16 July 2024
The difference between Haddathana and Akhbarana
Question Kindly explain the terminologies "haddathana" and "akhbarana"
13 February 2024
Definition and ruling of the Hadith of a mukhtalit
Question If there is a narrator who became "mukhtalit" in his old age, how would it affect the authenticity of the narration?
27 July 2023
The definition of as-sahih li dhatihi
Question How do the Muhaddithun classify a Hadith as sahih?
13 December 2022
The narrator; Muhammad ibn Sulayman Luwayn
Question What is the definition of the word لوين (Luwayn) found in Mustalah books?
22 February 2022
Intricacies in Hadith grading
Question If a Hadith is graded da'if (weak) by some Muhaddithun and mawdu' (fabricated) by other Muhaddithun, how do you reconcile between the two?
10 February 2022
The status of the marasil of Sa’id ibn Musayyab (rahimahullah)
Question What is the status of the marasil of Sa'id ibn Musayyab (rahimahullah)?
2 November 2021
Definition of a gharib Hadith
Question What is gharib narration? Can a gharib narration still be sahih or hasan?
8 December 2020
Another question about a Mustakhraj
Question What does Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) mean when he puts the condition for مستخرج, in the following statement (related by his student): و شرطه أن لا يصل إلى شيخ أبعد حتى يفقد سندا يوصله…
18 November 2020
Definition and ruling of Tadlis
Question What is the meaning of the word Tadlis and Mudallis with respect to the science of Hadith and also the position of the status or grade of Hadith whose one or more of its transmitters is…
16 September 2020
Meaning of the term ‘لا بأس به’ (la ba-sa bihi)
Question If a Muhaddith is saying 'la ba-sa bihi' (لا بأس به) then is he praising a narrator or criticising him?
22 October 2019
The definition of Al Marfu’ and Al Mawquf
Question What is the definition of Al Marfu' and Al Mawquf?
2 May 2019
Difference among the madhabs in Usulul Hadith
Question Is it true that the Usul al-Hadith of the Hanafi Madhab differs from other Madhahib? Which books should a Hanafi student study in the subject?
7 March 2019
Meaning of the word: ليس بالحافظ
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
4 March 2019
Meaning of Imam Abu Hanifa’s statement regarding ‘Al Gharib’
Question What is meant by the following statement of Imam Abu Hanifah (rahimahullah) regarding Al Gharib: من طلبها كذّب Man talabaha kuddhiba