Using Reports from the Companions as Evidence for the Bath on the Two Festivals
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), the author of al-Badr al-Munir says that the hadiths regarding the bath on the two festivals are weak, but there are good reports (athar) from the Companions. Is it valid to use these reports as evidence, and do they establish a legal ruling?
Answer:
Acts of worship are established by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by an explicit text of the Qur'an. As for the Companions, a Companion may exercise independent legal reasoning in some matters, but the Sunnah is established by the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Your Eminence the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), the author of al-Badr al-Munir says that the hadiths regarding the bath on the two festivals are weak, but there are good reports (athar) from the Companions. Is it valid to use these reports as evidence, and do they establish a legal ruling?
Answer:
Acts of worship are established by the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or by an explicit text of the Qur'an. As for the Companions, a Companion may exercise independent legal reasoning in some matters, but the Sunnah is established by the Book and the Sunnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب الأغسال المستحبة — islamhouse.com (12:00)
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