The word · Hadith
العَنْعَنَة
An'anah
A chain that says only from so and so, without stating that the narrator actually heard the report.
Also written · Ananah · An'ana · Anana · Anaana · Muan'an · Muanan · Narration by an · Chain using an · Anana hadith
The meaning
What An'anah means in Islam
Such a chain is accepted if the narrator is not known for tadlis and could plausibly have met his source. Al-Bukhari held that a proven meeting must be established; Muslim held that living in the same period with the possibility of meeting is enough, and argued the point in the introduction to his Sahih. The disagreement is narrow, but it changes the verdict on a good number of chains.
Evidence · Scholars differ · The scholars read this one differently
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Words that sit beside it
- TadlisWording a chain so that a gap or a weak teacher is hidden, without stating an outright lie.التَّدْلِيس
- IsnadThe chain of narrators who carried a hadith, listed name by name back to its source.الإِسْنَاد
- MuttasilA chain in which every narrator genuinely took the report from the one named before him.المُتَّصِل
- Munqati'A chain with a break in it: a narrator missing somewhere in the middle.المُنْقَطِع
More from Hadith
- AdalahThe uprightness of a narrator: sane, adult, Muslim, not openly sinful, not known for shameful habits.العَدَالَة
- HadithA report of what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, or quietly approved, passed down through named narrators.الحَدِيث
- Jami'A hadith book that covers every subject, not only law: belief, manners, tafsir, history and more.الجَامِع
- MatrukA report from a narrator the scholars abandoned, usually one accused of lying or of gross error.المَتْرُوك
- MusannafA collection arranged by legal topic that includes Companion and follower statements alongside hadith.المُصَنَّف
- SahihA hadith that meets all five conditions of authenticity, with nothing missing and no hidden flaw.الصَّحِيح