So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
So whoever mentioned the authentic chain and memorized it, but changed the wording, then as long as the meaning does not change, the scholars allow this. 1.
Asim al-Ahwal says: I said to Abu Uthman Nahdi, "You narrate a hadith to us once, then narrate it again and it is different from the first time?" He replied, "Take what you heard the first time."
حَدَّثَنَا الجارودُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيْعٌ، عن الرَّبيعِ بن صَبيحٍ، عن الحسنِ قال: إذا أصبتَ المعنى أجزأكَ.
Hasan al-Basri says: If you narrate the meaning correctly, then this is sufficient for you.
Saif bin Sulaiman says that I heard Mujahid say: If you wish, narrate less in hadith, but do not add to it. (That is, do not add anything from yourself, narrate briefly, or narrate some phrases.)
Tirmidhi says: The scholars differ in their memorization, precision, and verification and recording of the narration of hadith; despite the strength of their memory, even the greatest Imam is not free from error, mistake, and slip.
Amarah bin Qaqa’ says that Ibrahim Nakha’i said to me: When you narrate hadith from me, narrate it from Abu Zur’ah bin Amr bin Jarir. Abu Zur’ah once narrated a hadith to me, and then after many years I asked him about it, and he had not left out even a single letter.
Mansur says: I asked Ibrahim Nakha'i, "Why does Salim bin Abi Al-Ja'd narrate hadith better than you?" He said: Because he used to write down the hadith.
Hammad bin Zaid says: Ibn Aun used to narrate hadith, and when I would narrate to him something contrary from Ayyub, he would abandon his own narration. I would say: "Have you heard that hadith?" He would reply: "Ayyub Sakhthiyani was the most knowledgeable among us regarding the ahadith of Ibn Sirin."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: Is Hisham Dastawai more trustworthy and reliable, or Mas'ar? He said: I have not seen anyone like Mas'ar; among the people, Mas'ar was the most trustworthy and reliable.
Sha’bah says: Whenever I narrated a hadith from any narrator, I went to him more than once, and from whom I narrated ten ahadith, I went to him more than ten times, and from whom I narrated fifty ahadith, I went to him more than fifty times, and from whom I narrated a hundred ahadith, I went to him more than a hundred times, except that I heard these ahadith from Hayyan al-Kufi, and when I went to him again, he had passed away.
Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan say: "There is no one I like more than Shu’bah; in my view, there is no one equal to him. But when Sufyan Al-Thawri disagrees with him, I accept the statement of Sufyan Al-Thawri."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan, "Who remembers the lengthy hadiths more, Sufyan Al-Thawri or Shu'bah?" He said: "Shu'bah remembered them more."
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Yahya al-Qattan says: Shu’bah was the greatest expert scholar in the narrators of hadith, that is, who narrates from whom, and Sufyan al-Thawri was an expert in the chapters of jurisprudence.
Waki’ says: I heard Shu’bah say: Sufyan Thawri is a greater memorizer of hadith than I am. Whenever Sufyan Thawri narrated a hadith from any shaykh to us, I would ask him about it, and I found it to be exactly as he had narrated it to me.
Qazi of Madinah, Ibrahim bin Abdullah bin Kareem Ansari, says: Imam Malik passed by Abu Hazim while he was sitting. He went ahead, so it was said to him: Why did you not sit? He replied: I did not find a place to sit, so I disliked to listen to the hadith of the Messenger while standing.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: "The hadith narrated with the chain of Malik from Saeed bin Al-Musayyib is more preferable to me than (the one narrated by) Sufyan Al-Thawri from Ibrahim Al-Nakha'i."
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Among the community of hadith scholars, there is no one with more authentic hadiths than Malik; Malik was the Imam of hadith.
Ahmad bin Al-Hasan says: Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about Waki‘ and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi, so he said: Waki‘ bin Jarrah is greater in heart (that is, in piety, righteousness, asceticism, worship, and devotion), and ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Mahdi is an Imam.
Ali bin Al-Madini says: If I were made to swear an oath between the Rukn and Maqam Ibrahim, I could swear that I have not seen a greater scholar than Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Reciting hadith to a scholar, if he has memorized the hadiths being recited, or if he has not memorized the hadiths, then the original copy of the book being recited is in his hand, then according to the people of hadith, this is as valid as direct hearing. 1.
Ikrimah says: A group from Ta’if came to Ibn Abbas, and they had with them one of Ibn Abbas’s books. So Ibn Abbas began to read it to them, sometimes reading from the beginning and sometimes from the end, and said: I am unable to bear this difficulty, you read it to me, my acknowledgment is the same as if I were to read it to you.
Mansur bin Mu'tamir says: When a person hands his book to someone and says, "Narrate this from me," then it is permissible for him to narrate it (this is called «مناولہ» in the terminology of the hadith scholars).
I heard Muhammad bin Ismail Bukhari say: I asked Abu Asim Al-Nabeel about a hadith, so he said: Recite it to me. I preferred that he recite it, but he said: Do you not consider recitation (reading to the sheikh) permissible, when Sufyan Al-Thawri and Malik bin Anas considered recitation to the sheikh permissible!
Abdullah bin Wahb says: When I use the expression «حدثنا» in narrating hadith, it refers to those ahadith which we heard together with other people, and when I say «حدثنا», it refers to those which are from what I heard alone, and when I say «أخبرنا», it refers to those ahadith which were read before the scholar of hadith, in which I was present, and when I say «اخبرنی», it refers to those narrations which I alone read before the scholar of hadith.
Tirmidhi says: We were with Abu Mus'ab, some of his ahadith were read to him, so I said to him: Which expression should we use when narrating hadith? He said: Say: «حدثنا ابو مصعب» that is, Abu Mus'ab narrated hadith to us.
Imam Tirmidhi says: Some scholars have considered the permission (Ijazah) of Hadith to be permissible; when a scholar of Hadith grants someone permission to narrate any of his Hadith, then it is permissible for the one receiving the permission (Mustajez) to narrate from the one granting the permission (the Sheikh giving Ijazah of Hadith).
Muhammad bin Ismail Wasti narrated to us, from him Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Wasti narrated, he reports from Awf Al-A’rabi that a man said to Hasan Al-Basri: I have some of your hadiths with me, may I narrate them from you? He said: Yes.
Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: Ibn Jurayj brought a book to Hisham bin Urwah and said to him, "These are your hadiths; may I narrate them from you?" He said, "Yes."
Imam Tirmidhi says: There is much discussion among the scholars regarding the narrators of hadith, and there are many narrations from the people of knowledge on this subject. We have mentioned some points briefly, so that from this the ranks of the people of knowledge and the differences and distinctions among them in memorization and precision may be deduced, and so that it may be known what are the reasons for which the people of knowledge have spoken about certain narrators.