Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi – 01
An introduction to Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi: the book's origins, its surviving text and modern editions, and his method in the science of hidden hadith defects ('ilal).
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Ibn Rajab's Explanation of 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi
A series on Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi, one of the most important works on the hidden defects ('ilal) of hadith. It opens with an introduction to the book, its history and Ibn Rajab's method, then covers the critical study of hadith texts, the legitimacy of narrator criticism (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil), narrating from people of innovation, and the assessment of narrators according to the hadith scholars.
Hadith and Hadith Sciences 5 parts First: 2025-09-08 Latest: 2025-09-08
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Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi – 02
The second article on Ibn Rajab's Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi: verifying texts against manuscripts, narrator criticism, the history of writing and compiling hadith, and the technical challenges of digital editing.
Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi – 03
The third article in the series explaining 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi: the legitimacy of narrator criticism and accreditation (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) and the method of Imam Ibn Rajab.
Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi – 04
The fourth session of Ibn Rajab's commentary on 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi: the narrator's condition, narrating from people of innovation, the importance of the isnad, and the limits of ijtihad in narrator criticism.
Sharh 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi – 05
The fifth article in the series explaining 'Ilal al-Tirmidhi: the topic of narrator criticism and accreditation (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) according to the method of the people of hadith.