al-Albaane on Tirmidhi’s Definitions

The saying of at-Tirmidhi: Hadeeth Hasan
Our shaykh (al-Albaanee) said in as-Saheehah (1/527):
“It is taken from at-Tirmidhi in his Sunan (4/229 – with the Sharh Tuhfah (al-Ahwadhi) and he said: ‘This hadeeth is Hasan.”
I (al-Albaanee) say: “And this is like the saying: And the meaning is that it is Hasan li-ghayrihi.”
 
Tirmidhi’s Saying: Hadeeth Ghareeb
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Conditions for a Sahih Hadith

The five condtions for a hadith to be sahih
1. Complete isnaad (a continues isnaad all the way back to the Messenger (Saw) or a companion from begining to end)
2. Narrators have to be Trustworty,
3. Dabt:They have to have a Strong memory
4. Shadahdh: meaning it cannot contradict a more reliable hadith that is reported a [...]

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