What is a Hadith that is less than authentic, although not false or a fabrication, called?
Q1. What is a Hadith that is less than authentic, although not false or a fabrication, called?
Answer: Da'if Hadith
Explanation: A Da'if (weak) Hadith has a deficiency in its chain of narrators or text but is not a fabrication; it falls below the standard of Sahih (authentic) and Hasan (good).