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Describe the criteria that can be used to detect a fabricated Hadith.

Describe the criteria that can be used to detect a fabricated Hadith.

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Kavungya
i. It must quote what was said or done by the Prophet (s.a.w)
ii. It must be traceable to the prophet (s.a.w)
iii. It must be in Arabic.
iv. It must have unbroken chain of transmitters.
v. It must not contain accusation on the Prophet or his Swahabas.
vi. It must be logical and appealing to reason.
vii. The narrator must be a pious Muslim.
viii. It must not contradict other hadith on the same subject.
ix. It must not contradict the teaching of the Quran.
x. Narrator’s trustworthiness to transmit what he had heard must not be in doing.
xi. Traditions should not contain detailed prophesies of future events with date.
xii. It should not favor a particular madhhab i.e. school of law.
xiii. Should not give a higher reward for a lesser deed and opposite.
Kavungya answered the question on March 29, 2019 at 11:51

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