The ruling on one who denies a sound hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, does one who denies a sound hadith after it has been explained to him that it is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim become a disbeliever? If he says, “Even if it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is wrong,” this is disbelief.
Answer:
May Allah protect us from that. If he is told, “This hadith is sound and agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim,” and he says, “Even if it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is wrong,” then he is a disbeliever without doubt. However, if the hadith is sound but he opposes it due to his own figurative interpretation or his following of others, then he is misguided but not a disbeliever, because he is excused by his interpretation or his following of others.
Honorable Shaykh, does one who denies a sound hadith after it has been explained to him that it is agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim become a disbeliever? If he says, “Even if it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is wrong,” this is disbelief.
Answer:
May Allah protect us from that. If he is told, “This hadith is sound and agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim,” and he says, “Even if it is authentic from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is wrong,” then he is a disbeliever without doubt. However, if the hadith is sound but he opposes it due to his own figurative interpretation or his following of others, then he is misguided but not a disbeliever, because he is excused by his interpretation or his following of others.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 96- حكم مَن كذَّب حديثًا ثابتًا عن النبي ﷺ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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