Explanation of the Book of Al-Adab al-Mufrad-159
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
What is the difference between the following terms: "Haddathana fulan" (So-and-so narrated to us), or "Akhabarana" (He informed us), or "Anbana" (He gave us the news), or "Dhakara lana" (He mentioned to us), or "Qala lana" (He said to us)?
There are some terms that are agreed upon, and others in which there is scholarly disagreement. For example, there is no difference between "Haddathana" and "Akhabarana" except that "Haddathana" is more explicit and clear in indicating that the student who says "So-and-so narrated to us" heard the hadith directly from him. Meanwhile, "Akhabarana" implies that the information may have been conveyed through oral narration, which is the primary meaning, or it may have been conveyed through writing.
"Anbana" is closer in meaning to the second option than the first. Thus, these terms have three levels: "Haddathana" is explicit text indicating hearing; "Akhabarana" is a stronger text indicating hearing, though it allows for the possibility of writing where there was no hearing; and "Anbana" is text indicating writing, not hearing. These are technical terms. As for "Dhakara lana," the mention may have been through oral narration or through writing. Likewise, "Qala lana" does not necessarily imply in either "Dhakara" or "Qala" that it was through the method of oral narration and hearing, or through the method of writing.
The student: ... it is related to ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not related. I mean, if the narration is by the wording of hearing, or writing, or any other method, as mentioned in the terminology, such as ijazah (authorization to narrate), all of that does not affect the validity of the narration, provided that the conditions for validity are met.
What is the difference between the following terms: "Haddathana fulan" (So-and-so narrated to us), or "Akhabarana" (He informed us), or "Anbana" (He gave us the news), or "Dhakara lana" (He mentioned to us), or "Qala lana" (He said to us)?
There are some terms that are agreed upon, and others in which there is scholarly disagreement. For example, there is no difference between "Haddathana" and "Akhabarana" except that "Haddathana" is more explicit and clear in indicating that the student who says "So-and-so narrated to us" heard the hadith directly from him. Meanwhile, "Akhabarana" implies that the information may have been conveyed through oral narration, which is the primary meaning, or it may have been conveyed through writing.
"Anbana" is closer in meaning to the second option than the first. Thus, these terms have three levels: "Haddathana" is explicit text indicating hearing; "Akhabarana" is a stronger text indicating hearing, though it allows for the possibility of writing where there was no hearing; and "Anbana" is text indicating writing, not hearing. These are technical terms. As for "Dhakara lana," the mention may have been through oral narration or through writing. Likewise, "Qala lana" does not necessarily imply in either "Dhakara" or "Qala" that it was through the method of oral narration and hearing, or through the method of writing.
The student: ... it is related to ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not related. I mean, if the narration is by the wording of hearing, or writing, or any other method, as mentioned in the terminology, such as ijazah (authorization to narrate), all of that does not affect the validity of the narration, provided that the conditions for validity are met.