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Terms related to Islamic literature collections Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e Hadith terminology ( Arabic : مصطلح الحديث , romanized : muṣṭalaḥu l-ḥadīth ) is the body of terminology in Islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings ( hadith ) attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by other early Islamic figures of significance such as the companions and followers/successors. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance . Formally, it has been defined by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology used within hadith sciences . al-ʻAsqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī. al-Nukat Ala Kitab Ibn al-Salah (in Arabic).
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Hadith terminology ( Arabic : muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth ; مُصْطَلَحُ الحَدِيْث) is the body of terminology which specify the acceptability of the narrations, hadith , attributed to the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad , as well as other early figures of religious significance. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance . Formally, it has been defined by Ahmad ibn 'Ali Ibn Hajar al-'Asqalani, a renowned hadith specialist, as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology utilized within the science of hadith . al-`Asqalānī, Aḥmad ibn `Alī. al-Nukat Ala Kitab Ibn al-Salah (in Arabic).
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Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e Hadith terminology ( ) muṣṭalaḥ al-ḥadīth ) is the body of terminology in Islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings ( hadith ) attributed to the prophet Muhammad and other early Islamic figures of significance, such as Muhammad's family and/or successors. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance . Formally, it has been defined by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology used within hadith studies . al-`Asqalānī, Aḥmad ibn `Alī. al-Nukat Ala Kitab Ibn al-Salah (in Arabic).
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Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e Hadith terminology ( ) is the body of terminology in Islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings ( hadith ) attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by other early Islamic figures of significance such as the companions and followers/ successors. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance . Formally, it has been defined by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology used within hadith studies . al-ʻAsqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī. al-Nukat Ala Kitab Ibn al-Salah (in Arabic).
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Terms related to Islamic literature collections Shia Ibadi Jami Sahih Tartib al-Musnad - Books also revered by Ahmadiyya Related topics Ahl al-Hadith Criticism Sheikh al-Hadith Islam portal • Category v t e Hadith terminology ( ) is the body of terminology in Islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings ( hadith ) attributed to the Islamic prophet Muhammad by other early Islamic figures of significance such as the companions and followers/successors. Individual terms distinguish between those hadith considered rightfully attributed to their source or detail the faults of those of dubious provenance . Formally, it has been defined by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani as: "knowledge of the principles by which the condition of the narrator and the narrated are determined." This page comprises the primary terminology used within hadith studies . al-ʻAsqalānī, Aḥmad ibn ʻAlī. al-Nukat Ala Kitab Ibn al-Salah (in Arabic).
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body of terminology which specify the acceptability of the narrations
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body of terminology in islam which specifies the acceptability of the sayings
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