What are ḥadīth gradings?

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    • Al-Amālī by Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq (d. 381 AH) | translated by Bilal Muhammad
      Maʿānī al-ʾAkhbār by Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq (d. 381 AH) | translated by Basel Kadem

    • In other words, it is very much possible for one or more transmitters of a ḥadīth to be known as an untrustworthy person, and subsequently for the ḥādīth to be classified as weak, however, when put alongside other similar traditions or in light of other contextual indicators, its content could be attributed to the Prophet (p) or the infallibles (a) with conviction. Likewise, it is very much possible for the transmitters of a ḥadīth to be trustworthy, and subsequently for the ḥadīth to be classified as authentic, yet based on other contextual indicators, one may conclude that its contents cannot be attributed to the Prophet (p) or the infallibles with conviction. In fact, at times the contrary evidence may be strong enough to even conclude that the report was a fabrication.


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