Acting on a weak hadith in the virtues of deeds, and the condition that it have a basis
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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some scholars (may Allah preserve them) hold that it is permissible to act on a weak hadith in the virtues of deeds, provided that this weak hadith has a basis. What is the meaning of this condition?
Answer:
It is for encouraging. For changing [the ruling] if it has a basis in authentic hadiths. As for if it has no basis, then one does not rely on the weak hadiths. Yes.
May Allah keep you safe, Your Eminence the Shaykh! Some scholars (may Allah preserve them) hold that it is permissible to act on a weak hadith in the virtues of deeds, provided that this weak hadith has a basis. What is the meaning of this condition?
Answer:
It is for encouraging. For changing [the ruling] if it has a basis in authentic hadiths. As for if it has no basis, then one does not rely on the weak hadiths. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم [ برنامج إذاعي ]، بداية من أبواب الأغسال المستحبة — islamhouse.com (12:57)
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