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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-89 : HADITH MAQLUB
What is a Maqlub hadith and what is its ruling?
Short answer
A Maqlub hadith is one in which words, narrators, the chain of transmission or the text have been swapped or reversed, including through error.
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- 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
A Maqlub hadith is one in which words, narrators, the chain of transmission or the text have been swapped or reversed, including through error. It is divided into Maqlub al-Sanad and Maqlub al-Matan. Such a hadith is classed as weak and may sometimes be fabricated. Swapping done to hide the chain or text is not permitted, while swapping done to test a hadith scholar's memorisation is allowed on condition that the correct chain and text are restated before the session ends.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Hadith Maqlub termasuk di dalam jenis-jenis hadith yang dha'if dan kadang-kadang ia boleh menjadi palsu.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-89 : HADITH MAQLUB”, 24 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1088-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-89-hadith-maqlub. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/what-is-maqlub-hadith-and-ruling/