The Ruling on Relying on a Hasan Hadith
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Question:
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a hasan hadith attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And if so, what prevents relying on it, as long as it is considered a hadith?
Answer:
It is a proof. We did not say it is not relied upon; it is relied upon. However, in matters of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), it must be from the sahih (authentic) hadiths. A hasan hadith is sometimes sahih. That is why al-Sirhadi says "hasan sahih," meaning it is sahih through one route and hasan through another. The hasan category is not uniform; some reach the level of sahih. In fact, the early scholars divided hadiths into two categories: sahih and da'if (weak), and they included the hasan in the sahih.
I say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is a hasan hadith attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And if so, what prevents relying on it, as long as it is considered a hadith?
Answer:
It is a proof. We did not say it is not relied upon; it is relied upon. However, in matters of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), it must be from the sahih (authentic) hadiths. A hasan hadith is sometimes sahih. That is why al-Sirhadi says "hasan sahih," meaning it is sahih through one route and hasan through another. The hasan category is not uniform; some reach the level of sahih. In fact, the early scholars divided hadiths into two categories: sahih and da'if (weak), and they included the hasan in the sahih.
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