1) Ahadith have multiple chains of narrators (eg. lots of people narrating to/from lots of people); ahaad means that, at some point in the chain, there are only 1, 2, or 3 people narrating. (Theoretically, there’s some chance of those people making a mistake.
2) The vast majority of ahadith are ahaad.
3) Those who say we cannot take from ahaad ahadith (in aqeedah) are wrong; this is a diversion to cover their own misguidance. Take Light Upon Light to find out why. Ahlul Sunnah wal Jama’ah accepts ahaad ahadith for EVERYTHING.
4) The proof of this is the hadith of Mu’adh ibn Jabal–sent to Yemen, the Prophet (S) told him (paraphrased), “call people to Allah (alone); if they accept that, tell them Allah enjoined on them 5x salah; if they accept that …” so he sent Mu’adh, alone, to Yemen–so all of the Yemen people learned from an ahaad hadith! But it’s accepted!

Wallahu ‘alam.

Can you please share some knowledge of Ahad and Mutawaatir hadeeth? I know you covered it this weekend ;).

JazakAllahu Khaira for this post.
Very beneficial and clears up alot of issues/misunderstanding about hadiths. And I like the photos you choose for your topics. MashaAllah.
Keep up the great work Ilm Fruits.

I asked one of my friends who is masha’Allah much more knowledgeable about me in these things and into da’wah. Here is what he said:

Now, the person who became Mureed, depending on the level of knowledge of the person giving dawah, have to be approached from various angles. From the angle of ibtid’ah (innovation), grave worship, etc. The person has to be first educated on Tawheed and its branches, understand that the concept of “Gauthul A’zam” (ultimate helper) is invalid, that the Peer cannot even help himself in the grave let alone someone else, only Allah has ‘ilmul ghayb.

Now, if the person giving dawah is not strong in knowledge, he/she may fall victim to the traps of the mureed. So, I would say, stay away, gain knowledge and then give dawah. meanwhile, keep the relationship alive so that there is no bitterness when the person is given dawah at a later stage.

Wallahu ta’ala a’lam.