LessonsBasic Breaks in the ChainQuiz

● Definition: A report in which the transmitter after a Successor, the Companion, is omitted.

● Example: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab reports directly from the Prophet ﷺ.

● Reason: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab is a Successor and no Companion is named between them, so this is mursal.

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Mursal

Basic Breaks in the Chain

● Definition: A report in which the transmitter after a Successor, the Companion, is omitted.

● Example: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab reports directly from the Prophet ﷺ.

● Reason: Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyab is a Successor and no Companion is named between them, so this is mursal.