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Bio of Imam al-Tirmidhi

In his Sunan, book of al-Hajj `an Rasulillah, chapter entitled Ma 
ja'a fi Hajj al-Sabi, Imam al-Tirmidhi mentions the hadith of Jabir 
that when they performed pilgrimage with the Prophet, upon him 
blessings and peace, they used to raise talbiya on behalf of the 
women and cast their pebbles on behalf of the small boys. Then al-
Tirmidhi says: "The people of learning have reached consensus that 
none raises talbiya on behalf of a woman, rather, she herself raises 
it on her own behalf; and it is abominable for her to raise her voice 
therewith."

Then the opening line of the last book of his Sunan, book of `Ilal: 
"Everything I mention in this book (the Sunan) is put into 
practice... except two hadiths..." Then he cites the hadith of jam` 
between prayers without excuse and the killing of the 4th-time drunk 
recidivist. Ibn Rajab says he should have said three in light of the
talbiya hadith.

I seem to remember that there is one more such narration; but three 
suffice to invalidate the claim that everything therein is put into 
practice since the Imam himself said and showed otherwise. By the 
same token, of course, the fact illustrates the greatness of his 
book.

Another false claim is that the Sunan contains no forgery. It is
generally agreed upon that it does, wAllahu a`lam.


gibril
2008-06-18