Extremely Weak Hadith in relation to Fabricated Tradition among Prophetic Hadith Authenticity Scholars

Abstract

This study intends to explain ‘extremely weak Hadith’ and ‘weak fabricated Hadith’ as defined by Prophetic Tradition authenticity scholars, highlighting the interconnection of these Hadiths and the efforts exerted by Hadith scholars in this regard. The study comes in an introduction, three chapters and a conclusion. Chapter one defined key concepts. Chapter two discussed Hadith scholars efforts in demonstrating extremely weak rejected Hadiths and fabricated ones in terms of interconnection and differences. Chapter three presented some Hadith examples deemed fabricated and extremely weak or rejected. The study revealed that Hadith leading scholars exerted tremendous scholarly efforts to serve and defend Prophet’s Sunnah, elucidating the authentic Hadith as opposed to weak fabricated ones. It was concluded that leading Hadith scholars termed authenticity-lacking Hadiths as ‘rejected’, weak’ , ‘fabricated’, or weak fabricated’, suggesting analogy in the abovementioned types, with the meaning of ‘fabrication, weakness and fabrication’ of the statement made in all such Hadith types. It was observed that weak and fabricated Hadiths, as termed by Hadith scholars, had a chain of narrators, with at least one or two or more transmitters, known for fabrication, rejection and extreme unreliability among Hadith scholars. .