The term al-Mutawātir refers to Hadīth narrated by
A. large number of narrators B. the six sound collectors C. Bukhari and Muslim D. the Prophet's closest companions
Correct Answer: A
Explanation
Al- Mutawatir is an Arabic word uptake which means "to be lowered from person to person". This term is used in the study of Ulum al-Quran and Mustalah Hadith. According to the hadith scholars, the above hadith is narrated by more than one hundred Prophet's companions with a hundred different sanad.
