I was confused by what was mentioned in the lesson regarding the fact that Sahih Muslim has been disputed in some of the hadiths?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I was confused by what was mentioned in the lesson, namely that there are hadiths in Sahih Muslim that are not authentic, even though I have heard the scholars say that the Ummah has reached consensus on the authenticity of what is in al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh said: The majority of what is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim is agreed upon as authentic. The majority, meaning most of it. The fact that there is a discussion regarding one or two hadiths, the truth may be with the compiler, or it may be with someone else. This does not harm the authenticity. This does not harm the two Sahihs. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He answered this. If you had paid attention, the Shaykh answered this. He was afraid of what you said, so he answered it. He said: The majority of what is in the two Sahihs is agreed upon as authentic. The fact that it was discussed regarding individual hadiths, this is looked into; the truth may be with the compiler, as with al-Bukhari, or the truth may be with the one who opposed him, as happened with Muslim. But this does not diminish Sahih Muslim, nor does it diminish the status of Sahih al-Bukhari. Yes. And it does not reduce trust in them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I was confused by what was mentioned in the lesson, namely that there are hadiths in Sahih Muslim that are not authentic, even though I have heard the scholars say that the Ummah has reached consensus on the authenticity of what is in al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh said: The majority of what is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim is agreed upon as authentic. The majority, meaning most of it. The fact that there is a discussion regarding one or two hadiths, the truth may be with the compiler, or it may be with someone else. This does not harm the authenticity. This does not harm the two Sahihs. Yes.
The presenter:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He answered this. If you had paid attention, the Shaykh answered this. He was afraid of what you said, so he answered it. He said: The majority of what is in the two Sahihs is agreed upon as authentic. The fact that it was discussed regarding individual hadiths, this is looked into; the truth may be with the compiler, as with al-Bukhari, or the truth may be with the one who opposed him, as happened with Muslim. But this does not diminish Sahih Muslim, nor does it diminish the status of Sahih al-Bukhari. Yes. And it does not reduce trust in them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [737 /1350] أشكل علي ما ذكر في الدرس من أن صحيح مسلم قد نوزع في بعض الأحاديث؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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