Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
◈ Question:
What is the ruling on the narration of a majhūl (unknown) narrator?
◈ Answer:
The narration of a majhūl narrator is weak, and it is not permissible to use it as proof.
❀ Statement of the Scholars
✔ Imam Ibn al-Mundhir رحمه الله (319 AH):
“It is not permissible to use the hadith of a majhūl as proof, for it is like a disconnected (munqaṭiʿ) narration through which proof cannot be established.”
(الأوسط: 2/222)
✅ Conclusion:
A narration transmitted by a majhūl narrator is considered weak and cannot be relied upon as evidence in matters of Sharīʿah.
