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character; or a narrator may have less than perfect memory but his truthfulness was never
questioned.
The weakness in a Hadith could also be due to the interruption in the isnad; that is, a break
in the chain of
transmission. Since there was nothing to suggest that the missing narrator was less than
truthful or reliable,
such weak Ahadith were included in Musnad collections in areas of moral guidance and
religious teachings.
4. Maudoo Hadith (Fabricated) Sometimes hadiths were fabricated, sayings and actions
were attributed to the
Prophet (S.A.W) which he had not said , or done and cannot to be used to prove any point of
law. For example “Common
people follow the religion of their rulers.”
Types of Hadith according to Acceptance :
1. Mutawatir. It is a Hadith reported by a large number of people in different times whose
agreement on a lie
became inconceivable, making it authentic e.g Last sermon of the Prophet(pbuh).
2. Ahad (Single or isolated). These were the Ahadith whose chain of narrators were
broken or traditions that
were less widely accepted, they were therefore less authentic if the narrators were truthful
and honest, they were
accepted otherwise rejected.
2.(b) What was the significance of the Prophet not allowing the writing down of
Hadiths in the
early days of his prophethood? [4]
• The Prophet prevented the companions from writing down the Hadiths during the early
days of
prophethood as he wanted to establish Islam and make sure his sayings were not mixed up
with the
words of the Qur’an which was still being revealed.11
• As revelation was sent down scribes like Abdullah bin Masood (ra) wrote them down. As
the revelations