Matn

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

Matn

Matn (literally "body", "text") is an Islamic term that is used in relation to Hadith evaluation. It means the text of the hadith, excluding the isnad

Isnad

A hadith was originally just an Arabic story. As the stories began to be used formally it became common to provide their chain of transmitters, . The story proper was then called the matn....
.

dith is made of both an isnad

Isnad

"It was related to me by A, on the authority of B, on the authority of C, on the authority of D, from E (here a companion
Sahaba

In Islam, the abah "Companions" were the companions of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. This form is plural; the singular is masculine ?a?abiyy, feminine ?a?abiyyah....
of Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
) that the Prophet said: '... -and the matn would follow.

The matn would most often come in the form of an injunction
Injunction

An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. The party that fails to adhere to the injunction faces civil or criminal penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions for failing to follow the court's order....
, proverb
Proverb

A proverb , also called a byword or nayword, is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity....
, aphorism
Aphorism

The word aphorism denotes an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and easily memorable form.The name was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates....
, brief dialogue
Dialogue

A dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. It is also a literary form in which two or more parties engage in a discussion....
or anecdote
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
whose sense might apply to a range of new contexts.

Shi'a science of hadith outright rejects any hadith that contradicts the Qur'an.

Discussion

Ask a question about 'Matn'

Start a new discussion about 'Matn'

Answer questions from other users

Full Discussion Forum

Encyclopedia

Matn (literally "body", "text") is an Islamic term that is used in relation to Hadith evaluation. It means the text of the hadith, excluding the isnad
Isnad

A hadith was originally just an Arabic story. As the stories began to be used formally it became common to provide their chain of transmitters, . The story proper was then called the matn....
.

Use
A hadith is made of both an isnad
Isnad

A hadith was originally just an Arabic story. As the stories began to be used formally it became common to provide their chain of transmitters, . The story proper was then called the matn....
(chain of transmission) and a matn.

A hadith would typically adopt the following formula:
"It was related to me by A, on the authority of B, on the authority of C, on the authority of D, from E (here a companion
Sahaba

In Islam, the abah "Companions" were the companions of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad. This form is plural; the singular is masculine ?a?abiyy, feminine ?a?abiyyah....
of Muhammad
Muhammad

Muhammad Patronymic#Arabic Abd Allah ibn Abd al Muttalib , is the founder of the Major religious groups of Islam and is regarded by Muslims as a Rasul and prophet of , the last and the greatest law-bearer in a series of prophets....
) that the Prophet said: '... -and the matn would follow.

The matn would most often come in the form of an injunction
Injunction

An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a court order, whereby a party is required to do, or to refrain from doing, certain acts. The party that fails to adhere to the injunction faces civil or criminal penalties and may have to pay damages or accept sanctions for failing to follow the court's order....
, proverb
Proverb

A proverb , also called a byword or nayword, is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity....
, aphorism
Aphorism

The word aphorism denotes an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and easily memorable form.The name was first used in the Aphorisms of Hippocrates....
, brief dialogue
Dialogue

A dialogue is a conversation between two or more people. It is also a literary form in which two or more parties engage in a discussion....
or anecdote
Anecdote

An anecdote is a short Narrative narrating an interesting or amusing biographical incident. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a List of French phrases#B....
whose sense might apply to a range of new contexts.

Shi'a use
The Shi'a science of hadith outright rejects any hadith that contradicts the Qur'an. This is due to what they perceive as instructions from the Prophet Muhammad, the Shi'a Imam, and from the Qur'an itself, which says:

We have revealed the Book to you explaining clearly everything, and a guidance and mercy and good news for those who submit. (16:89)
.