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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-133: HADITH SYAZ (الشاذ)
What is a Shadh hadith and what is its ruling?
Short answer
Linguistically, shadh means standing alone. Technically, scholars differ: Imam al-Baiquniy adopts the definition of a narration by a reliable narrator that contradicts a more reliable one, while al-Hakim and al-Khalili link it to narrations transmitted by a single narrator.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
Linguistically, shadh means standing alone. Technically, scholars differ: Imam al-Baiquniy adopts the definition of a narration by a reliable narrator that contradicts a more reliable one, while al-Hakim and al-Khalili link it to narrations transmitted by a single narrator. A shadh hadith is weak and cannot be raised to the level of hasan lighairihi. Examples include Hammad bin Zaid's mursal narration against the connected narrations of other reliable narrators, and Huzail bin Shurahbil's differing wording on wiping over socks and sandals.
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Hukum hadith Syaz adalah dhaif dan tidak boleh sampai ke tahap hasan lighairihi (حسن لغيره).
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-133: HADITH SYAZ (الشاذ)”, 23 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1449-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-133-hadith-syaz. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-and-ruling-of-shadh-hadith/