The Intended Meaning of the People of Hadith
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does the term "people of hadith" refer to those who compile hadiths and focus on the chains of narration, or does it refer to the people of hadith who are opposed to the people of opinion in their reliance on evidence, especially since there are Ash'aris and others who focus on tracing hadiths to their sources, chains of narration, and scholarly attire?
Answer:
The people of hadith are the preservers of hadith, those who memorize the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and narrate them. Such as Imam Ahmad, Imam al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, who narrate the hadith.
And the preservers said to them: As for a mere individual who reads and writes marginal notes, and it is said, "This is a hadith scholar, this is what he has gathered," or "This is what he has quoted from books," he is called a researcher, not a hadith scholar. If you ask him, "What hadith do you memorize?" he says, "I do not memorize a single hadith." "What chains of narration do you memorize?" he says, "I do not memorize a single chain." Who said this? The one who said this is the researcher.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you.
Honorable Shaykh, does the term "people of hadith" refer to those who compile hadiths and focus on the chains of narration, or does it refer to the people of hadith who are opposed to the people of opinion in their reliance on evidence, especially since there are Ash'aris and others who focus on tracing hadiths to their sources, chains of narration, and scholarly attire?
Answer:
The people of hadith are the preservers of hadith, those who memorize the hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and narrate them. Such as Imam Ahmad, Imam al-Bukhari, Imam Muslim, Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar, who narrate the hadith.
And the preservers said to them: As for a mere individual who reads and writes marginal notes, and it is said, "This is a hadith scholar, this is what he has gathered," or "This is what he has quoted from books," he is called a researcher, not a hadith scholar. If you ask him, "What hadith do you memorize?" he says, "I do not memorize a single hadith." "What chains of narration do you memorize?" he says, "I do not memorize a single chain." Who said this? The one who said this is the researcher.
The presenter:
Yes. May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وكذلك الشحام والعلاف والنجار أهل الجهل بالقرآن — islamhouse.com (22:34)
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