥkām (judgement) hadiths, which started as a tradition in the 2nd/8th century with the writing Sunan books, in a new style and content during 8th/13th century is analysed. The work written by al-Ḥāfiẓ Diyāʾ al-Dīn al-Maqdisī (d. 643/1245) is of importance for both the period it is written in, and its content and method. Indeed, this is the period when the isnad lost its main function and hadiths were reported as a whole with books rather than being reported one by one. On the other hand, as the most famous works of hadith literature al-Kutub al-Sitta and some other books had gained authority by then, the new books were written basing on these classical works. Therefore, having been written in a new style during this transition period, al-Sunan wa-al-Aḥkām is worthy of closer examination on account of its organisation, method, sources and contributions to the literature. Drawing attention in terms of ʿIlm al-Ḥadīth for the time and place (Damascus) it was written in, this book is noteworthy as it reflects the hadith/sunnah perception of the Hanbali School of which the writer of the book is a member (and in a sense an imam).