When is a weak hadith acted upon?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: When is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith?
Answer:
In encouraging good and warning against evil. They say it is acted upon for encouraging good and warning against evil, but not for establishing rulings. It is not used as evidence for a ruling, but is only mentioned in preaching and reminding.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: When is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith?
Answer:
In encouraging good and warning against evil. They say it is acted upon for encouraging good and warning against evil, but not for establishing rulings. It is not used as evidence for a ruling, but is only mentioned in preaching and reminding.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (43:33)
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