There are weak and fabricated hadiths narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and how can we know that a particular hadith is authentic and was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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Question:
There are weak and fabricated hadiths narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and how can we know that a particular hadith is authentic and was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
This is the domain of the scholars of knowledge, but the specialists in this discipline, and it is not suitable for everyone to enter into it. It is not the case that a person who reads books can judge hadiths as weak or authentic or the like. This is a severe danger to the Ummah. Have you seen if a quack came and performed surgery on a patient, cutting open his abdomen while he does not know medicine, what would be the danger?
Likewise, if an ignorant person came and wanted to read in books and judge hadiths by authenticating or weakening them, or by criticizing the narrators, what would he bring upon the Ummah? What would he bring upon himself first and upon the Ummah second? We have only been afflicted by these people. It is not permissible to enter this discipline except for the specialists. And the Muslim must fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he is ignorant or a beginner, let him learn from the scholars of knowledge, take knowledge from its people, and enter knowledge through its proper door, relying on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He),[Al-Baqarah 2:189]. So the student must learn first. It is not sufficient for us to answer questions on the path about how to weaken or verify, or for him to read in one of the books. This is a severe danger. So he must sit in the circles of scholars and in the scientific institutes and Islamic colleges until he learns. May Allah reward you with good. So this is a matter of specialization. May Allah bless you.
There are weak and fabricated hadiths narrated from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and how can we know that a particular hadith is authentic and was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Answer:
This is the domain of the scholars of knowledge, but the specialists in this discipline, and it is not suitable for everyone to enter into it. It is not the case that a person who reads books can judge hadiths as weak or authentic or the like. This is a severe danger to the Ummah. Have you seen if a quack came and performed surgery on a patient, cutting open his abdomen while he does not know medicine, what would be the danger?
Likewise, if an ignorant person came and wanted to read in books and judge hadiths by authenticating or weakening them, or by criticizing the narrators, what would he bring upon the Ummah? What would he bring upon himself first and upon the Ummah second? We have only been afflicted by these people. It is not permissible to enter this discipline except for the specialists. And the Muslim must fear Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If he is ignorant or a beginner, let him learn from the scholars of knowledge, take knowledge from its people, and enter knowledge through its proper door, relying on Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He),
And it is not righteousness to enter houses from the back, but righteousness is [in] one who fears Allah. And enter houses from their doors.
وَلَيْسَ الْبِرُّ بِأَن تَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِن ظُهُورِهَا وَلَٰكِنَّ الْبِرَّ مَنِ اتَّقَىٰ وَأْتُوا الْبُيُوتَ مِنْ أَبْوَابِهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، توجد أحاديث ضعيفة مؤلفة تروى عن الرسولﷺوكيف لنا أن نعرف بأن الحديث الفلاني صحيح ورد عن الرسولﷺ؟ — youtube.com
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