QuestionI have been told that Ibnul Jawzi and Ibn Hajar 'Asqalani (rahimahumallah) have said that all the virtues of Mu'awiyah (radiyallahu 'anhu) are fabricated. Is this correct?
Question1. Is it true that if a narrator of a Hadith said one lie in his life then all the Hadiths that he narrates are considered as a fabrications? 2. What if the narrator openly makes tawbah afterwards? Would his narration still be considered Mawdu' (fabrication)? 3. If so doesn't…
QuestionWhat does 1. da'if 2. mawdu' and 3. hasan hadith mean?
QuestionKindly provide the reference for the following: "Do no praise a mans Islam until you find out what his opinions are"
QuestionIf a Hadith is found in just one reliable copy of an original manuscript, is it correct to attribute that Hadith to the book in question if it is not found in several other manuscripts of the same book or not? Please quote the Hadith masters.
QuestionHow is a mawdu' Hadith different from da'if jiddan? I have read from ulama that there are some scholars who hold the position of narrating anything so long as its not fabricated. Can you please name some of these scholars?
QuestionI once heard in a lecture that the scholars of the past were very strict on grading the authenticity of the narrators of hadith. The lecturer stated that there are some narrators who were graded as weak because they were seen eating while walking. Also, some narrator was deemed weak…
QuestionI read a book that mentions that it was the habit of early Muhaddithun to write very little of their own commentary and usually their books were filled with mainly the wordings of the Rasulullah (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam). So much so that Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) did not even write…
QuestionRespected Mawlana, What is meant when Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) says the following regarding a narrator? "fihi nazrun" فيه نظر or "Fi Hadithi nazrun" في حديثه نظر Jazakallahu khayran.
QuestionWhat is Dirayatul-Hadith or ilmul-Hadith dirayah ? How is it different from ilmul-Hadith riwayah?