The benefit of ahad (single-narrator) hadith accompanied by indicators of knowledge or certainty
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Question:
Does an ahad hadith accompanied by indicators yield a preponderance of certainty along with the obligation to act upon it, or does it yield knowledge?
Answer:
An authentic, established hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) yields certainty, whether it is mutawatir (mass-transmitted) or ahad (single-narrator), even if it is not accompanied by indicators. If it is authentic, it yields knowledge and certainty. It is only the innovators, the people of misguidance, who say that it does not yield certainty. In fact, they hold that even the Qur'an does not yield certainty. They call the scriptural proofs "auditory" and claim that they do not yield certainty. In their view, only the proofs of the intellect yield certainty. This is a false statement. Therefore, whatever is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether mutawatir or ahad, yields certainty.
That he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not[An-Najm 53:3-4]. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Does an ahad hadith accompanied by indicators yield a preponderance of certainty along with the obligation to act upon it, or does it yield knowledge?
Answer:
An authentic, established hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) yields certainty, whether it is mutawatir (mass-transmitted) or ahad (single-narrator), even if it is not accompanied by indicators. If it is authentic, it yields knowledge and certainty. It is only the innovators, the people of misguidance, who say that it does not yield certainty. In fact, they hold that even the Qur'an does not yield certainty. They call the scriptural proofs "auditory" and claim that they do not yield certainty. In their view, only the proofs of the intellect yield certainty. This is a false statement. Therefore, whatever is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether mutawatir or ahad, yields certainty.
That he (peace and blessings be upon him) does not
(3) Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. (4) It is not but a revelation revealed,
يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 31 — archive.org (1:07:44)
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