Wasa'il al-Shia was authored by Al-Hurr al-Aamili and based on The Four Books (Kitab al-Kafi, Man La Yahduruhu al-Faqih, Al-Istibsar, Tahdhib al-Ahkam) and other major Shia sources.

[2] Wasa'il al-Shia as a multi-volume Hadith collection was accomplished by Al-Ḥurr Al-ʿĀmili after twenty years in 1677 at Tus.

The narrations are taken from previous reliable Shia hadith collections from the Prophet, his companions and Ahl al-Bayt.

At this time, the main elements of the interpretation of religious orders and seminaries of Shia Ijtihad are considered in all lessons of Fiqh validity and is quoted and cited.

"[5] Between 11th-17th centuries many Hadith's collection was prepared that the most famous of them were Bihar al-Anwar by Allama Majlisi, Wasa'il al-Shia by Al-Hurr al-Aamili and al-Safi fi Tafsir Kalam Allah al-Wafi by Mohsen Fayz Kashani.