18 February 2019
Some terms used to discredit narrators
Question 1. What is meant by Muttaham bil-Khidhb in Hadith? Is he accused of lying in general conversations or fabricating a Hadith? 2. Will lying in Hadith always refer to fabricating? 3. Will that…
15 February 2019
Can ‘Al Mawquf’ and ‘Al Maqtu’ be graded?
Question Will a maqtu' and mawquf narration also be classed as authentic, sound or weak or is that just for marfu' narrations? Will a Hadith Qudsi also need to be authenticated?
8 November 2017
What is the definition of Al Khabarul Wahid?
Question What is the definition of a khabarul wahid Hadith?
21 September 2017
Meaning of the words: Sanad and Isnad
Question 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…
13 September 2017
Difference between ‘Al Marfu’ and ‘Al Mawquf’
Question Could you tell me the difference between a 'mawquf' (موقوف) and 'marfu' (مرفوع) Hadith?
31 May 2017
Can a weak narration rise to acceptance with corroboration?
Question In your answers, I have seen you many times, mention a weak narration is raised to level of hasan. I was wondering, is this in accordance to the methodology of earlier Hadith scholars such…
20 April 2017
The existence/non existence on Mutawatir Hadiths
Question A friend of mine alerted me to an argument that a prominent Salafi inclined Shaykh was making about the existence of Mutawatir Hadiths. He said that not only are there no such thing as…
11 September 2016
Authenticity of Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
Question Are all the Hadiths in Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim really authentic? I ask this because there are numerous notable and prominent Scholars who believe that there are many weak narrations…
3 March 2016
What is meant by mutaba’at of a Hadith?
Question What is meant by "Mutaba'ah" in Hadith? JazakAllah for all your assistance.
23 May 2014
Are all the Hadiths transmitted with their exact wording?
Question I heard, that the Hadiths in general are not transmitted to their exact wording, but that the Sahaba just transmitted it according to meaning and not according to the exact wording. Is this…