The Status of the Hadiths in the Book *Ighathat al-Lahfan*
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the hadiths in the book *Ighathat al-Lahfan* — are they authentic according to Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) since he mentioned them in his book? He says: Because there are marginal notes on this book that weaken some of these hadiths.
Answer:
According to Ibn al-Qayyim, they are suitable for citation as evidence. Even if these people do not consider them suitable and they disagree with Ibn al-Qayyim, they have their own perspective. However, Ibn al-Qayyim considers them suitable for citation as evidence; had they not been suitable, he would not have included them in his book.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the hadiths in the book *Ighathat al-Lahfan* — are they authentic according to Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) since he mentioned them in his book? He says: Because there are marginal notes on this book that weaken some of these hadiths.
Answer:
According to Ibn al-Qayyim, they are suitable for citation as evidence. Even if these people do not consider them suitable and they disagree with Ibn al-Qayyim, they have their own perspective. However, Ibn al-Qayyim considers them suitable for citation as evidence; had they not been suitable, he would not have included them in his book.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن ذلك الوسواس في انتقاض الطهارة لا يلتفت إليه — islamhouse.com (57:24)
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