What is the status of the Hadith narrator Shahr ibn Hawshab?
Answer:
The Masters of Jarh and Ta’deel (the field of critical analysis of the Hadith narrators) have varied statements about Shahr ibn Hawshab (rahimahullah), which leads one to conclude there is a degree of slight weakness in him.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar (rahimahullah) has explained that if Shahr ibn Hawshab (rahimahullah) doesn’t oppose others in a particular narration, that one will be deemed as sound (hasan).
(Nataijul Afkar, vol.1 pg.361 and Al-Futuhatur Rabbaniyyah, vol.2 pg.130. Also see Fathul Bari, Hadith: 1189, Taqribut Tahdhib, number: 2830 Tahdhibut Tahdhib, vol.4 pg.369-372 & Al-Kashif, number: 2314 with Ibnul ‘Ajami’s Hashiyah)
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar