The Ruling on One Who Does Not Understand the Meaning of an Authentic Hadith
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The presenter:
We take Khalid from Khumais Mish'at. Go ahead, Khalid. Hello. Yes.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
How are you, Shaykh?
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you.
The Shaykh:
Peace.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to eat at a Muslim restaurant? Is it permissible to eat at a joint restaurant?
The Shaykh:
What is the question?
The presenter:
It seems there is some confusion in the question. Honorable Shaykh, among the questions we received, one says: If I hear a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and my mind does not grasp its meaning and does not accept it, what is required of me? May Allah reward you with good. And are all the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) subject to belief?
The Shaykh:
If a hadith is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with a valid chain of narration, and the person is one of the people of narration and knowledge of chains, and the hadith is authentic with him, then that is sufficient. If he does not know that, he should refer to the authentic books of the Sunnah, foremost among them being Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. If the hadith appears in both of them or in one of them, it is obligatory to accept it, whether you understand it or not, whether it enters your mind or not. The judgment does not belong to the mind; the judgment belongs to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If an authentic hadith reaches you, you are required to submit to it, accept it, and believe in it. This is faith in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): believing in what he reported, obeying what he commanded, avoiding what he prohibited and warned against, and not worshipping Allah except with what He has prescribed. This is the duty of the Muslim, and his mind does not judge the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
We take Khalid from Khumais Mish'at. Go ahead, Khalid. Hello. Yes.
The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The presenter:
And upon you be peace.
The questioner:
How are you, Shaykh?
The presenter:
May Allah welcome you.
The Shaykh:
Peace.
The questioner:
Is it permissible to eat at a Muslim restaurant? Is it permissible to eat at a joint restaurant?
The Shaykh:
What is the question?
The presenter:
It seems there is some confusion in the question. Honorable Shaykh, among the questions we received, one says: If I hear a hadith from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and my mind does not grasp its meaning and does not accept it, what is required of me? May Allah reward you with good. And are all the hadiths of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) subject to belief?
The Shaykh:
If a hadith is established from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with a valid chain of narration, and the person is one of the people of narration and knowledge of chains, and the hadith is authentic with him, then that is sufficient. If he does not know that, he should refer to the authentic books of the Sunnah, foremost among them being Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim. If the hadith appears in both of them or in one of them, it is obligatory to accept it, whether you understand it or not, whether it enters your mind or not. The judgment does not belong to the mind; the judgment belongs to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). If an authentic hadith reaches you, you are required to submit to it, accept it, and believe in it. This is faith in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him): believing in what he reported, obeying what he commanded, avoiding what he prohibited and warned against, and not worshipping Allah except with what He has prescribed. This is the duty of the Muslim, and his mind does not judge the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 17-08-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (20:19)
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