The Authority of Ḥadīth in Tafsīr bi al-Maʾthūr: A Critical Study of Fabricated Narrations on the Virtues of Sūrat Yāsīn in al-Durr al-Manthūr
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Fabricated Ḥadīth, Faḍāʾil Of Sūrat Yāsīn, Tafsīr Bi Al-Maʾthūr, Ḥadīth Criticism, Al-SuyūṭīAbstract
This article critically examines a number of ḥadīths concerning the virtues (faḍāʾil) of Sūrat Yāsīn as recorded in al-Durr al-Manthūr fī al-Tafsīr bi al-Maʾthūr by al-Suyūṭī. Employing a classical ḥadīth criticism approach, this study investigates the chains of transmission (isnād) and textual content (matn) of these narrations through the methods of naqd al-isnād and naqd al-matn, while also referring to the assessments of classical and contemporary scholars of jarḥ wa al-taʿdīl. The findings reveal that not all narrations categorized as maʾthūr within tradition-based Qurʾānic exegesis meet acceptable methodological standards. The study identifies four (4) ḥadīths on the virtues of Sūrat Yāsīn that have been classified as fabricated (mawḍūʿ) by both classical and contemporary ḥadīth scholars, rendering them impermissible to transmit or practice. These findings indicate that the compilatory nature of the ḥadīths included in al-Durr al-Manthūr fī al-Tafsīr bi al-Maʾthūr cannot be separated from al-Suyūṭī’s methodological tendency, which is widely recognized for its relative leniency (tasāhul) in citing weak and fabricated ḥadīths in his works, as well as from the mechanisms of ḥadīth transmission prevalent in his historical context. This research contributes to the strengthening of ḥadīth studies by offering a critical reading of tradition-based Qurʾānic exegesis, even when authored by a renowned scholar whose works have been widely received and utilized by the public. Furthermore, the study encourages Muslims to adopt a heightened level of selectivity in the application of faḍāʾil al-aʿmāl ḥadīths within everyday religious practice.
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