The Grade of a Hadith in al-Musnad and the Virtue of Yemen
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The questioner:
It is reported in Muslim. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Abd al-Wazzir narrated to us, saying: Mandhir ibn Nu'man narrated to us, saying: I heard Ward narrate a hadith from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes, and those who send Allah and His Messenger are better than those between me and them. Does this hadith resemble that? Or its meaning? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh:
As for its being authenticated, this requires reviewing and studying the chain of narration, because Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) did not commit in al-Musnad to mentioning only authentic hadiths, because he mentioned the chains of narration. When a hadith scholar mentions chains of narration, he does not necessarily provide them from himself; he mentions them with their chains so that people can look at this Islam [text] later to see if all its narrators are authentic, or if there is a weak one among them, or if there is such and such.
And he did not write in his Musnad only authentic hadiths; it requires study. This hadith requires study. However, it is reported regarding the virtue of Yemen that wisdom is Yemeni and that faith is Yemeni. It was said that the soul of Allah came to Yemen, meaning by the soul of Allah here the victory of Islam. From the soul that is the opposite of severity and distress, alleviating from the soul of the Muslim a distress from the dust of this world. There is no doubt that Yemen produced men like Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and others. Men emerged from Yemen, there is no doubt, who were people of virtue, people of knowledge, and people of religion. This is in general terms. As for this hadith, it is not with him; it requires contemplation. Yes.
It is reported in Muslim. Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Abd al-Wazzir narrated to us, saying: Mandhir ibn Nu'man narrated to us, saying: I heard Ward narrate a hadith from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
One enters from Aden white, with no work upon white.
يدخل من عدن أبيض لا عمل على أبيض.The Shaykh:
As for its being authenticated, this requires reviewing and studying the chain of narration, because Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) did not commit in al-Musnad to mentioning only authentic hadiths, because he mentioned the chains of narration. When a hadith scholar mentions chains of narration, he does not necessarily provide them from himself; he mentions them with their chains so that people can look at this Islam [text] later to see if all its narrators are authentic, or if there is a weak one among them, or if there is such and such.
And he did not write in his Musnad only authentic hadiths; it requires study. This hadith requires study. However, it is reported regarding the virtue of Yemen that wisdom is Yemeni and that faith is Yemeni. It was said that the soul of Allah came to Yemen, meaning by the soul of Allah here the victory of Islam. From the soul that is the opposite of severity and distress, alleviating from the soul of the Muslim a distress from the dust of this world. There is no doubt that Yemen produced men like Abu Musa al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and others. Men emerged from Yemen, there is no doubt, who were people of virtue, people of knowledge, and people of religion. This is in general terms. As for this hadith, it is not with him; it requires contemplation. Yes.
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شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : إلا إذا عاندتم ورددتم قول الرسول لأجل قول فلان — islamhouse.com (33:43)
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