Outline the conditions for the authenticating  of  Hadith.

Explanation

The Muḥāddithūn have stipulated certain conditions for the authentication of hadith.

*The Hadith must be accompanied by an Isnād (chain of narrators) with the authority under whom it was transmitted.

*The Hadith must be traceable to the Prophet (S.A.W.).

*The Isnād must be continous and uninterrupted.

*Every link in the Isnād must be known to be upright persons (cādilūn).

*None of the persons in the Isnād must be implicated in forgery, sectarian, political and theological disputes.

*The narrators of the hadith must be a contemporary of the teacher on whose authority the hadith is related.

*The narrators of the Hadith must possess a retentive memory.

*The narrator must not be totally unknown (Majhūl).

*The Matn (text of hadith) must not contradict the Qurān.

*The Matn must be in agreement with reason.

*The hadith must be historical and it should not fail the test of historical evidence.

*The Matn of hadith must not extol the virtues of a particular tribe.

*The Matn must not predict the future events or dates.

*Both the Matn and Isnād of the hadith must be clear of subtle and hidden defects.