التعريف
A ḥadīth with a break somewhere in its chain — at a place other than the beginning or end. Considered ḍa‘īf because the omitted narrator's reliability is unknown.
النطق: mun-QA-ṭi‘
الاشتقاق والجذر
Same root as maqṭū‘ — 'to cut.'
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مصطلحات ذات صلة
المزيد من Hadith Terminology
Al-Kutub as-Sittahالكتب الستة
The Six Books — the major hadith collections.
Ḥasanحسن
Good — second grade of authentic hadith.
Al-Jarḥ wa at-Ta‘dīlالجرح والتعديل
The science of criticising and validating narrators.
Ṣaḥīḥصحيح
Authentic — the highest grade of hadith.
Mawqūfالموقوف
Attributed to a Companion only.
Matnالمتن
The text/wording of the hadith.