Narrators – Page 5 – Hadith Answers

Hadiths of a narrator who occasionally errs

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There are a number of youth online who are weakening all kinds of narrations on the basis that a narrator is Saduq, but makes mistakes, or has conjecture according to ibn Hajar. When a narrator is regarded as having a weak memory, or makes mistakes, does this render his tradition as weak?

Narrations in old age

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I was wondering about what the scholars of Rijal have said is to be done when a reliable narrator very late in his life narrates a tradition, but it can be proven either by the words of the narrator without doubt, that when they had narrated that their memory had notable defects and that they were very old.

Rather than being a ‘Sahih’ chain, would this invariably cause it in and of itself to drop to a Hasan level, due to memory being the distinguisher between Hasan and Sahih?

For instance, we find that Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) narrates in Sahih Muslim that Zayd ibn Arqam (radiyallahu’anhu) began to narrate a Hadith about Rasulullah (sallallahu’alayhi wasallam) saying he was leaving behind two weighty things. However every chain where he is said to have done this always starts with him first noting down his decline in memory, and that he has grown very old and that his memory has been affected, as he, despite being an upright companion, still was affected by the other causes of old age mortals suffer. We find Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) does not include this tradition in his Sahih.

Question about a Hadith being labelled Gharib

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I wanted to enquire with regards to people of the same age narrating at the same level, like in the Hadith about intention. I have read that below Sayyiduna ‘Umar (radiyallahu ‘anhu), three Tabi’un have narrated that Hadith.

Will it still be called gharib or will all the Tabi’in be considered from one tabaqah? Read More »

What defines a ‘tabaqah’ in a Hadith chain?

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My question is in relation to the number of narrators found at every level, in order to class a narration as Mutawatir or Khabar wahid.

What is meant by each stage (Tabaqah)?

Many times, individuals narrate Hadith to people of their own age and their own generation. In this instance, will both the narrators be regarded as of the same Tabaqah or different Tabaqah?

The Hadith narrator, Ibrahim ibn Sa’d ibn Ibrahim

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I would like to ask who was the Hadith narrator, Ibrahim ibn Sa’d ibn Ibrahim (rahimahullah)?

The Hadith narrator ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr Al Laythi

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I would like to ask who was ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Ubayd ibn ‘Umayr?

Imam Mirak (rahimahullah)

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In Mirqatul Mafatih. Mulla ‘Ali Qari quotes different scholars. Sometimes he says قال ميرك. Who is this Shaykh?

The Hadith narrator: Yahya ibn Sa’id

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Who was Yahya bin Sa’id Al-Ansary and what was his status as a transmitter of Hadith?

Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir Al Juhani (radiyallahu ‘anhu)

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Kindly provide me with some information on the Sahabi, Sayyiduna ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir (radiyallahu ‘anhu) who narrated the Hadith regarding the way to salvation.