Bukhari 1952
'Whoever dies owing fasts, his heir should fast on his behalf' — disputed by Imam Ahmad
Hadith Text
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Scholarly Critique
- Scholar
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al-Albani
- Critique Type
- Disputed tradition (Ahmad expressed reservations)
- Scholar Grading
- Questioned (not directly weakened by al-Albani; Imam Ahmad expressed reservations per al-Dhahabi)
s-oman.net: Imam Ahmad questioned it per al-Dhahabi's Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' 6:10. Majority accept it.
Final Assessment and Source
- Final Grade
- Hasan at most (per al-Albani) / Sahih (per majority)
- Source
- s-oman.net forum; al-Dhahabi, Siyar A'lam al-Nubala' 6:10