Hadith sciences: from report to assessment
Why is the Sunnah authoritative?
Understand the authority and functions of the Sunnah, and distinguish rejecting an unreliable report from rejecting the Sunnah itself.
Read the lesson →Lesson 2 · 17 minutesHow was hadith preserved and written?
Avoid both claims that hadith went unwritten for centuries and that every hadith was gathered in one official book from the beginning.
Read the lesson →Lesson 3 · 14 minutesWhat are the isnad and matn?
Read a hadith card and distinguish narrator, compiler, source and grading.
Read the lesson →Lesson 4 · 16 minutesSahih and Hasan: conditions of acceptance
Learn the five conditions of Sahih and understand that Hasan is an accepted category.
Read the lesson →Lesson 5 · 16 minutesWeak and fabricated are different
Distinguish weakness from fabrication and share hadith responsibly.
Read the lesson →Lesson 6 · 16 minutesNarrators and scholarly criticism
Understand integrity and precision, and why a quick name search cannot replace a qualified critic.
Read the lesson →Lesson 7 · 15 minutesCheck a hadith before sharing it
Use a practical verification process for a quotation in a post or video.
Read the lesson →Lesson 8 · 17 minutesWhen two hadiths appear to conflict
Learn the order of examining apparent conflict without hastily dismissing an authentic hadith.
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