Tadribur Rawi

5 Ramadan 143831 May 2017

Can a Weak Narration Rise to Acceptance With Corroboration?

QuestionIn your answers, I have seen you many times, mention a weak narration is raised to level of hasan. I was wondering if, this is in accordance with the methodology of earlier Hadith scholars such as from the Salaf or a modern-day invention?

27 Rajab 143824 April 2017

Reward for Conveying a Hadith

QuestionWhat is the authenticity of the following narration? من أدى إلى أمتي حديثا واحدا يقيم به سنة أو يرد به بدعة فله الجنة Whoever leads my Ummah to one Hadith which is used to establish a sunnah or refute a bid'ah, then for him is Jannah.

29 Jumadal Akhirah 143828 March 2017

The Types of Sahih Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim

QuestionI have the following questions about Hadith: 1. Are all the Hadiths in Bukhari and Muslim sahih li dhatihi or are there also some sahih li ghayrihi narrations? Please provide example if there are any? 2. For a Hadith to be classed as sahih li ghayrihi, does the supporting narration…

5 Rabi'ul Awwal 14385 December 2016

Who Did Imam Muslim (rahimahullah) Refer to in His Introduction?

QuestionWhen Imam Muslim in his muqaddimah says to the opposition that they are "Muntahil Al-Hadith" who does he mean by this? Some scholars mention Imam Bukhari and 'Ali ibnul Madini. However, some contemporaries say that it is neither of them.

18 Muharram 143820 October 2016

Hadith on the Duties of the ‘Ulama

QuestionI came across a very interesting and beautiful Hadith: The Messenger (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "This sacred knowledge will be borne by the reliable authorities of each successive generation, who will [preserve it and] remove from it the alterations of the excessive, the interpolations of the corrupt, and the…

26 Dhul Hijjah 143729 September 2016

Virtue of Propagating Hadith

QuestionWhat is the grading of the following Hadith? Our beloved Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) said: اللهم ارحم خلفائي (O Allah, have mercy on my vicegerents) The Sahabah (radiyallah 'anhum) asked: و من خلفاؤك؟ (Who are they?) Our beloved Nabi (sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) replied: اللذين يروون أحاديثي و سنتي…

19 Rajab 143727 April 2016

Status of the Hadiths in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah

QuestionAre all Hadiths of Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah sahih (technically) or is it only sahih according to Imam Ibn Khuzaymah and other Muhadithun have reservation on their acceptability? Are there any da'if Hadiths in Sahih Ibn Khuzaymah? And what is its rank (overall) in Hadith Books. Is it equal to Sunan…

27 Muharram 143710 November 2015

Ruling of the Narrations of a Hadith Liar

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…