Hadith Scholars with One-Hadith Transmitted from Fathers: A Compilation Investigation from Nine Books

Abstract

This study aims to highlight Hadith scholars’ interest in prophetic tradition, with particular focus on individuals who narrated only one hadith from their fathers, emphasizing the role of hadith scholars in paying attention to the minutest details of narration and how young hadith scholars outdid their fathers in narration. The study consists of an introduction, two sections, and a conclusion. Section one defines the science of Hadith narrated by from their fathers. Section two focuses on those who narrated only one hadith from their fathers, with reference to a collection from nine books. The study findings showed that the narrations transmitted by children from their fathers were not from Bukhari Authentic Hadith Book (Sahih Al-Bukhari), with only two hadiths found in Muslim’s Authentic Hadith Sahih Muslim. There were twenty one hadiths transmitted by children from their fathers in the nine books, out of which fifteen narrations were transmitted by Companions offspring. The study revealed that four of such narrations were authentic, while five were good (hasan) Hadiths. Twelve weak narrations were identified in the study.