This hadith has two main parts. The first is the opening cit…
This hadith has two main parts. The first is the opening citation of the persons who transmitted it, called the matn, a documentation process meaning “prop, support, backing.” It is the chain of ascriptions by which a report is authenticated. Each link is a person who has been involved in its transmission. The second and main part of the hadith is called the isnad, the “main text.”