What is the ruling on the hadith of Muhammad ibn Ishaq if it is free from defects in the Maghazi, and likewise in the Ahkam?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : O Shaykh, what is the statement of the hadith masters regarding the biography of Muhammad ibn Ishaq?
The Shaykh : Regarding the biography?
The questioner : Muhammad ibn Ishaq, the author of the Maghazi: "He was a proof in the Maghazi". Does this mean that his hadith is authentic if it is in the Maghazi and the Sīr, but not in the Ahkam?
The Shaykh : If you mean whether his hadith in the Maghazi is absolutely authentic, meaning even if he narrated it without a complete chain (mursal) or with a broken chain (mu'annan) or if he was difficult to deal with, no one says this. As for...
The questioner : Especially if he narrated it with a broken chain (mu'annan)!
The Shaykh : However, if he narrated a hadith in the Maghazi and it is free from any defect that undermines the establishment of the hadith, such as tadlis (concealment of a defect in a chain), for example, then their statement that he is a proof in the Maghazi is applied to this type. But if there is a defect in its chain, that does not make him a proof.
The questioner : So the question is: if it is free from defects, is his hadith authentic in the Maghazi and good in the Ahkam?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : O Shaykh, what is the statement of the hadith masters regarding the biography of Muhammad ibn Ishaq?
The Shaykh : Regarding the biography?
The questioner : Muhammad ibn Ishaq, the author of the Maghazi: "He was a proof in the Maghazi". Does this mean that his hadith is authentic if it is in the Maghazi and the Sīr, but not in the Ahkam?
The Shaykh : If you mean whether his hadith in the Maghazi is absolutely authentic, meaning even if he narrated it without a complete chain (mursal) or with a broken chain (mu'annan) or if he was difficult to deal with, no one says this. As for...
The questioner : Especially if he narrated it with a broken chain (mu'annan)!
The Shaykh : However, if he narrated a hadith in the Maghazi and it is free from any defect that undermines the establishment of the hadith, such as tadlis (concealment of a defect in a chain), for example, then their statement that he is a proof in the Maghazi is applied to this type. But if there is a defect in its chain, that does not make him a proof.
The questioner : So the question is: if it is free from defects, is his hadith authentic in the Maghazi and good in the Ahkam?
The Shaykh : Yes.