LessonsMutawātir Hadith: Many Narrators and Four ConditionsQuiz

Mutawātir Hadith (متواتر) is a category based on narrator numbers. Its four conditions are:

• Very many narrators.
• Neither collusive nor coincident falsehood by all is possible in the ordinary course of events.
• This abundance exists in every generation of the sanad.
• The report originates in sensory knowledge, such as hearing or seeing, not mere inference.

It gives certain knowledge. The general denial principle has been stated, not applied to an individual.

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Mutawātir Hadith: Many Narrators and Four Conditions

Mutawātir Hadith (متواتر) is a category based on narrator numbers. Its four conditions are:

• Very many narrators.
• Neither collusive nor coincident falsehood by all is possible in the ordinary course of events.
• This abundance exists in every generation of the sanad.
• The report originates in sensory knowledge, such as hearing or seeing, not mere inference.

It gives certain knowledge. The general denial principle has been stated, not applied to an individual.