• Sanad (سند): The sequence of people transmitting a Hadith: who transmitted it from whom?
• Matn (متن): The wording after the sanad: what does the Hadith report?
• Uṣūl al-Ḥadīth (اصولِ حدیث): The field whose rules establish the condition of sanad and matn.
Aim: Recognize authentic Hadith and act on them to seek well-being in this world and the Hereafter.
Now explain: why is reading a Hadith's wording not the same task as investigating its attribution?