The Authority of Mutawatir and Ahad Sunnah in Matters of Creed

Question:
Honorable Doctor, returning to the first question, the questioner says: The methodology of the Salaf in providing evidence for creed is based on foundations, one of which is the authority of the Sunnah, specifically the mutawatir and ahad Sunnah in creed. What is meant by this?

Answer:
Yes, the Sunnah is undoubtedly divided into mutawatir, which is what a group of narrators reported from a similar group from the beginning of the chain to the end, such that it is impossible for them to conspire to lie from the beginning of the chain to its end. However, mutawatir hadiths are few, and the majority are ahad hadiths, which include the famous, the rare, and the strange. The authentic hadith is what a just narrator with complete precision reported from a similar narrator from the beginning of the chain to the end, free from anomalies and defects, as the scholars of hadith terminology have mentioned. This is the foundation of the Sunnah, the foundation of worship, and the foundation of the religion. It is taken from these great sources: the Book and the Sunnah, and what the Salaf of this Ummah were upon. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes, may Allah bless you.