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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 567: MENJAWAB SYUBHAT “PERCAMPURAN HADIS SAHIH DAN PALSU”
Is it true that hadith has become a mixture of authentic and fabricated reports because they were invented by the Companions and hadith scholars?
Short answer
The claim that hadith has become mixed between authentic and fabricated reports is regarded as lacking solid evidence.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The claim that hadith has become mixed between authentic and fabricated reports is regarded as lacking solid evidence. Some hadiths are indeed authentic and others fabricated, but the two can be told apart through the discipline of hadith sciences developed by scholars. Scholars compiled works on authentic hadith, defective hadith, fabricated hadith, and the tools needed to assess a hadith's status. The claim is also linked to certain groups and orientalists who rejected the scholars' methods of evaluation.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Dakwaan yang menyebutkan bahawa hadis telah bercampur antara sahih dan palsu merupakan suatu dakwaan yang tidak berpaksikan hujah yang kukuh.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE 567: MENJAWAB SYUBHAT “PERCAMPURAN HADIS SAHIH DAN PALSU””, 14 February 2025. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/6130-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-567-menjawab-syubhat-percampuran-hadis-sahih-dan-palsu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/is-hadith-a-mixture-of-authentic-and-fabricated/