Hadith Answers An online source for Hadith Fatwas
Question
What is meant when it is said that a narrator is or is not a حافظ الحديث as in for example
شريك: ليس بالحافظ عند أهل الحديث
Narrators
The Hadith narrator, Sharik ibn ‘Abdillah ibn Abi Sharik An Nakha’i
Some terms used to discredit narrators
Question
1. What is meant by Muttaham bil-Khidhb in Hadith?
Is he accused of lying in general conversations or fabricating a Hadith?
2. Will lying in Hadith always refer to fabricating?
3. Will that be the same as Fuhshul Ghalat?
Clarity on a chain in Sahih Muslim
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In the following sanad who heard from who:
عن الشعبي عن جرير انه سمعه.
Sahih Muslim, Kitabul Iman, number 228 (68)
The Hadith narrator, Zayd ibn ‘Afif
The narrator, Muhammad ibn Hamdan ibn Sabbah An Naysaburi
The Golden chain of narrators
Question
Which group of people are referred to as the ‘Golden chain of narrators’ and why were they given such an exclusive title? Read More »
Imam Ibn Al A’arabi (rahimahullah)
The classical Scholars amassing many chains for each narration
Question
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
Question
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
Question
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