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How To Determine A Hadith's Authenticity?
Is there a way to determine a Hadith’s authenticity? Recently I ran across a very disturbing Hadith regarding drinking Camel’s urine and torturing murderers to death. I wish Hadith writers had given 1 to 5 star ratings to Hadith to determine it’s authenticity. Many people give all Hadith the same value and some equal or above Quran. Here is the Hadith.
Collection Sahih Bukhari
Dar-us-Salam reference Hadith 6802
In-book reference Book 86, Hadith 32
USC-MSA web (English) reference Volume 8, Book 82, Hadith 794
Narrated Anas:
Some people from the tribe of `Ukl came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and embraced Islam. The climate of Medina did not suit them, so the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to go to the (herd of milch) camels of charity and to drink, their milk and urine (as a medicine). They did so, and after they had recovered from their ailment (became healthy) they turned renegades (reverted from Islam) and killed the shepherd of the camels and took the camels away. The Prophet (ﷺ) sent (some people) in their pursuit and so they were (caught and) brought, and the Prophets ordered that their hands and legs should be cut off and that their eyes should be branded with heated pieces of iron, and that their cut hands and legs should not be cauterized, till they die.
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْوَلِيدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَوْزَاعِيُّ، حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو قِلاَبَةَ الْجَرْمِيُّ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَدِمَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَفَرٌ مِنْ عُكْلٍ، فَأَسْلَمُوا فَاجْتَوَوُا الْمَدِينَةَ، فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَأْتُوا إِبِلَ الصَّدَقَةِ، فَيَشْرَبُوا مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَأَلْبَانِهَا، فَفَعَلُوا فَصَحُّوا، فَارْتَدُّوا وَقَتَلُوا رُعَاتَهَا وَاسْتَاقُوا، فَبَعَثَ فِي آثَارِهِمْ فَأُتِيَ بِهِمْ، فَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ وَأَرْجُلَهُمْ وَسَمَلَ أَعْيُنَهُمْ، ثُمَّ لَمْ يَحْسِمْهُمْ حَتَّى مَاتُوا.
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How To Determine A Hadith's Authenticity?
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There’s a complete subject of Hadith Science in which a given narration is graded as Mauquf, Marfu, Maqtu, Hassan, Saheeh, etc. Generally when you read a particular narration, it should state the grade(s) as determined by one or more Hadith scholars. It’s important to note that the criteria and consequently the resulting grading of any narration can differ between Hadith scholars. Also, regardless of the grading, there’s still no certainty that a particular narration means what is apparent just from the words. Therefore, for a common person it’s best to learn Hadith narrations through scholars who spend a lot of time in understanding and explaining them in proper context.
Ghamidi sahab’s principles of understanding Hadith are stated in the post below:
For the hadith you quoted about camel urine, please see the following:
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