Forty Gems of Beauty — Page 9
9 Hadith Mutta s s s s il : The reporters of this Hadith are known and mentioned and are known and placed in serial order, and none of them is found missing or left unidentified. Hadith Munqa t t t t i‘ : All narrators of this Hadith are reliable in point of: 1. Memory, 2. Intelligence, and 3. Integrity A little reflection will show that these three criteria suffice to test the reliability of a narrator. Hadith D D D D a‘ i i i i f : The Hadith with an unreliable narrator, either in respect of memory or intelligence or integrity, so much so that even if one of the narrators alone is unreliable, in spite of the rest of them being reliable, the Hadith will be treated as weak [ d a‘ i f ]. Hadith Mau d d d du ‘ : A Hadith which is proved to have been invented by a lying narrator. Athar [plural A A A A th a a a a r ]: It is nothing more than a report consisting of a statement made by a companion. It does not ascribe any statement to the Holy Prophet (May peace and blessings of Allah be on him). It is clear