Narrators – Hadith Answers

The Hadith narrator Mu’adh ibn Fadalah Az Zahrani

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What is the status of Mu’adh ibn Fadalah Az Zahrani?

The Hadith narrator, Malik ibn Al Harith As Sulami Ar Raqqi (rahimahullah)

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What is the status of the narrator Malik ibn Al Harith As Sulami Ar Raqqi?

The twelve generations/brackets of narrators

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I am looking for a resource that mentions the twelve generations of narrators of Hadith, the Arabic terminology as well as the English explanation. Read More »

The narrator, Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al ‘Amiri Al Misri

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What is the status of Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn ‘Abdillah ibn Hashim Al ‘Amiri Al Misri?

The Great Hanafi Muhadditun

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Is it true that Great Muhaddithun like Imam Yahya ibn Ma’in, Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Mubarak, Imam Waki ibn Jarah, Imam Yahya ibn Sa’id Al-Qattan and the likes (rahimahumullah) were all Hanafis?

I see some people saying they were anti hanafis and regarded them as ahlur rai and some supporting the claim that they indeed followed Imam ‘Azam (rahimahullah) and were Hanafis. Read More »

Usage of the term Maqbul

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Can you give a detailed discussion in regards to the different usages of different Imams on the term ‘Maqbul’.

It seems as different scholars use the term flexibly.

If you can cover all the major scholars usages that would be appreciated. Read More »

Question about Mustakhraj

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How far up can an author of a Mustakhraj go with his chain?

Does it have to connect with the original author’s teacher / teacher’s teacher or can it go further back until the Sahabi?

I have read somewhere that if it goes back to the Sahabi then the purpose of Mustakhraj is lost as it will be called a completely different chain.

Imam Nu’aym ibn Hammad and his book ‘Kitabul Fitan’

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Can you shed some light on the Hadith Scholar, Imam Nu’aym ibn Hammad and his book Kitabul Fitan? Is he reliable and are the Hadiths found in this book reliable?

Imam Ibn Abid Dunya (rahimahullah)

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I have noticed in many of your answers you reference to Ibn Abi Dunya. Can you provide a short bio and a general ruling on his books? Read More »

Sa’d ibn ‘Ubayd (radiyallahu ‘anhu), Al Qari

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Was there a Sahabi by the name of S’ad ibn ‘Ubayd (radiyallahu ‘anhu)? He was called Al Qari.

Status of the narrator, ‘Al Hakam ibn ‘Abdillah Al Balkhi’

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What is the status of the narrator Al Hakam ibn Abdillah Al-Balkhi?

Are his narrations from Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) acceptable?

Al-Kamil of Imam Ibn ‘Adiy (rahimahullah)

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I was wondering, what is the book Al-Kamil fid Du’afa, of Imam Abu Ahmad, ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Adiy (rahimahullah) about? Does it have a section called the munkarat/rejected narrations?

The Hadith narrator, Muhammad ibn Yazid Ar Rifa’i

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What is the status of the Hadith narrator Muhammad ibn Yazid Abu Hisham Ar Rifa’i?