- Gümüşhane Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi
- Vol: 5 Issue: 9
- STEALING ḤADĪTH (SARIQAT AL-ḤADĪTH): WHAT DOES A TERM OF DENIGRATION TELL US
STEALING ḤADĪTH (SARIQAT AL-ḤADĪTH): WHAT DOES A TERM OF DENIGRATION TELL US
Authors : Ali Kuzudişli
Pages : 48-63
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Publication Date : 2016-02-27
Article Type : Research
Abstract :In a nutshell, stealing ḥadīth (sariqat al-ḥadīth) means that a narrator obtains a ḥadīth in an invalid way and narrates it, usually making some changes to it. Due to the fact that the thief of ḥadīth (sāriq al-ḥadīth) usually changes the isnād or text, stealing ḥadīth is more than an ordinary procedural error. Ḥadīth stealing is a conscious act and the narrator expects some benefits from his action. The stealing of ḥadīth is understood as the violation of rights. This engenders some questions: How does the narrator gain these rights? How is he affected by the theft of his ḥadīth? What made the narration so valuable? In this article I try to explain the phenomenon of stealing ḥadīth and its background by answering the aforementioned questions.Keywords :