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In the standard technical usage, a mursal narration is one in which a Successor (tābi‘ī) directly attributes a saying, action, or approval to the Prophet ﷺ without mentioning the intermediary. The classification applies whether the Successor belongs to an earlier or later generation within the tābi‘ūn.

«وَالثَّانِي: وَهُوَ مَا سَقَطَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ التَّابِعِي، هُوَ الْمُرْسَلُ»
The second category is mursal: an omission at the far end of the chain after the Successor.

Schematic chain: “compiler ← Successor ← Prophet ﷺ.” An intermediary is not named. The Successor's reputation for uprightness does not, by itself, convert that presentation into a fully connected marfū‘ chain.

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Mursal: the Successor's direct attribution

Rejected Reports and Categories of Interrupted Chains

In the standard technical usage, a mursal narration is one in which a Successor (tābi‘ī) directly attributes a saying, action, or approval to the Prophet ﷺ without mentioning the intermediary. The classification applies whether the Successor belongs to an earlier or later generation within the tābi‘ūn.

«وَالثَّانِي: وَهُوَ مَا سَقَطَ مِنْ آخِرِهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ التَّابِعِي، هُوَ الْمُرْسَلُ»
The second category is mursal: an omission at the far end of the chain after the Successor.

Schematic chain: “compiler ← Successor ← Prophet ﷺ.” An intermediary is not named. The Successor's reputation for uprightness does not, by itself, convert that presentation into a fully connected marfū‘ chain.