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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-218: ISTILAH-ISTILAH HADITH PALSU
What terms do hadith scholars commonly use to judge a hadith as fabricated?
Short answer
Common terms include al-Mawdhu' (the most well known), having no basis, batil, having no chain of transmission, not reaching the Prophet (not marfu'), and not being known with this wording.
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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
Common terms include al-Mawdhu' (the most well known), having no basis, batil, having no chain of transmission, not reaching the Prophet (not marfu'), and not being known with this wording. According to Ibn 'Arraq, when hadith memorizers say "I do not know it" or "it has no basis", that is sufficient as a ruling on the hadith. The text also lists several reference works on fabricated hadith and stresses learning these terms so as not to wrongly narrate the Prophet's hadith.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-218: ISTILAH-ISTILAH HADITH PALSU”, 10 January 2018. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/2215-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-218-istilah-istilah-hadith-palsu. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/terms-hadith-scholars-use-fabricated-hadith/