"The Narrator-Princes and Their Status in Al-Jarḥ wa Al-taʿdīl (criticism and Praise) through the Book “Taqrīb al-Tahdhīb” by Ibn Hajar (852 AH): Compilation and Study"

Abstract

This research is titled:"The Narrator-Princes and Their Status in Al-Jarḥ wa Al-taʿdīl (criticism and Praise) through the Book “Taqrīb al-Tahdhīb” by Ibn Hajar (852 AH): Compilation and Study".It aims to shed light on the narrator-princes who narrated Prophetic hadiths in the six books(aka; al-Ṣiḥāḥ al-Sitta); their status in Al-Jarḥ wa Al-taʿdīl to determine whether their narrations were accepted or rejected; and their dedication to narrating hadiths by compiling their narrations from the six books or those adhering to authenticity to accentuate their ranking in Al-Jarḥ wa Al-taʿdīl and identify which authors of the six books authenticated their narrations.The study uses inductive and analytical methods. The study concludes that32narrator-princes are mentioned in Taqrīb al-Tahdhīb. Among them are24narrators are deemed Riwāh Muʿaddalīn (reliable narrators), with varying levels of reliability and8narrators are classified as Riwāh Majrūḥīn (criticized narrators),ranging from frequent to infrequent narrators.The study recommends authenticating and analyzing the narrations of narrator-princes, clarifying their defects,and continuing to emphasize the significance by clarifying and highlighting the concern of the narrator-princes with religion in general and with the Sunnah in particular through different situations.Despite their roles as princes, they devoted attention to the narration of hadiths,refuting claims to the contrary, they did not neglect it

Keywords:

(Narrators, Princes, Jarḥ, taʿdīl, Taqrīb, Ibn Hajar)