What is the ruling on acting upon a report from a single narrator?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
This statement caused me difficulty yesterday, namely your saying that a report from a single narrator is not acted upon until another is added to it.
Answer:
I did not say that. I said that a report from a single narrator, if it is authentic, is acted upon. If it is authentic, it is acted upon. As for those who say that a report from a single narrator is not acted upon even if it is authentic, they are the Asha'irah and the Maturidiyyah. Yes.
This statement caused me difficulty yesterday, namely your saying that a report from a single narrator is not acted upon until another is added to it.
Answer:
I did not say that. I said that a report from a single narrator, if it is authentic, is acted upon. If it is authentic, it is acted upon. As for those who say that a report from a single narrator is not acted upon even if it is authentic, they are the Asha'irah and the Maturidiyyah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم العمل بخبر الواحد؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.