The ruling on sending hadiths attributed to the Prophet without mentioning their source
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you and the listening brothers.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve you), may Allah bless you. One of the listeners from Sudan sent a picture of a post circulating among them via WhatsApp. It contains a hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He asks about its authenticity and the permissibility of sending it. He says in this hadith: "Whoever trims his nails on Sunday, the blessing in them departs, and whoever trims his nails on Monday becomes a memorizer and reader of the Book of Allah," and so on for the rest of the days of the week, with something placed in each day. He says in his question: Our Shaykh, what is your view and guidance regarding such posts?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. A hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not accepted until it is mentioned who narrated it, who extracted it, and in which of the books of the Sunnah it is found. As for saying something about the Messenger of Allah without mentioning its reference and source, this is not permissible. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih al-Bukhari 1189 It is necessary to mention the source of this hadith, who narrated it, and its grade of authenticity. All of this is required. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
May Allah greet you and bless you and the listening brothers.
The questioner:
Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve you), may Allah bless you. One of the listeners from Sudan sent a picture of a post circulating among them via WhatsApp. It contains a hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He asks about its authenticity and the permissibility of sending it. He says in this hadith: "Whoever trims his nails on Sunday, the blessing in them departs, and whoever trims his nails on Monday becomes a memorizer and reader of the Book of Allah," and so on for the rest of the days of the week, with something placed in each day. He says in his question: Our Shaykh, what is your view and guidance regarding such posts?
The Shaykh:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. A hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is not accepted until it is mentioned who narrated it, who extracted it, and in which of the books of the Sunnah it is found. As for saying something about the Messenger of Allah without mentioning its reference and source, this is not permissible. And he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Lying about me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever deliberately lies about me, let him take his place in the Fire. Therefore, this matter is not permissible.
إن كذبا علي ليس ككذب على غيري، من كذب علي متعمدا فليتبوأ مقعده من النار، فلا يجوز هذا الأمر.The Prophet (ﷺ)
أحاديث الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7480 — youtube.com (1:07)
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