LessonsMutawātir Hadith: Many Narrators and Four ConditionsQuiz

Third condition: this abundance must be present among the narrators of every generation, from the beginning of the sanad to its end.

The sanad (سند) states who received the Hadith from whom. A large number of later narrators does not make up for an earlier lack.

For example, knowing only that many people transmitted a Hadith later is not enough to call it mutawātir.

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The same abundance in every generation

Mutawātir Hadith: Many Narrators and Four Conditions

Third condition: this abundance must be present among the narrators of every generation, from the beginning of the sanad to its end.

The sanad (سند) states who received the Hadith from whom. A large number of later narrators does not make up for an earlier lack.

For example, knowing only that many people transmitted a Hadith later is not enough to call it mutawātir.