Muhaddith is a scholar Hadith studies

the term muhaddith (also traditionist ) refers specialist profoundly knows , narrates hadith, chains of narration isnad, , original , famous narrators.

according 8th century imam, sheikh muhammad ibn idris ash-shafi`i, muhaddith has memorised @ least 400,000 narrations along chain of narrators each narration. female equivalent muhadditha.

in describing muhaddith, al-dhahabi raised question, knowledge of hadith, , people? answering own question, said, on verge of not seeing them except engrossed in book or under soil.

both men , women can serve muhaddithin (traditionists). requirements muhaddith same requirements apply reception , transmission of reports (riwayah) in islamic tradition more generally: truthfulness, integrity, competent , accurate memory, being free of prejudice or compulsion might presumed distort reporting.

there numerous women have served muhaddithat in history of islam. nadwi counts more 8000 based on biographical dictionaries of classical , medieval period. many of these women belonged outstanding scholars , traditionists of time , men proud receive narration them. 1 must note muhaddithat transmitted same body of knowledge male counterparts - there , no restrictions on transmitted women.

reporting or narrating (riwayah) must differentiated giving testimony (shahadah). while women entirely equal in riwayah, many islamic jurists place restrictions on women in shahadah - in several schools of law testimony of 2 women equal of man.