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Sahih Muslim 48 — Imputed Narrator Warning
Unveiling Defects of the Transmitters of Ḥadīth and Relaters of Reports and the Statements of the A’immah Regarding That
Imputed Narrator in Hadith: Why Reliability Must Be Checked
Sahih Muslim : 48
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 48
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ - حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ، اتُّهِمَ .
Hajjāj narrated to me, he said Ahmad- and he is Ibn Yūnus- narrated to me, Zā’idah narrated to us, on authority of Mansūr and al-Mughīrah, on authority of Ibrāhīm that al-Hārith was imputed.
Reference : Sahih Muslim Introduction 48In-book reference : Introduction, Narration 47
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 48
This short report focuses on an imputed narrator in hadith. It states, through Mansur and al-Mughīrah from Ibrāhīm, that al-Harith was imputed. The wording is brief, so the explanation must also stay close to it. The report does not list every detail behind the imputation. It simply preserves a judgment about al-Harith that matters for hadith narrator reliability. When readers search for narrator criticism in Sahih Muslim Introduction, reports like this show how scholars recorded warnings, even in very short form. A brief statement can still carry weight when it comes from those discussing a transmitter’s condition. The lesson is that hadith reports are connected to the trustworthiness of their transmitters, and warnings about transmitters were not ignored.
What we learn from this hadith
- Even brief warnings about narrators were preserved.
- A narrator’s condition affects how his reports are handled.
- Hadith scholars paid attention to people who were imputed.
- Short reports can still teach caution in accepting narration.
