What does Al-sqym mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-sqym (سقيم) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-sqym

Al-sqym according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

In hadith terminology, it is the opposite of the authentic (sahih), and the narrator's action contradicting what they narrated indicates its weakness.

Al-sqym according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

The sick and the weak in hadith: the opposite of the authentic, and the narrator's action contradicting what they narrated indicates its weakness.

Al-sqym according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

In hadith, it is the opposite of the authentic, and the narrator's action contradicting what they narrated indicates its weakness (At-Ta'rifat page 125).

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