The ruling on citing an anomalous hadith
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The questioner : Shaykh, is a hadith that is shadhdh (anomalous) cited as evidence?
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The one that has shudhudh (anomaly) or…
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is…
The questioner : It is not cited as evidence.
The Shaykh : Because the meaning of shadhdh (anomalous) is error. It is only cited as evidence if it is more likely than not that it is not a missing part.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The one that has shudhudh (anomaly) or…
The Shaykh : Yes, and it is…
The questioner : It is not cited as evidence.
The Shaykh : Because the meaning of shadhdh (anomalous) is error. It is only cited as evidence if it is more likely than not that it is not a missing part.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1412 — d3watuna.com (20:28)
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