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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 »
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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?
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What are the various definitions given for a Mustafid Hadith in comparison to Mash-hur Hadith?
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What is the difference between Sanad and Isnad?
Am I right in assuming that Sanad refers to the names of people mentioned in the chain, whereas Isnad refers to mentioning/writing the full chain along with how the rawi received ijazah such as Haddathana or Akhabarana?
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In Mirqatul Mafatih sometimes when discussing details about a rawi Mullah ‘Ali Qari says ذكره المؤلف .
Who is المؤلف?
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Could you tell me the difference between a ‘mawquf’ (موقوف) and ‘marfu’ (مرفوع) Hadith?
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What is meant by ‘riwayatan’ in the following Hadith in Sahih Muslim under the chapter of fasting:
Qala Abu Bakr ‘riwayatan‘ wa qala ‘Amrun ‘yablughu bihin Nabiyya sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam‘
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(Mishkat muqaddimah)
What does ألطف mean in the above ibarah?
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I was wondering, what does it mean when a narrator is declared Maqbul by Ibn Hajar? Is it referring to his own definition, or that of the majority?
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Does tariq and sanad have the same meaning? Read More »
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I have read that in terms of classing a Hadith according to the number of narrators, Aziz, Gharib, Mashur and Mutawatir, many scholars do not include the Tabaqah of Sahabah (radiyallahu ‘anhum), rather they start counting the number of narrators from the level of Tabi’un.
Also, I have read that the example of an Aziz narration is : لا يؤمن أحدكم حتى أكون أحب الخ
I can understand that those that include Sahabah have termed is as Aziz because it has been narrated by Sayyiduna Anas and Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhuma). What I would like to know is how it will be classed as Aziz according to the individuals that start from Tabi’in, because this narration will have at least three people at the level of Tabi’un, due to the fact that Qatadah and Abdul Aziz ibn Suhayb have narrated from Sayyiduna Anas (radiyallahu ‘anhu) and there must be at least one person narrating from Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah (radiyallahu ‘anhu). Read More »
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