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«سمعت عبد الله بن المبارك يقول: «الإسناد من الدين، ولولا الإسناد لقال من شاء ما شاء»»
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Summary
A saying of Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak in the introduction to Sahih Muslim on the need for trust in transmission: the isnad is the basis of the whole science of hadith; without the chain, whoever wished would say whatever he wished. 1
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Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak, the isnad and Sahih Muslim.
Connections
- Mentions
- Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak· Isnad· Sahih Muslim
People and things also explored
Hadith· The Prophetic Sunna· Connectedness of the isnad and proven hearing· Criticism and vindication of narrators (jarh wa-ta'dil)· The Six Books· Hadith methodology (mustalah al-hadith)· Fabrication of hadith (wad' al-hadith)· Malik ibn Anas
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim's prologue — the isnad is part of the religion”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-muqaddima-isnad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.