The ruling on a hadith when the scholars differ on it
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The questioner:
The hadith of Zaynab and Zayim, I have not read it. It is a very weak hadith, for example, they informed us of the hadith and the author said that it is a sound hadith. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
One should refer to the hadith, refer to the hadith references, praise be to Allah, they are available and accessible. If all the hadith scholars, or the majority of them, rule that it is weak, we say it is weak. And if they differ, some saying it is sound and some saying it is weak, there is no doubt that looking into this returns to preferring one opinion over another, preferring the statement of some over others, according to the rules of explanation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There are many hadiths in its meaning that indicate that perfecting the recitation and caring for it has great virtue.
The hadith of Zaynab and Zayim, I have not read it. It is a very weak hadith, for example, they informed us of the hadith and the author said that it is a sound hadith. What is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
One should refer to the hadith, refer to the hadith references, praise be to Allah, they are available and accessible. If all the hadith scholars, or the majority of them, rule that it is weak, we say it is weak. And if they differ, some saying it is sound and some saying it is weak, there is no doubt that looking into this returns to preferring one opinion over another, preferring the statement of some over others, according to the rules of explanation.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh:
There are many hadiths in its meaning that indicate that perfecting the recitation and caring for it has great virtue.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/6 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط السادس — youtube.com (1:22:50)
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