I didnt know if this is just quotes from the 'book' so I didnt respond but it seems to be a free for all.
Isnad or Sanad is linguistically something that props something up, within our discussion it is the chain of narration part of the hadith which informs those who took part in it's narration.
A comment on the Isnad, Ibn Sireen who died in 110 tells us that people did not used to ask who narrated such and such until the fitnah, the fitnah being reffered to is disputed but of course it would have to be a fitnah before his death. So we know that after that fitnah then people demanded to know, but this does not tell us that before the fitnah people didnt ask or people didnt name the narrators, but rather, that before the fitnah it was not as necccesary but after the people really started the early task of testing the chain of narration.
Hadith, linguisiticall is news or something new information, it is meanly used to refer to the Prophet's speech or actions or tacid approvals.
I do not know the isnads mainly cos the english writers do not write them!! Argh!!
Masha'allah Akhi! that was a really accurate explanation of the meaning of Isnad and Hadeeth.
This thread is about Mustalah, but we are following the book which is like considered to be the 'beginners guide' to Mustalah, so there will be referrals to particular sentences etc. in the Book, but insha'allah even those who dont have it can participate

So...
Since we are going to be analyzing the book Verse by Verse of this Poem, I will post up the verses which we have already studied:
أَبدَأُ بِالْحَمْدِ مُصَلِّياً عـــــــــــــــــــــــــَلَى
وذِي مِنْ أَقْسَامِ الحَدِيثِ عــــــــــــــِدَّة
أَوَّلُها الصَّحيحُ وهْوَ ما اتَّصــــــــــــــــلْ
يرْوِيهِ عَدْلٌ ضَابطٌ عَنْ مــِثــــــــــــلهِ
The ones in Red are the Ones being Questioned right now.
Sis Silver Pearl already gave the Definition of the meaning of one who is Dhaabit masha'allah as :One with an excellent memory who recalls things with great accuracy.
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So now the Question is :
How many types of 'Dhaabit' are there? And the explanation of them please.

