Darul Iftaa, Darul Uloom Miftahul Falaah

Title of Shaykhul Hadith

· 16 Rabiʻ II 1444 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

As salaam alaikum

I often hear this phrase “sheikhul hadith”

Can you please explain this to me? And the origin of this . Also who has this on these times.

Shukran

Answer

Bismihi Taa`la

The title Sheikhul Hadith is given to an aalim who has spent many years involved in the teaching of the Hadith of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.

لقب من ألقاب المحدثين، يطلق على مَن اشتهر بالاشتغال بعلم الحديث رواية ودراية

ومنه قول ابن تغري بردي : “وتوفي الحافظ زين الدين عبد الرحيم بن الحسين بن أبى بكر العراقي الشافعي، شيخ الحديث بالدّيار المصرية

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