sentences:  "Man la yahduruh al-faqih" represents a synopsis of all the traditions that Ibn Babawayh had collected, while his prior works, for example, "Kitab al-nikah" (the book of marriage) and "Kitab al-hajj" (the book of pilgrimage) are each a treatise on different aspect of furu'.Further, "Man la yahduruhu al-Faqih" was intended as a reference for the ordinary man in that the "Isnads" are not recorded.The "isnads" are the chain of authorities through which the traditions were received from the Prophet or one of the Imams.