He then entered me in a shawl with some of his wives and we travelled three… (statement of al Zubair)
He then entered me in a shawl with some of his wives and we travelled three… (statement of al Zubair)
ثم أدخلني في اللحاف مع بعض نسائه فصرنا ثلاثة
He then entered me in a shawl with some of his wives and we travelled three (statement of al Zubair).
Al Hakim says, “This has a sahih isnad.”[1]
Probably, al Dhahabi erred in corroborating al Hakim in authenticating the narration for he categorically stated in Mizan al I’tidal that Abu Dawood and Ibn Kharash accused him (Muhammad ibn Sinan) of lying.[2] Al Daraqutni also corroborated him.
Muhammad ibn Sinan
He is a kadhab as stated by Ibn Abi Hatim.[3]
Abu Dawood and ‘Abdul Rahman ibn Kharash accused him of lying.[4]
Ishaq ibn Idris al Aswari
Ibn al Madini discarded him.
Al Nasa’i commented, “”
Al Bukhari mentioned, “The people discarded him.”
Ibn Ma’in remarked, “A kadhab who fabricates hadith.”
Abu Zur’ah said, “Wahi al hadith (weak).”
Ibn Hibban noted, “He would appropriate hadith[5].”
Al Albani classified the narra
tion mawdu’.[6]
[1] Al Mustadrak vol. 3 pg. 410 or 364.
[2] Mizan al I’tidal vol. 6 pg. 180.
[3] Al Jarh wa al Ta’dil vol. 7 pg. 279.
[4] Al Mughni fi al Du’afa’ vol. 2 pg. 589.
[5] Saraqat al Hadith: Equipping existing hadiths with one’s own chains of transmission or constructing entirely new chains of transmission is known as saraqat al hadith (appropriating hadith).
[6] Silsilat al Ahadith al Da’ifah wa al Mawdu’ah Hadith: 2662.