The Shaykh’s corrections to his book *Irwaa’ al-Ghalil* in the second edition and his remarks on corrections in his books.
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The student: Books are mentioned in it: *Irwaa’*, the second edition.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: So what is the extent of the authenticity of this?
The Shaykh: Of course, it is not hidden from you, Professor, and this is what I always say: that knowledge does not accept standing still and does not accept stagnation.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And especially the science of hadith, contrary to the superstition mentioned by some of the fanatics of the schools of jurisprudence, who say: "The science of hadith has matured and burned out." You know that every day, approximately, the presses publish new books of hadith that were not accessible, even to the hands of specialists like me, because one cannot travel around the libraries of the world. But now, due to the ease of photocopying these manuscripts and the ease of printing, the presses have started publishing books that make it easy for us to reach hadiths and routes of known hadiths, which help us increase our verification, whether this verification is in confirming what we authenticated, or in preferring what we weakened, or in moving away from this or that due to connection with other evidence in these printed works. Then do not forget that there are photocopies that are not yet printed, a considerable proportion of which we have seen. This and that helps us to add to all our books, including my book: "Irwaa’ al-Ghalil," new verifications regarding what I mentioned earlier. So I call it the second edition because I was bitten,Sunan Ibn Majah 3982Sahih (Darussalam). Previously, when I published "Sahih al-Jami'" and "Da'if al-Jami'", I would say: "The takhrij of al-Mishkat is number so-and-so." Some of our brothers interested in the science of the Sunnah would review me and say: "You authenticated or graded as good or weakened this hadith in 'al-Mishkat' and gave us the number, but when we return to the number, we find nothing of that." I tell them: "You are right, this is in the second edition."
So I found it to be advice for students of knowledge in the future to write: "al-Mishkat, second edition." And this is what I did with the special copy I have of "Sahih al-Jami'" and "Da'if al-Jami'." Then I started doing the same with "Irwaa’ al-Ghalil" and similar books that undergo the pen of verification again.
The student: Professor, you mentioned the second edition of al-Mishkat: I myself held "al-Mishkat" and placed on every hadith what I had previously addressed with authentication and weakening from all the books that you printed. I found that, precisely, meaning accurately, ninety-five percent of the hadiths of al-Mishkat now have their rulings present. How wonderful it would be if it were complete.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The student: Meaning, with a little effort, by the permission of Allah, the verification of al-Mishkat would be complete, if you had not completed it. Now, at least ninety-five percent are present.
The Shaykh: I cannot say it is complete because I did not aim to complete it, but whenever a hadith requires it in another place, I add it.
The student: "Sahih al-Jami'" or "Da'if al-Jami'".
The Shaykh: Yes, I say I add it. And in this way, without doubt, we have added many things. And if you have collected these things and you have them, for example, printed on the typewriter or in your handwriting?
The student: In my handwriting, I write: authentic, good, weak, fabricated.
The Shaykh: Meaning on the copy?
The student: On my copy, the old copy.
The Shaykh: al-Mishkat, meaning?
The student: The large volumes.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The student: But when I told my brother Nidal, he said to me: How wonderful it would be if you wrote next to every hadith where the Shaykh said authentic, good, or weak.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: When I did this with my copy, I did not think it would become obligatory, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Because I thought that when you said the second edition, you had encompassed the verification completely!
The Shaykh: This verification, no, I am doing, for example, authentic as we explained in such-and-such a book, but I have not yet encompassed all the hadiths. Is it time for the 'Isha' prayer?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And thereby you are content, as is our custom.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, so that you catch the prayer.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: So what is the extent of the authenticity of this?
The Shaykh: Of course, it is not hidden from you, Professor, and this is what I always say: that knowledge does not accept standing still and does not accept stagnation.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And especially the science of hadith, contrary to the superstition mentioned by some of the fanatics of the schools of jurisprudence, who say: "The science of hadith has matured and burned out." You know that every day, approximately, the presses publish new books of hadith that were not accessible, even to the hands of specialists like me, because one cannot travel around the libraries of the world. But now, due to the ease of photocopying these manuscripts and the ease of printing, the presses have started publishing books that make it easy for us to reach hadiths and routes of known hadiths, which help us increase our verification, whether this verification is in confirming what we authenticated, or in preferring what we weakened, or in moving away from this or that due to connection with other evidence in these printed works. Then do not forget that there are photocopies that are not yet printed, a considerable proportion of which we have seen. This and that helps us to add to all our books, including my book: "Irwaa’ al-Ghalil," new verifications regarding what I mentioned earlier. So I call it the second edition because I was bitten,
The believer should not be stung from the same hole twice.
ولا يُلدغ المؤمن من جحرٍ مرَّتينSo I found it to be advice for students of knowledge in the future to write: "al-Mishkat, second edition." And this is what I did with the special copy I have of "Sahih al-Jami'" and "Da'if al-Jami'." Then I started doing the same with "Irwaa’ al-Ghalil" and similar books that undergo the pen of verification again.
The student: Professor, you mentioned the second edition of al-Mishkat: I myself held "al-Mishkat" and placed on every hadith what I had previously addressed with authentication and weakening from all the books that you printed. I found that, precisely, meaning accurately, ninety-five percent of the hadiths of al-Mishkat now have their rulings present. How wonderful it would be if it were complete.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The student: Meaning, with a little effort, by the permission of Allah, the verification of al-Mishkat would be complete, if you had not completed it. Now, at least ninety-five percent are present.
The Shaykh: I cannot say it is complete because I did not aim to complete it, but whenever a hadith requires it in another place, I add it.
The student: "Sahih al-Jami'" or "Da'if al-Jami'".
The Shaykh: Yes, I say I add it. And in this way, without doubt, we have added many things. And if you have collected these things and you have them, for example, printed on the typewriter or in your handwriting?
The student: In my handwriting, I write: authentic, good, weak, fabricated.
The Shaykh: Meaning on the copy?
The student: On my copy, the old copy.
The Shaykh: al-Mishkat, meaning?
The student: The large volumes.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The student: But when I told my brother Nidal, he said to me: How wonderful it would be if you wrote next to every hadith where the Shaykh said authentic, good, or weak.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: When I did this with my copy, I did not think it would become obligatory, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Because I thought that when you said the second edition, you had encompassed the verification completely!
The Shaykh: This verification, no, I am doing, for example, authentic as we explained in such-and-such a book, but I have not yet encompassed all the hadiths. Is it time for the 'Isha' prayer?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh: And thereby you are content, as is our custom.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: And may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, so that you catch the prayer.
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