Al-hakim Al-mustadrak - Vol. 4 P. 398 Fix

However, historically, al-Hakim’s work has been subject to immense academic debate:

The afternoon sun hung low over Medina as , the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, sat in her quiet quarters. Suddenly, she saw the Prophet entering, his eyes wet with tears and his face etched with a grief she had never seen before. In his hand, he held a small, delicate glass phial. al-hakim al-mustadrak vol. 4 p. 398

Volume 4 of the Mustadrak typically focuses on the Manaqib (Virtues) of the Companions, later figures, and various ethical and eschatological themes. Page 398, in many editions, falls within a section discussing the virtues of specific actions or the station of certain individuals before God. The content of a hadith found here—perhaps narrating a moment of profound divine mercy, a unique characteristic of a Companion, or a warning about the Last Days—would reflect al-Hakim’s inclusive approach. Unlike al-Bukhari, who often required direct audition between contemporaries, al-Hakim was more lenient regarding ‘an‘anah (narrative linkage using "on the authority of"), provided the transmitters were trustworthy. Thus, the narrations on this page exemplify his principle: a hadith could be sahih (sound) according to the standards of the two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) even if they themselves did not include it. However, historically, al-Hakim’s work has been subject to