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Which group of people are referred to as the ‘Golden chain of narrators’ and why were they given such an exclusive title? Read More »
Narrators
Imam Ibn Al A’arabi (rahimahullah)
The classical Scholars amassing many chains for each narration
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I have a question about this statement:
“لا أفهم الحديث حتى أجمعه من أربعين وجها”
I wanted to know who it was said by and whether or not scholars have made similar remarks about this topic. Read More »
The narrator, ‘Abdul Wahid ibn Jabar
Musnad Rabi’ ibn Habib
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Is this reliable
أَبُو عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: بَلَغَنِي عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: رَسْمُ الْمِدَادِ فِي ثَوْبِ أَحَدِكُمْ إِذَا كَانَ يَكْتُبُ عِلْمًا كَالدَّمِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ، وَلا يَزَالُ يَنَالُ بِهِ الأَجْرَ مَا دَامَ ذَلِكَ الْمِدَادُ فِي ثَوْبِهِ
مسند الربيع بن حبيب – رقم الحديث : 29
The narrator ‘Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan’
The narrator, Abu Ramlah
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Could you kindly advise on the strength of this narration which I have sourced from Sharh Mukhtasar Tahawi, vol. 7 pg. 311, as there is a narrator by the name of Abu Ramlah
روى الشعبي وسليمان التيمي وغيرهما عن أبي رملة الحنفي، واسمه عامر – بصري – عن مخنف بن سليم عن النبي عليه الصلاة والسلام أنه قال: يا أيها الناس إن على كل رجل منكم في كل سنة أضحية وعتيرة
The Hadith narrator Mu’adh ibn Fadalah Az Zahrani
The Hadith narrator, Malik ibn Al Harith As Sulami Ar Raqqi (rahimahullah)
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 »