The following is a list of hadith collections compiled by traditionists, which are sources that contain the words, actions and silent approvals ascribed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
- Kitab al-Kafi of Kulayni (divided into Usul al-Kafi, Furu al-Kafi and Rawdat al-Kafi)
- Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih of Shaikh Saduq
- Tahdhib al-Ahkam of Shaikh Tusi
- Al-Istibsar of Shaikh Tusi
- Primary Hadith Collection (Primary Hadith books are those books which are collected, compiled and written by author or their students themselves).
- The Book of Sulaym ibn Qays by Sulaym ibn Qays
- Kitab ul Momin by Hussain bin Saeed Ahwazi
- Al-Mahasin by Ahmad b. Muhammad al-Barqi
- Qurb al-isnad by Abd Allah b. Ja'far al-Himyari
- Al-Amali of Shaikh Tusi
- Al-Amali of Shaikh Saduq
- Al-Tawhid of Shaikh Saduq
- Uyoun Akhbar al-Ridha by Shaykh Saduq
- Tuhaf al-Uqul by Ibn Shu'ba Harrani
- Al-Amali of Shaikh Mufid
- Al-Amali of Al-Sharif al-Murtada
- Nahj al-Balaghah by Al-Sharif al-Radi
- Khasais of Al Aemmah by Al-Sharif al-Radi
- Daim al-Islam by Al-Qadi al-Nu'man
- Al-Ihtijaj by Abu Mansur Ahmad Tabrisi
- Kamil al-Ziyarat by Ibn Qulawayh
- Al Saqib Fi al-Manâqib by Ibn Hamaza Tusi
- Basâ'ir al-darajât by Sheikh Al-Safar al-Qummi
- Tafseer Quran by Imam Ali
- Book of Fatimah by Bibi Fatimah
- Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
- Risalah al-Huquq by Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
- Sahifat al-Ridha by Ali al-Ridha
- Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah by Ali al-Ridha
- Tafseer Imam Hasan Askari [Wikidata] by Imam Hasan al-Askari (Doubts about Authenticity)
- Secondary books of Hadiths (Secondary Hadith books are those books which are not collected, compiled and written by author himself but rather they are selected from already existing Hadith books i.e Primary Hadith books)
- Al-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani
- Wasā'il al-Shīʿa by Shaikh al-Hur al-Aamili
- Bihar al-Anwar by Allama Majlesi
- Haq ul-Yaqeen by Allama Majlisi
- Ayn al-Hayat by Allama Majlisi
- Ghurar al-Hikam wa Durar al-Kalim by Abdul Wahid al-Tamimi
- Mustadrak al-wasa'il by Mirza Husain Noori Tabarsi
- Safinat al-bihar by Shaykh Abbas Qumi
- Mustadrak safinat al-bihar by Shaykh 'Ali Namazi
- Jami' ahadith al-Shi'a by Hossein Borujerdi
- Nahj-al feṣāḥa by Abul Qasem Payandeh
- Mizan Al Hikma [Wikidata] by Mohammad Reyshahri
- Kitab Al-Hayat [Wikidata] by Muhammad Rida Hakimi
Tadrib al-Rawi, vol. 1, pg. 148, Dar al-'Asimah, Riyadh, first edition, 2003.