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Current Question
The concept of “Tadlis” in hadith refers to:
  • A. Fabrication
  • B. Concealing weakness in chain
  • C. Memorization error
  • D. Contradictory narrations
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Tadlis involves obscuring a narrator’s weakness or omission.
Related Question 1
Which usul concept refers to considering previous scriptures if not contradicted?
  • A. Istishab
  • B. Shar‘ man qablana
  • C. Qiyas
  • D. Istihsan
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Laws of previous nations are accepted unless abrogated.
Related Question 2
Which usul concept refers to blocking means to evil?
  • A. Istihsan
  • B. Sadd al-Dhara’i
  • C. Istishab
  • D. Ijma‘
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
It prevents permissible acts leading to harm.
Related Question 3
Which narrator is most criticized for Tadlis among major hadith transmitters?
  • A. Sufyan al-Thawri
  • B. Al-Zuhri
  • C. Ibn Ishaq
  • D. Malik
Correct Answer: C
Explanation:
Ibn Ishaq is known for Tadlis in narrations.
Related Question 4
What is “Mukhtasar al-Hadith”?
  • A. Fabricated narration
  • B. Summarized version of hadith
  • C. Weak narration
  • D. Broken chain
Correct Answer: B
Explanation:
Shortened form retaining meaning.
Related Question 5
Which usul principle refers to deriving ruling based on general evidence without analogy?
  • A. Istidlal
  • B. Qiyas
  • C. Istihsan
  • D. Istishab
Correct Answer: A
Explanation:
Istidlal uses broader textual inference.