The Difference Between “Al-Tirmidhi Reported It” and “He Reported It and Authenticated It”
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is there a difference between saying “Al-Tirmidhi reported it” and “Al-Tirmidhi reported it and authenticated it”?
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference between authentication and mere reporting. Al-Tirmidhi reports authentic and good hadiths, and he also reports weak ones; they are not all of the same status, but he makes this clear (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Question:
This questioner says:
Answer:
That is called Sunan al-Tirmidhi, and it is called al-Jami', al-Jami' of al-Tirmidhi, which collects authentic hadith, good hadith, and weak hadith, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is there a difference between saying “Al-Tirmidhi reported it” and “Al-Tirmidhi reported it and authenticated it”?
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference between authentication and mere reporting. Al-Tirmidhi reports authentic and good hadiths, and he also reports weak ones; they are not all of the same status, but he makes this clear (may Allah have mercy on him). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Question:
This questioner says:
Answer:
That is called Sunan al-Tirmidhi, and it is called al-Jami', al-Jami' of al-Tirmidhi, which collects authentic hadith, good hadith, and weak hadith, yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-01-03-1439هـ — af.org.sa (53:51)
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