Question:
As salaam alaikum
I often hear this phrase “sheikhul hadith”
Can you please explain this to me? And the origin of this . Also who has this on these times.
Shukran
Answer:
Bismihi Taa`la
The title Sheikhul Hadith is given to an aalim who has spent many years involved in the teaching of the Hadith of Nabi صلى الله عليه وسلم.
لقب من ألقاب المحدثين، يطلق على مَن اشتهر بالاشتغال بعلم الحديث رواية ودراية
ومنه قول ابن تغري بردي : “وتوفي الحافظ زين الدين عبد الرحيم بن الحسين بن أبى بكر العراقي الشافعي، شيخ الحديث بالدّيار المصرية
معجم المصطلحات الشرعية
And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Answered by: Mufti Yacoob Vally