Weak hadith

Question 1

Da’if hadith

Answer 1

(weak) based on their authenticity

- a report ascribed to the prophet SWS or companions but fails to meet conditions of sahih or hasan

Question 2

Mu’allaq hadith (hanging)

Answer 2

report in which one or more narrators are omitted from the beginning of its isnad by the compiler

• when the entire chain is omitted and the compiler quotes the Prophet SWS or the companion
• when the name of the person who narrated the report is omitted

Question 3

Mursal hadith (loose)

Answer 3

Hadith with broken link in its chain at the level of a companion
-A tabi’i reports directly from the prophet SWS, leaving out the companion

Intricate mursal hadith; a student quotes his teacher without ever directly receiving it. implies that he did

-Jurists rejected this as legal proof
but some scholars said if the narrator was trustworthy it can be accepted
-mursal by a companion is authetic

Question 4

Mu’dal hadith

Answer 4

more than one consecutive missing link in the isnad!

-Dates of birth and death of students and teachers will reveal this

Question 5

Tadlis

Answer 5

Term implying concealment of isnad defects

• defect in isnad
• ash-shuyukh, concealing the sheikh who narrated due to identity weakness
• can be accepted if they can prove the hadith is accurate

Question 6

Forged hadith

Answer 6

goes against typical wording of the Prophet SWS

Causes:

• political differences
• to please rulers
• racial, tribal, linguistic fanaticism
• storytelling
• religious zeal

Question 7

Matruk hadith

Answer 7

a hadith transmitted which somebody charged with lying

Question 8

Munkar hadith

Answer 8

narrated by a weak narrator which goes against another authentic hadith

Question 9

Shadh hadith

Answer 9

hadith reported by a reliable narrator in contradiction to someone more reliable
-this is a weak hadith and is rejected

Question 10

Mu’allal hadith

Answer 10

Apparently authentic, but has hidden defect

Question 11

Mudraj hadith

Answer 11

isnad has been changed or something has been inserted into its text

Question 12

inverted hadith

Answer 12

isnad is taken to a different text. Reporter reversed the order of a sentence in the text

Question 13

inconsistent hadith

Answer 13

if reporters disagree about a sheikh or the isnad, none of the opinions can be preferred over the others, there is uncertainty