The Ruling on the Hadiths of al-Muwatta' in Terms of Authenticity and Weakness
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner, Abu 'Ali al-Qasim, says: I hope that the Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him and guide him) will tell us, briefly, about the hadiths of al-Muwatta' in terms of their authenticity and weakness, for I am eager to know that. May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The hadiths of al-Muwatta' include marfu' reports, mursal reports, sahih ones, and those of lesser status. This is because Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) did not commit to including only sahih hadiths in his book, as Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim did. Rather, he narrates with a chain from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), just as Imam Ahmad does in al-Musnad: he narrates the hadith with its chain and its narrators, then examines the chain and the men in the chain, and judges the hadith based on his examination of its narrators. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. The questioner, Abu 'Ali al-Qasim, says: I hope that the Honorable Shaykh (may Allah preserve him and guide him) will tell us, briefly, about the hadiths of al-Muwatta' in terms of their authenticity and weakness, for I am eager to know that. May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The hadiths of al-Muwatta' include marfu' reports, mursal reports, sahih ones, and those of lesser status. This is because Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him) did not commit to including only sahih hadiths in his book, as Imam al-Bukhari and Imam Muslim did. Rather, he narrates with a chain from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), just as Imam Ahmad does in al-Musnad: he narrates the hadith with its chain and its narrators, then examines the chain and the men in the chain, and judges the hadith based on his examination of its narrators. Yes.
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