What is the ruling on using a weak hadith as evidence and acting upon it?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on using a weak hadith as evidence, and what is the ruling on acting upon it?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use it as evidence; one does not use it as evidence. As for acting upon it, one may take comfort in it, and there is no harm in that. However, using it as evidence against a proof is not allowed, and no ruling is established upon it—neither making something lawful nor forbidden, nor making something obligatory. But it is acted upon in acts of obedience and worship; one takes comfort in it, on the condition that this act of worship is established by other evidence, namely a sound proof.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on using a weak hadith as evidence, and what is the ruling on acting upon it?
Answer:
It is not permissible to use it as evidence; one does not use it as evidence. As for acting upon it, one may take comfort in it, and there is no harm in that. However, using it as evidence against a proof is not allowed, and no ruling is established upon it—neither making something lawful nor forbidden, nor making something obligatory. But it is acted upon in acts of obedience and worship; one takes comfort in it, on the condition that this act of worship is established by other evidence, namely a sound proof.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2989- 4717] ما حكم الاحتجاج والعمل بالحديث الضعيف؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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