The word · Hadith
الاعْتِبَار
I'tibar
The search through the books for other chains of a hadith, to see whether anything supports it.
Also written · Itibar · I'tibaar · Itibaar · Etibar · Considering chains · Cross checking chains · Itibar hadith · Itibaar al-hadith
The meaning
What I'tibar means in Islam
I'tibar is the process; mutaba'ah and shahid are what the process finds. It is the step that decides whether a weak report can be strengthened or must be left where it is. Searchable databases have made the gathering faster without making the judgement any easier.
Evidence · Editorial · Our own summary, drawn from the sources named
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Words that sit beside it
- Mutaba'ahA second chain supporting the first through the same Companion, showing a narrator was not alone.المُتَابَعَة
- ShahidA supporting report of the same meaning narrated through a different Companion.الشَّاهِد
- TakhrijTracing a hadith to the books that recorded it, gathering its chains, and then grading it.التَّخْرِيج
- Hasan li-ghayrihiA weak hadith raised to the level of hasan because other chains carry the same meaning.الحَسَنُ لِغَيْرِهِ
More from Hadith
- AdalahThe uprightness of a narrator: sane, adult, Muslim, not openly sinful, not known for shameful habits.العَدَالَة
- GharibA hadith narrated by only one person at some point in its chain.الغَرِيب
- 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
- MursalA Tabi'i quotes the Prophet directly, leaving out the Companion who actually heard it.المُرْسَل
- Riyad al-SalihinAl-Nawawi's topical collection on character and worship, the hadith book most widely read by ordinary Muslims.رِيَاضُ الصَّالِحِين