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Yeah I understood that amirah, jazakallaah khayr your diagram was very good mashallaah, it made sense.
Ok Mash-huur (‘famous’) is a hadeeth which has been narrated by more than two narrators. Some scholars are of the opinion that any hadeeth which later becomes widely known, whether it is authentic or inauthentic is addressed as a mash-huur hadeeth. With a mash-huur hadeeth it may be that only one or perhaps two people report it but later on it becomes widely known unlike the case of ‘azeez hadeeth which remains consistent on the amount of narrators who reported it throughout.
I don’t know if I explained that well or whether I made any sense, correct me where I got wrong please.
Yes you were mostly correct there SilverPearl except you missed out : As long as it does not reach the level of a Mutawaatir Hadeeth.
So the definition would be : That hadeeth which has been narrated by three or more narrators in every level of the Sanad as long as it does not reach the level of a Mutawaatir Hadeeth.
And this is what you call "Mashhuur Istilaahi" (i.e. Mashhuur with the Technical meaning)
Example :
From Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) That Rasulullah (peace be upon him) said : Verily Allah will not remove the Knowledge from the hearts of the people in one grasp, But He will remove the Knowledge from them with the Death of the Ulama', until there will come a time when there no longer remains an Aalim, and the people will appoint for themselves Ignorant rulers, And they will give out Fatwas without knowledge, and thus they misguide themselves and misguide others "
So in this Hadeeth, There are three or more men narrating from Ibn Umar downwards.
This is Mashhuur Istilaahi
As for the Type of Mashhoor Hadeeth which is popular amongst people, then it is called " Mashhoor Ghayr al-Istilaahi" (i.e. Mashhoor without the technical meaning) And those are the type of hadeeth which are well known amongst the people, whether they are authentic or not, and at times they may be just sayings which are well known to the people without having any Isnaad.
Okay so next Question :
How many types of " Mashhoor Ghayr Istilaahi " are there ?