Classification the Hadiths

Hadiths are classified into four main categories: 1. Saḥīḥ, 2. Ḥasan, 3. Ḍaʾīf, and 4. Mawḍūʾ. In this section you will learn what each of these categories mean.

A Saḥīḥ Hadith is a hadith that meets the criteria for the highest standard of Hadiths set by the hadith scholars unanimously. Here, you will find out more about these criteria and their development.

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Ṣaḥīḥ

A Ḥasan Hadith is a hadith deemed authentic albeit at a lesser degree than a Saḥīḥ Hadith. It was considered a separate category of its own from the third century CE and onwards. Learn more about it here.

 

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Ḥasan

If a hadith does not meet the minimum criteria for an authentic hadith, it is deemed weak (Ḍaʾīf). Weakness is of many degrees as well. Weak hadiths and its respective categories are dealt with here.

 

 

 

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Ḍaʿīf

A Mawḍūʾ hadith is a fabrication ascribed to the Prophet (ṣ). This section explains when a hadith is classified as such and discusses its advent.

 

 

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Mauḍūʿ