LessonsḤasan li-Dhātihi: Definition and RulingQuiz

• Ṣaḥīḥ li-dhātihi: every narrator preserves the Hadith very carefully, with its sanad, in memory or writing.
• Ḥasan li-dhātihi: a narrator has relatively lower strength of memory.

Both require the other four conditions. If a narrator is omitted from the sanad, that is not merely a small difference in precision permitting this classification.

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The distinction from ṣaḥīḥ li-dhātihi

Ḥasan li-Dhātihi: Definition and Ruling

• Ṣaḥīḥ li-dhātihi: every narrator preserves the Hadith very carefully, with its sanad, in memory or writing.
• Ḥasan li-dhātihi: a narrator has relatively lower strength of memory.

Both require the other four conditions. If a narrator is omitted from the sanad, that is not merely a small difference in precision permitting this classification.