LessonsNarrator Criticism and Fabricated ReportsQuiz

Fabricated report — not an established saying of the Prophet ﷺ

عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْبَشَرِ مَنْ شَكَّ فِيهِ كَفَرَ

Translation of the wording: “ʿAlī is the best of humankind; whoever doubts this has disbelieved.”

This wording illustrates false attribution. Its claim is not being taught as a valid belief or applied as a judgement on anyone.

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Example of a fabricated report

Narrator Criticism and Fabricated Reports

Fabricated report — not an established saying of the Prophet ﷺ

عَلِيٌّ خَيْرُ الْبَشَرِ مَنْ شَكَّ فِيهِ كَفَرَ

Translation of the wording: “ʿAlī is the best of humankind; whoever doubts this has disbelieved.”

This wording illustrates false attribution. Its claim is not being taught as a valid belief or applied as a judgement on anyone.