The Ruling on Acting in Accordance with a Weak Hadith and Its Conditions
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Question:
This questioner says: Is it true that acting in accordance with a weak hadith is a religious innovation (bid'ah)? Please inform us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This statement is a religious innovation (bid'ah); this statement is the talk of an ignorant person. Weak hadiths are not all on the same level. They are not all on the same level. A hadith may have supporting chains and corroborating narrations that raise it from weakness to the level of hasan li-ghayrihi (good for other than its own chain). But he speaks on the science of hadith while being ignorant, not knowing what he is doing, limiting himself to reading books without necessarily having received the science of hadith from the hadith scholars, from the people of knowledge. Is it not the case that he reads in the books and looks at a hadith scholar without knowing anything? This is a statement that is not permissible.
Regarding the weak hadith, the scholars mentioned that it is acted upon in terms of warning, encouraging, and instilling fear. But no ruling is established based on it, whether obligatory or forbidden, or any ruling is not built upon it. However, it is used in encouraging, instilling fear, preaching, and reminding, and there is no harm in that, provided that its weakness is not severe. Provided that its weakness is not severe. And one does not say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," but rather, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" or "It is reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) thus." One uses a form that indicates weakness, such as "narrated" or "reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," and the like. One does not say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," because that is a definitive assertion.
These conditions are necessary: first, that the hadith is not severely weak; second, that it is not attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a definitive assertion; third, that no ruling of obligation or prohibition is established based on it. Rather, it is used in preaching, reminding, warning, and encouraging in righteous deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Is it true that acting in accordance with a weak hadith is a religious innovation (bid'ah)? Please inform us, and may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
This statement is a religious innovation (bid'ah); this statement is the talk of an ignorant person. Weak hadiths are not all on the same level. They are not all on the same level. A hadith may have supporting chains and corroborating narrations that raise it from weakness to the level of hasan li-ghayrihi (good for other than its own chain). But he speaks on the science of hadith while being ignorant, not knowing what he is doing, limiting himself to reading books without necessarily having received the science of hadith from the hadith scholars, from the people of knowledge. Is it not the case that he reads in the books and looks at a hadith scholar without knowing anything? This is a statement that is not permissible.
Regarding the weak hadith, the scholars mentioned that it is acted upon in terms of warning, encouraging, and instilling fear. But no ruling is established based on it, whether obligatory or forbidden, or any ruling is not built upon it. However, it is used in encouraging, instilling fear, preaching, and reminding, and there is no harm in that, provided that its weakness is not severe. Provided that its weakness is not severe. And one does not say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," but rather, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)" or "It is reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) thus." One uses a form that indicates weakness, such as "narrated" or "reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)," and the like. One does not say, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," because that is a definitive assertion.
These conditions are necessary: first, that the hadith is not severely weak; second, that it is not attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) with a definitive assertion; third, that no ruling of obligation or prohibition is established based on it. Rather, it is used in preaching, reminding, warning, and encouraging in righteous deeds. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
كتاب آحاديث الفتن والحوادث، أحاديث الفتن والحوادث [02] — alfawzan.live (42:31)
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