Introduction, Precept and Authenticity of Mursal Hadith Research and Analytical Review

Abstract

This is our daily life's routine that, when people know each other and they discuss any incident in their mutual conversation /gossip, usually they just listen and decide whether it is right or wrong and don't even bother about authenticity/certification of incident. Need of certificate is felt when there raises a disagreement or doubt about authenticity of certificate. This is natural rule/ phenomena which we apply in our routine/ informal conversation. Need of certificate in the art of hadith is also felt as the result of same gradual evolution. In the initial phase of Islam "truthfulness" was prevailing that's why there was no need to narrate certificate but as soon as the era extended across the Prophet ﷺ, the falsehood and fabrications were started to prevail. In a consequence, narration of certificate became mandatory/obligatory. That is why "mutid ba zakhira mursal Ahadith" means there are lot of Ahadith which have not complete certificate. In the view of majority of scholars "mursal sahabi" (companion of Prophet ﷺ) as a sender is mean of dependency/ reliance (as for as certification/ verification of hadith is concerned). For "Aima Arbah" (four high priests of Islam) "tabi" (subordinate of companion of prophet ﷺ) as a sender is correct mean of dependency/reliance and the results will be driven from him (for the verification/ certification of hadith).

 For Imam Shafi, "mursal tabai" (subordinate of companion of prophet ﷺ) as narrator, will be accepted with some conditions. Ahadith which are lower rank than subordinate of companion of Prophet P.B.U.H's level, are also means of dependency/reliance with some conditions. For the sake of arguments, majority of Jurisprudents "Fuqha" have a point of view that "Mursal Hadith" is correct and the results will be driven form them. While the sender narrator himself must be renowned as trustworthy and also acquiring/ obtaining narrations from Trustworthy "Siqa" narrators.