LessonsMaqlūb and an extra narrator in the chainQuiz

Maqlūb is a Hadith whose chain or text has been altered by moving something before or after something else.

• In a chain: names may be reordered.
• In a text: words may exchange positions, as right and left do in the charity example.

1. Taqdīm and ta’khīr: moving before and after. Such reversal is called qalb here.

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The definition of maqlūb

Maqlūb and an extra narrator in the chain

Maqlūb is a Hadith whose chain or text has been altered by moving something before or after something else.

• In a chain: names may be reordered.
• In a text: words may exchange positions, as right and left do in the charity example.

1. Taqdīm and ta’khīr: moving before and after. Such reversal is called qalb here.