The Authenticity of the Hadith: “Allah the Exalted will not ask me about a sunnah (recommended practice) that I have introduced among you which He did not command me to do”
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The questioner: Give us a price, O Messenger of Allah. He said: “Allah the Exalted will not ask me about a sunnah (recommended practice) that I have introduced among you which He did not command me to do, but ask Allah for His bounty.” Here, Zuhayr al-Shuwaysh is citing a takhrij (tracing of a hadith to its sources) from you. I think he asked you about it orally and then wrote it down.
The Shaykh: No, it is permissible. I want a hadith from the Sufiyyah (the Sufis) that Allah is the Helper.
The questioner: No, another hadith, our teacher.
The Shaykh: The hadith you read, the last hadith, but the takhrij (tracing of a hadith to its sources) may not be...
The questioner: No, the takhrij (tracing of a hadith to its sources) is for the hadith itself.
The Shaykh: All right, please go ahead.
The questioner: Our teacher al-Albani, I said, but the Hafiz mentioned in the biography of Ibn Nudaylah in al-Isabah...
The Shaykh: Yes, the same one.
The questioner: That the hadith was narrated by al-Tabarani through the route of al-Mufaddal ibn Musa from al-Awza'i, except that he said in his narration from Abu Nudaylah that he had companionship (with the Prophet) but did not hear from him. And so did Abu al-Mughirah, Muhammad ibn Jarir, and others narrate from al-Awza'i. The Hafiz followed this up by saying: “It has become clear from the narration of al-Mufaddal ibn Yunus that he had companionship (with the Prophet), and this is the relied-upon position, and everything else is an error. Therefore, the hadith is authentic. And Allah knows best.”
The Shaykh: I do not think this statement is... because of the background of the statement, because his saying is based on what?
The questioner: On a word, because the hadith is authentic, but the difference is whether Talhah ibn Nudaylah had companionship (with the Prophet) or not? So when it was finally established that Talhah ibn Nudaylah had companionship (with the Prophet), I said, and on that basis, meaning on...
The Shaykh: It is not said, this is... let us look at the sanad (the chain of narration).
The questioner: Sarih ibn Yunus from al-Mu'afa ibn Imran from al-Awza'i from Abu 'Ubayd Hazim Sulayman ibn 'Abd al-Malik, who is trustworthy, from al-Qasim ibn Mukhaymirah from Ibn Nudaylah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said...
The Shaykh: Mm. So if it is established that Ibn Nudaylah is... authentic.
The questioner: This is what is understood from the words of the channel. So my question is: did you ask about this orally, or did he tell you and then write that down?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner: But in my book, I lengthened the research and did not find it.
The Shaykh: No, I do not remember that I wrote anything. But what is the biggest...?
The questioner: Definitely, of course.
The Shaykh: Because it is strange, meaning.
The questioner: Zuhayr al-Shuwaysh in the seventies. And I have the belief that most of the annotations are by Shu'ayb himself, Shu'ayb in the annotations.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh: No, it is permissible. I want a hadith from the Sufiyyah (the Sufis) that Allah is the Helper.
The questioner: No, another hadith, our teacher.
The Shaykh: The hadith you read, the last hadith, but the takhrij (tracing of a hadith to its sources) may not be...
The questioner: No, the takhrij (tracing of a hadith to its sources) is for the hadith itself.
The Shaykh: All right, please go ahead.
The questioner: Our teacher al-Albani, I said, but the Hafiz mentioned in the biography of Ibn Nudaylah in al-Isabah...
The Shaykh: Yes, the same one.
The questioner: That the hadith was narrated by al-Tabarani through the route of al-Mufaddal ibn Musa from al-Awza'i, except that he said in his narration from Abu Nudaylah that he had companionship (with the Prophet) but did not hear from him. And so did Abu al-Mughirah, Muhammad ibn Jarir, and others narrate from al-Awza'i. The Hafiz followed this up by saying: “It has become clear from the narration of al-Mufaddal ibn Yunus that he had companionship (with the Prophet), and this is the relied-upon position, and everything else is an error. Therefore, the hadith is authentic. And Allah knows best.”
The Shaykh: I do not think this statement is... because of the background of the statement, because his saying is based on what?
The questioner: On a word, because the hadith is authentic, but the difference is whether Talhah ibn Nudaylah had companionship (with the Prophet) or not? So when it was finally established that Talhah ibn Nudaylah had companionship (with the Prophet), I said, and on that basis, meaning on...
The Shaykh: It is not said, this is... let us look at the sanad (the chain of narration).
The questioner: Sarih ibn Yunus from al-Mu'afa ibn Imran from al-Awza'i from Abu 'Ubayd Hazim Sulayman ibn 'Abd al-Malik, who is trustworthy, from al-Qasim ibn Mukhaymirah from Ibn Nudaylah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said...
The Shaykh: Mm. So if it is established that Ibn Nudaylah is... authentic.
The questioner: This is what is understood from the words of the channel. So my question is: did you ask about this orally, or did he tell you and then write that down?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner: But in my book, I lengthened the research and did not find it.
The Shaykh: No, I do not remember that I wrote anything. But what is the biggest...?
The questioner: Definitely, of course.
The Shaykh: Because it is strange, meaning.
The questioner: Zuhayr al-Shuwaysh in the seventies. And I have the belief that most of the annotations are by Shu'ayb himself, Shu'ayb in the annotations.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد ناصر الدين الألبانيSheikhAlalbany»، صحة حديث (لا يَسْأَلُنِي اللهُ عن سنَّةٍ أَحْدَثْتُها فيْكُم لم يَأْمُرْنِي) | فضيلة الشيخ الألباني — youtube.com
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