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What do ṣaḥīḥ, ḥasan and ḍaʿīf mean?

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They grade a narration's chain and wording: ṣaḥīḥ is rigorously authentic, ḥasan is sound but slightly weaker in transmitter precision, ḍaʿīf has a defect in the chain or text. Rulings are built on the first two.

Source: Muqaddimat Ibn aṣ-Ṣalāḥ · Hadith sciences

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