Category: Usulul Hadith
Difference between a Dhaeef Hadith and a Mawdu' Hadith
The great Muhaddith and Usulul Hadith scholar, Hafiz Ibn Salah states in his monumental Usulul Hadith work, U’lumul Hadith: “When they (the muhadditheen) say regarding…
Types of Dhaeef Hadith
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Some scholars have mentioned over 500 types of dhaeef hadith. However, all of these types can come under…
RULING OF A SAHEEH AND HASAN HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. The scholars of the ummah all agree that both saheeh and hasan ahadith are used as evidence…
DEFINITION OF HASAN (SOUND) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Hasan literally means good. Technically: A hasan hadith is one which has a connected chain of upright narrators,…
DEFINITION OF SAHEEH (AUTHENTIC) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. DEFINITION OF SAHEEH (AUTHENTIC) HADITH Saheeh literally means healthy. A saheeh hadith is one which has…
Definition of Fabricated (Mawdu') Hadith
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Literally: Mawdu’ is something that is attached. Technically it is a lie that is forged and…
DEFINITION OF DHAEEF (WEAK) HADITH
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. Literally dhaeef means weak. Technically according to the muhadditheen: It is that hadith which is missing…