Questions tagged [ilm-ar-rijal]
علم الرجال refers to "Criticism of Hadeeth narrators الجرح والتعديل " studies and evaluates the accreditation of Hadeeths and their narrators.
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Is Sahih al-Bukhari considered as 100% authentic by Sunni scholars?
I think there are some Hadith in this book are not compatible with Quran.
Also I think this is not a logic term to say "Sahih Bukhari is Sahih (authentic) because its name is Sahih"
Bukhari was an ...
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Is there a scale or classification for scholars and their qualification of hadith narrators?
Often when a question about the authenticity or a qualification of a hadith is asked I find scholars quoting that scholar A considered the narrator X as fine, while scholar B considered him as da'if ...
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What exactly are the conditions of al-Bukhari and Muslim?
I've noticed that this question has never been asked before even if we have posts such as:
What are the requirements of a "Sahih" hadith?
Which criteria the Rawis(Arabic: 'narrators')...
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What exactly is tadlees?
I'd like to get a good/full definition of tadlees:
This means a clear definition of the meaning.
If there are different kinds/levels I'd like to know the impact of the kind of tadlees on the ...
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How can one check isnad?
To verify the hadith one have to verify isnad. My question is how to check Isnad? mean to say is there any early book of Islam (Authentic) in which the series of connection between narrator are ...
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What is Al Jarh Wa at-Ta'dil ( الجرح و التعديل )?
What is Al Jarh Wa at-Ta'dil ( الجرح و التعديل )? and what is it's purpose?
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What are the terms of that which has reached Tawatur?
Mutawatir is when a narration gains a huge amount of narrators that it being a lie has basically become impossible, in other words there would basically be no doubt in regards to it's authenticity. ...
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How can scholars of Jarh and ta'adil be certain about the identity of a narrator?
Usually if you check a narrator chain -as a layman- you will find something like:
Abu Yusuf has narrated from 'Abdullah ibn Sa'id who heard Muhammad ibn al-Qassim who heard abu Hurrairah ...This is ...
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What is an example of a hadith that is sahih in chain but not sahih in content?
There are two main aspects of a hadith that make reliable (sahih): its narrator chain (sanad) and its content (matn). See Hadith studies at Wikipedia.
Question: What is an example of a hadith that ...
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What criteria do Rawis ('narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil? [duplicate]
What criteria do Rawis (Arabic for 'narrators') of sahih hadith have to fulfil?
As far as I know, there are six or seven requirements, starting with being adult and mentally fit.
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Did al-Bukhari and Muslim always follow their so called conditions?
In my answer on What are the terms of that which has reached Tawatur? I've tried to address the topic of the conditions of al.-Bukhari and Muslim.
I've also posted a related question: What exactly ...
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Is there an explanation how abu Hurairah managed to narrate more than 5K hadith?
Abu Hurairah أبو هريرة () certainly is a sahabi on which there's a big dispute among the Muslim scholars in first place the shi'a and sunni scholars.
One of the main issues is the fact that this ...
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Status of al Waqidi as a narrator?
I know there is a lot of criticism for Al-Waqidi by the scholars and muhadditheen (scholars of hadith). They accuse him of being a liar and unreliable. But some scholars say he is trustworthy, such as ...
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Four untrustworthy hadith narrators of hadith said by al Nasa'i?
assalaam alaykum
I came across this statement by al Nasa'i where he mentions 4 people known to fabricate ahadeeths. Is he referring to Ibn Sa'd al-Baghdadi and number 4? (Muhammad bin Sa'id Syria??
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What Is The Status Of Narrator Minhal Ibn Amr? Did Scholars Really Rejected His Narrations?
Salam Brothers,
I would like to know what is the status of narrator Minhal Ibn Amr. I have read somewhere that he was a Shia, but still many Sunni scholars accepted his narrations. However, is it true ...
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هل يقول الحديث أن ماء الرجل يصل إلى عروق النساء وعضلاتهن؟ Hadith Question
I have found a really strange narration that says that the Nutfah of men travel in the veins and muscles of women.
This is the original text of the hadith:-
فقد ثبت عن مالك بن الحويرث أنه قال: قال ...
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Is being a sunni or having sunni toughts a reason not to be reliable as a hadith narrator (shi'a hadith)?
Even if the Sahihs of al-Bukhari and Muslim are sunni hadith compilations and certainly in other more or less known hadith compilations of sunni scholars. Some of the narrators in their narrator ...
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Is there any evidence to support that Abu Hurraira's sheer number of narrations is not feasible?
The following question Is there an explanation how abu Hurairah managed to narrate more than 5K hadith? is requesting for an explanation about how he was able to manage such a large number of ...
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Who is the first person in the Muwatta?
In the Muwatta of Imam Malik, some ahadith start with "XXX related to me from Malik" - Who is this "me" that's narrating? Others start with "XXX related to me from YYY" with no mention of Malik.
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