حجية الحديث المرسل ومسالك أهل العلم فيها

Authenticity of the Hadīth al-Mursal and the opinions of the Scholars about it

Authors

  • Salman Shahid Doctoral Candidate Islamic Studies, Allama Iqbal open University, Islamabad
  • Dr. Ali Asghar Chishti Professor of Hadith, Allama Iqbal open University Islamabad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.04.01.a08

Keywords:

Hadīth al-Mursal, authenticity, scholars, opinions

Abstract

Status of Hadīth al-Mursal is an important topic related to the authenticity of adīh studies. It is the base of many disputable maters of Islamic law.  It falls to category of weak hadīth according to some scholars rather it is stronger than the “Musnad” according to some scholars, another opinion is that it might be used under certain conditions. So, it was necessary to study the opinions of the scholars about it. It lacks a basic condition of authenticity, which is the interruption of the chain of transmission. Purpose of this article is to discover the strong and right opinion based on arguments and to find the view of the Muhaddithīn (scholars of Hadīth) and the jurist (fuqahā) so that the people understand the real status of Hadith al-Mursal.

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Published

2021-03-31

How to Cite

Salman Shahid, and Dr. Ali Asghar Chishti. 2021. “حجية الحديث المرسل ومسالك أهل العلم فيها: Authenticity of the Hadīth Al-Mursal and the Opinions of the Scholars about It”. Al-Qamar 4 (1):107-16. https://doi.org/10.53762/alqamar.04.01.a08.

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