The Scholars' Position on Fabricated Hadiths

The questioner:
The questioner says in his final question: Have fabricated hadiths become widespread in our time?

The Shaykh:
Why?

The questioner:
And what is the scholars' position on that? May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
Fabricated hadiths have been contained, praise be to Allah, since ancient times. Allah has prepared guardians for this Sunnah from among the memorizers and scholars who have stripped it of all falsehood and foreign elements, contained the weak hadiths, and compiled books specifically for them, such as al-Mudhakkarat by Ibn al-Jawzi and other works on fabricated hadiths. This is part of Allah's preservation of this religion and His preservation of the Qur'an, for and indeed, there are protectors for it. There are established criteria in the science of hadith that distinguish the authentic hadith from the weak one; these are known criteria recognized by the specialists among the scholars. Thus, there is no room for those who lie and fabricate, praise be to Allah, because these criteria prevent them from inserting into the Sunnah what does not belong to it. Allah prepares, in every time and place, those who guard and preserve this Sunnah. Praise and grace belong to Allah. Yes. May Allah reward you.