What is the meaning of the softness of a hadith?
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The Shaykh : Is there anything else in the question?
The questioner : What is the meaning of the softness of a hadith?
The Shaykh : The softness of a hadith means a weak hadith, but the word "soft" is gentler than the word "weak." However, in the end, a hadith with this soft weakness is not in the rank of a good hadith; rather, it is in the rank of a weak hadith that is not relied upon as evidence, unless a corroborating narration of similar status comes for it, in which case its rank rises to that of a good hadith for another reason. Yes.
The questioner : How do we seek knowledge of hadith, and does seeking the science of hadith have conditions?
The Shaykh : It is difficult for me to answer this.
The questioner : Briefly.
The Shaykh : ... How one seeks hadith, I do not know.
The questioner : What is the meaning of the softness of a hadith?
The Shaykh : The softness of a hadith means a weak hadith, but the word "soft" is gentler than the word "weak." However, in the end, a hadith with this soft weakness is not in the rank of a good hadith; rather, it is in the rank of a weak hadith that is not relied upon as evidence, unless a corroborating narration of similar status comes for it, in which case its rank rises to that of a good hadith for another reason. Yes.
The questioner : How do we seek knowledge of hadith, and does seeking the science of hadith have conditions?
The Shaykh : It is difficult for me to answer this.
The questioner : Briefly.
The Shaykh : ... How one seeks hadith, I do not know.
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