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Is it permissible to act upon a Mursal Hadith in the rulings of Sharia (Fiqh), with evidence?

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The Mursal Hadith is what the Tabi'i narrated from the Prophet, peace be upon him, without mentioning the Companion. It is categorized as a weak hadith and is not considered a proof by the majority of Hadith scholars due to the ambiguity of the omitted intermediary.

Many jurists, however, have adopted the Mursal as a proof under certain conditions, such as: if it is narrated through another connected chain (Mawsool), or if it is narrated mursal from another angle, or if it is acted upon, or if it is supported by a sound analogy or a saying of a Companion.

As for the Mursal narrations of the Companions, they are considered a proof by consensus, because they were people of truthfulness and uprightness.

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