• Mawḍū‘: a report falsely attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. Its fabricated status must be made clear when relating it.
• Matrūk: here, a chain containing a narrator accused of lying, not an established false attribution as in mawḍū‘. It is weak and not used as a basis for practice; repentance is an exception in the stated ruling.
The separate ruling for someone proven to fabricate Hadith is that their reports remain unacceptable after repentance. Distinguish accusation from established fabrication.
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Review: reasons for weakness in reports
• Mawḍū‘: a report falsely attributed to the Prophet ﷺ. Its fabricated status must be made clear when relating it.
• Matrūk: here, a chain containing a narrator accused of lying, not an established false attribution as in mawḍū‘. It is weak and not used as a basis for practice; repentance is an exception in the stated ruling.
The separate ruling for someone proven to fabricate Hadith is that their reports remain unacceptable after repentance. Distinguish accusation from established fabrication.