Al-Mustadrak is arranged by chapters of fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence), following the standard order: purification, prayer, zakat, fasting, and so on. Volume 4, in most standard printings (such as the widely used Dar al-Kutub al-‘Ilmiyyah or Dar al-Minhaj editions), typically covers the latter parts of (Book of Qur’anic Exegesis) and moves into Kitab al-Tarikh (Book of History and Biographies) and Kitab al-Fitan (Book of Tribulations) and Kitab al-Manaqib (Book of Virtues).
She awoke with a start, her breath catching. She ran to the place where she kept the phial of Karbala’s soil. As she held it up to the light, her heart sank. The dry, red dust had transformed; it was now a dark, liquid red, bubbling as if it were fresh blood.
highlights the sacredness of the land of Karbala and the deep sorrow the Prophet (s) felt for his grandson's future martyrdom. al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398
For Twelver Shi’i scholars, is a prized citation. They argue:
By verifying that the collective body cannot universally fall into error, scholars use this text to elevate Ijma' as the third foundational source of Islamic law, directly following the Quran and the Sunnah. Scholarly Evaluation and Criticism Al-Mustadrak is arranged by chapters of fiqh (Islamic
kept the soil in a glass bottle. On the 10th of Muharram, 61 A.H. ( ), she observed the soil turn to fresh blood, confirming the Imam's martyrdom. Authenticity & Academic Value
Imam al-Ḥākim (d. 405 AH/1014 CE) is a renowned hadith scholar. His work, Al-Mustadrak , which translates to "The Supplement," is a significant five-volume collection. Written when he was 72 years old, its purpose was to compile hadiths that he believed met the rigorous authenticity standards of the two most authoritative Sunni hadith collections, Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī and Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim , but were not included by them. She ran to the place where she kept
(clay tablet) in prayer, its significance is rooted in the Prophet's own words. According to Al-Hakim's Al-Mustadrak (Vol. 4, p. 398)