The Book al-Muharrar by Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi and the Scholars' Attention to It

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, there is a book called al-Muharrar by al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi on the evidence for rulings. I heard one of the doctors praise it and say that it is longer than al-Bulugh by Ibn Hajar. Is his statement correct? And why do the people of knowledge not pay attention to it? Knowing that this person mentioned reasons, including the fact that the scholars do not pay attention to the books of the Hanbalis (may Allah have mercy on them) in the Islamic world.

Answer:
Hadiths do not enter the books of the Hanbalis. The hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) do not enter the books of the schools of jurisprudence. Therefore, Muslims must pay attention to them, because they are the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), whether the author is a Hanbali, a Shafi'i, a Hanafi, or a Maliki. One does not look at the schools of jurisprudence regarding hadiths, but only at their authenticity or lack thereof. As for al-Muharrar by al-Hafiz Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi, I have not actually looked into it. However, Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi is a great imam and hadith scholar, and he was one of the students of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah. He is the one who responded to al-Subki in his book al-Sarim al-Manki fi al-Radd 'ala al-Subki, where al-Subki permitted traveling to visit the grave of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Al-Subki cited fabricated, inauthentic hadiths in this matter, so he refuted them and demonstrated that they are not authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He is a great imam, but I have not looked into this book. Yes, if this is the Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi intended, because there are many people named Ibn 'Abd al-Hadi. If the one intended is Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Hadi, the student of Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, then he is a great imam.