reliable, truthful but close to weakness (ثِقَةٌ صَدُوْق، إِلَى الضَّعْف مَا هُو)

reliable, truthful but close to weakness (ثِقَةٌ صَدُوْق، إِلَى الضَّعْف مَا هُو)


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التعريف :


A description of a hadith narrator implying that he is unblemished but has a weak memory. It is a term close to the sixth degree, the least of unacceptable grades. Hadiths narrated by people of this grade are written for reconfirmation, not as main evidence.