A Compilation and Critical Study of the Hadiths Deemed Weak by al-Zurqānī in His Commentary on Al-Muwaṭṭaʾ: The Book of Prayer

Abstract

Al-Zurqānī’s commentary on al-Muwaṭṭaʾ of Imām Mālik is among the most significant works on this text. This study examines the ḥadīths whose chains of transmission al-Zurqānī judged to be weak in his commentary on the Book of Prayer. Using inductive and analytical methods, the research collects these ḥadīths, analyzes the statements of ḥadīth critics regarding their narrators, and clarifies their evaluative judgments. The study identifies ten such ḥadīths and concludes that all of them are weak, in agreement with the assessments of earlier scholars.