Do you see the permissibility of acting upon a weak hadith in the context of encouraging good and warning against evil?
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Question:
This questioner asks and says, may Allah preserve you: Do you see the permissibility of acting upon a weak hadith if it is in the form of a weak narration?
Answer:
A weak hadith. It is permissible to act upon it in the context of encouraging good and warning against evil, encouraging good and warning against evil. However, it is not permissible to establish legal rulings based on it. Legal rulings, whether something is lawful or forbidden, are not established based on a weak hadith. Rather, this is established based on an authentic hadith. But it is acted upon in the context of encouraging good and warning against evil. And weak hadiths are not all the same; some have corroborating narrations that raise them to the level of a good hadith through their corroboration. Some are weak, but their weakness is not agreed upon by all; rather, some scholars hold that they are authentic or that they are good. Not all hadiths are agreed to be weak, and not all weak hadiths are agreed to be weak. And some are truly weak, but their weakness is not extreme; their weakness is not extreme. Therefore, a weak hadith is acted upon provided it is not acted upon in the context of establishing legal rulings, and also, one does not assert its attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, one says, "It is narrated from the Messenger" or "It is reported from the Messenger," and one does not say, "The Messenger of Allah said such and such." Rather, one says, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah such and such," or "It is reported from the Messenger of Allah such and such."
The third condition is that their weakness not be extreme. If so, there are three conditions. The first condition is that they are acted upon only in the context of encouraging good, warning against evil, and sermons. The second condition is that one does not assert their attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The third condition is that their weakness not be extreme.
This questioner asks and says, may Allah preserve you: Do you see the permissibility of acting upon a weak hadith if it is in the form of a weak narration?
Answer:
A weak hadith. It is permissible to act upon it in the context of encouraging good and warning against evil, encouraging good and warning against evil. However, it is not permissible to establish legal rulings based on it. Legal rulings, whether something is lawful or forbidden, are not established based on a weak hadith. Rather, this is established based on an authentic hadith. But it is acted upon in the context of encouraging good and warning against evil. And weak hadiths are not all the same; some have corroborating narrations that raise them to the level of a good hadith through their corroboration. Some are weak, but their weakness is not agreed upon by all; rather, some scholars hold that they are authentic or that they are good. Not all hadiths are agreed to be weak, and not all weak hadiths are agreed to be weak. And some are truly weak, but their weakness is not extreme; their weakness is not extreme. Therefore, a weak hadith is acted upon provided it is not acted upon in the context of establishing legal rulings, and also, one does not assert its attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Rather, one says, "It is narrated from the Messenger" or "It is reported from the Messenger," and one does not say, "The Messenger of Allah said such and such." Rather, one says, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah such and such," or "It is reported from the Messenger of Allah such and such."
The third condition is that their weakness not be extreme. If so, there are three conditions. The first condition is that they are acted upon only in the context of encouraging good, warning against evil, and sermons. The second condition is that one does not assert their attribution to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The third condition is that their weakness not be extreme.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل ترون جواز العمل بالحديث الضعيف في الترغيب؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com (0:20)
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