Hadith Terminologies
Types of Rejected Hadith Due to Narrator Being Unknown
Narration by Unknown Individual (Majhul al-‘Ayn):
A Hadith whose narrator is “Majhul al-‘Ayn” (unknown in identity), meaning no comments from scholars indicate if he is trustworthy or weak, and only one student narrates from him, thus his identity remains unknown.
Narration by One Whose Condition is Unknown (Majhul al-Hal):
A Hadith whose narrator is “Majhul al-Hal” (unknown in condition), meaning no scholarly comments exist, and only two narrators narrate from him, making his identity known but his condition unknown. Such a narrator is also called “Mastur” (concealed).
Mubham (Unnamed Narrator):
A Hadith whose chain does not explicitly mention the name of a narrator.
