What is ʿilm al-rijāl — the science of narrators?

"Likewise, loving Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, is part of faith and hating him is part of hypocrisy. The virtues of the companions can only be recognized by reflecting on their conditions, their biographies and their legacies during the life of the messenger of Allah and after his death. They hastened to faith, struggled against the disbelievers, spread the religion, manifested the symbols of Islam, elevated the word of Allah and his messenger and taught the obligatory acts and Sunnah. Without them, we would not have received any part of the religion nor would we have learned any of the obligations or Sunnahs nor"

"Abu Talib acknowledged the monk's words as divine guidance, entrusted Muhammad to Allah, and returned home. The story of Bahira, al-Suhayli narrated from the biographies of al-Zuhri that Bahira was a rabbi among the Jews. However, the context suggests he was a Christian monk and Allah knows best. Al-Masudi mentioned that Bahira was from Abd al-Qais and his name was Jirgis. In the Book of Knowledge by Ibn Qutayba, it is reported that a voice was heard in the days before Islam proclaiming, indeed the best of the people of the earth are three, Bahira, Riyab ibn al-Bara, al-Shani,"

"The hadith stating "A servant does not complete his faith until his preference for not being known is greater than his desire to be known, and until his preference for little is greater than his desire for abundance" does not have a known isnad. It was mentioned by the author of Al-Firdaws, narrating from 'Ali bin Abi Talhah, as a mursal statement: "A servant does not complete his faith until his preference for little is greater than his desire for abundance, and until his being recognized for the sake of Allah is dearer to him than being recognized for worldly purposes."

"the angel of the right says to the angel on the left, who is under his command, 'Erase this sin until a tenfold reward from his good deeds reaches,' the hadith was reported by al-Bayhaqi in the Shu'ab from the narration of Abu Umamah with a weak isnad using the first wording. It was also narrated at length, in which the angel on the right is in charge over the angel on the left, and it does not include him ordering the angel on the left to erase the sin until a good deed from him reaches," I did not find any basis for this."

"Consequently, scholars dedicated themselves to the knowledge of the hereafter, devoting themselves entirely and avoiding the responsibility for worldly judgments. They turned to Allah with complete effort, as recounted in their biographies. When the caliphate passed to others, who assumed it... Now, consider these hadiths: The hadith "No people are led astray after guidance except they are granted dispute" is narrated by Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah from Abu Umamah, and Tirmidhi declared it sound and authentic."

"The hadith of Muadh "Seek knowledge for indeed seeking it for Allah's sake is piety... is narrated in length by Abu Sheikh ibn Hibban in "Kitab al-Thawab" and Ibn Abd al-Barr mentioned its isnad is not strong. Regarding intellectual evidence, it is important to understand the virtue and preciousness of knowledge. Unless the virtue is understood intrinsically and its aim is realized, it is impossible to determine if it is a quality of knowledge or other traits."

"completely objectionable. Ibn Muammar Al-Basri who narrated from Anas was noted by Ibn Hibn and Al-Uqayli as having fabricated most of his narrations. Al-Bukhari described his narrations as having obscure Isnad and Abu Hatim called him extremely weak and obscure. Ibn Adi mentioned that most of what he narrated was about the virtues of Ali and he was considered weak and an extremist in Shiism. Al-Shafi'i recorded in his Musnad that Al-Qasim Ibn Abdul Umar informed him from Jafar Ibn Muhammad."

"gone to Abyssinia in the sixth year of the Prophethood. The details of the Islam of Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, are elaborated in their individual biographies and all praise is due to Allah. Our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was given the choice between being a prophet king or a servant messenger and chose the latter. In some narrations it is mentioned that he consulted Jibreel who advised humility, leading him to choose to be a servant messenger."

"the Prophet ﷺ passed away while his armor was pledged for food for his family, specifically twenty measures of grain. Ibn Majah reports thirty measures of barley with a strong isnad. Al-Bukhari records from Aisha that he passed with his armor pledged to a Jew for thirty measures of barley. "He would mend his sandals, patch his clothes, and serve his household," is reported by Ahmad from Aisha: "He repaired his sandals, sewed his clothes, and worked at home as one of you would."

"they were frightened and circulated, and all birthed speckled except one, and he took all their offspring that year. This is an isnad good with trustworthy men, and Allah knows best. It has been mentioned from the transmission of the people of the book about Jacob, peace be upon him, when he separated from his uncle Laban, that he was granted what was born modeled from his sheep, and he acted similarly to what was mentioned about Moses, peace be upon him, Allah knows best."