Narrators – Page 2 – Hadith Answers

The narrator ‘Muhammad ibn ‘Ajlan’

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What is the status of 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

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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?