Tirmidhi

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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: 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.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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).

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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).

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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!

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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!

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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.

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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: 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).

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

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 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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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."

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

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."

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book 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.

Amr bin Ali Al-Fallas says: I heard Ibn Mahdi say: The Imams of Hadith are four: Sufyan Thawri, Malik bin Anas, Awza'i, and Hammad bin Zaid.

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.

Ma'n bin Isa al-Qazzaz says: Malik bin Anas was strict in narrating the hadith of the Messenger, even regarding words like "ya", "ta", etc.

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: I heard Ahmad bin Hanbal say: I have not seen anyone like Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan.

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.

Ibn Jurayj says: I recited to Ata bin Abi Rabah, then I asked him, "How should I say?" He said: Say, «حدثنا» (the sheikh) narrated this hadith to us.

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.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: «حدثنا» and «أخبرنا» are both synonymous words.

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).

Bashir bin Nahik says: I wrote a book from the narration of Abu Hurairah, so I asked him, "May I narrate it from you?" He said, "Yes, narrate it."

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.

Tirmidhi says: Muhammad bin Al-Hasan is known by the name "Mahbub bin Al-Hasan," and many Imams have narrated from him.

Ubaidullah bin Umar says: I came to Zuhri with a book and said to him: These are your hadiths, 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: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: I said to myself: I do not know which of the two situations is more astonishing.

Tirmidhi says: When a hadith is mursal, it is not considered authentic according to the majority of the Ahl al-Hadith, and many hadith scholars have declared it weak.

Utbah bin Abi Hakim says: Zuhri heard Ishaq bin Abdullah bin Abi Farwah saying «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», so he said: O Ibn Farwah! May Allah fight you, you have brought to us a hadith which has neither a bridle nor a rein (which has neither head nor tail).

It is narrated from Ali bin Al-Madini that Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Mujahid are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata bin Abi Rabah; Ata used to narrate from everyone.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: In my view, the mursal narrations of Saeed bin Jubair are more preferable than the mursal narrations of Ata.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I asked Yahya bin Saeed Al-Qattan: Are the mursal narrations of Mujahid better in your view or those of Tawus? He said: Both are nearly the same.

Ali bin Al-Madini says that I heard Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan say: The mursal narrations of Abu Ishaq Al-Sabi'i are, in my view, almost nothing; likewise, the mursal narrations of Al-A'mash, Al-Taymi, Yahya bin Abi Kathir, and Ibn 'Uyaynah are all like the wind. Then he said: Yes, by Allah! And also the mursal narrations of Sufyan bin Sa'id Al-Thawri.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan: What do you say about the mursal narrations of Malik? He said: I prefer them more. Then Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan said: Among the narrators of hadith, no one's hadith is more authentic than Malik's.

Suwar bin Abdullah Anbari says that I heard Yahya al-Qattan say: When Hasan al-Basri says in his narration «قال رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم», except for one or two hadiths, I have found the original source for all his hadiths.

Tirmidhi says: And the evidence of those who consider mursal to be weak is that these imams have narrated from both trustworthy and untrustworthy narrators, so when a narrator narrates a hadith and reports it as mursal, it is possible that he narrated it from an untrustworthy narrator. Thus, Hasan al-Basri criticized Ma'bad al-Juhani and then narrated from him.

Marhoom bin Abdul Aziz Al-Attar’s father and uncle say that we heard Hasan Basri saying: Beware of Ma’bad Juhani, for he himself is misguided and leads others astray as well.

Imam Tirmidhi says: It is narrated from Sha’bi that Harith Al-A’war narrated hadith to us, and he was a liar, and Sha’bi also narrated from him. In the chapter of inheritance laws, most of his narrations from Ali and others have Harith Al-A’war as their source. And Sha’bi’s statement is that Harith Al-A’war taught me the knowledge of inheritance laws; Harith was the most skilled person in the knowledge of inheritance laws.

Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi says: Are you not amazed at Sufyan bin ‘Uyaynah? When Jabir Ju‘fi narrated more than a thousand ahadith from him, I abandoned him because of what he said, yet he narrates from him.

Muhammad bin Bashar says: Abdur Rahman bin Mahdi abandoned Jabir Ju'fi.

Some scholars have considered the mursal (hadith) as authoritative.

Sulaiman bin Mehran A’mash says: I said to Ibrahim Nakha’i, “Please mention to me the chain of narration from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.” So he said: When I say to you: «حدثنا رجل عن عبداللہ بن مسعود» (A man narrated to us that he narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud), then this is a chain in which I have mentioned the name of the narrator. And when I say: «قال عبداللہ», then these are several narrators who have narrated from Abdullah bin Mas’ud.

Tirmidhi says: Among the scholars, there is a difference of opinion regarding the weakening of narrators, just as there is a difference among scholars in other sciences and arts.

It has been reported from Shu’bah that he declared Abu’l-Zubair Makki, ‘Abdul-Malik ibn Abi Sulayman, and Hakim ibn Jubayr to be weak, and abandoned narrating from them. Then Shu’bah narrated from narrators who were of a lower rank than them in memorization and integrity, that is, Jabir Ju’fi, Ibrahim ibn Muslim Hijri, Muhammad ibn ‘Ubaydullah al-‘Arzami, and several narrators who have been declared weak in hadith.

Umayyah bin Khalid says that I asked Shu’bah: “Do you narrate from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah ‘Arzami instead of ‘Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman?” He said: “Yes.”

Tirmidhi says: Shu’bah first narrated from Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulaiman, then abandoned him, and it is said that the reason for abandoning him is that he narrated this hadith with the chain «عطاء بن ابی رباح عن جابر بن عبداللہ عن النبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم»: «الرَّجُلُ أَحَقُّ بِشُفْعَتِهِ يُنْتَظَرُ بِهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ غَائِبًا إِذَا كَانَ طَرِيقُهُمَا وَاحِدًا».

And many Imams authenticated Abu al-Zubair al-Makki, Abdul Malik bin Abi Sulayman, and Hakim bin Jubair, and narrated from them.

Ata bin Abi Rabah says: We left from Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both) and discussed his hadiths, and Abu Az-Zubair was the one who remembered these hadiths the most.

Abu Az-Zubair says that Ata bin Abi Rabah used to put me forward before Jabir bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with them both), so that I could memorize hadith for him.

Ayyub Sakhtiyani says: Abu al-Zubair narrated a hadith to us, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair, and Abu al-Zubair—Sufyan al-Thawri was holding his hand and saying this. Al-Tirmidhi says: Sufyan ibn ‘Uyaynah wanted to indicate by this statement that Abu al-Zubair is strong and firm in memorizing and narrating hadith.

Ali bin Al-Madini says: I asked Yahya bin Sa'id Al-Qattan about Ibn Jurayj's narration from Ata Khurasani, so he said: It is weak. I said: They say «أخبرنی», he said: That is nonsense; it is only a book that Ata gave to Ibn Jurayj.