Regarding what will be published of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan al-Arba'ah*
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He says:The questioner : Do you not see that your adorning the authentic hadiths with a brief fiqh of each hadith, in what will be published of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan al-Arba'ah*, would bring the authentic Sunnah closer to the hands of the Ummah and bring its fiqh closer, and be more effective against the Zahiriyyah, meaning: taking the apparent meaning of the hadith without referring to the scholars' words in explaining it?
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
The questioner : He says: Do you not see that your adorning the authentic hadiths.
The Shaykh : Your adorning?
The questioner : Your adorning, like that, of the authentic hadiths with a brief fiqh of each hadith, in what will be published of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan al-Arba'ah*.
The Shaykh : I did not understand this statement.
The questioner : The questioner is present.
The Shaykh : You?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Please allow me a moment.
The questioner : The questioner is present.
The Shaykh : Your question, please go ahead.
The questioner : I mean, your mentioning [the fiqh] after each hadith in what will be published, if Allah wills, of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan*, would be more beneficial for us students of knowledge and for all Muslims... and would bring its fiqh closer and be more effective against the apparent [meaning].
The Shaykh : Do you mean summarizing the research at the end of the research, saying: From what has preceded, it becomes clear that the hadith is authentic or good, like that?
The questioner : No, the fiqh of the hadith according to the jurists and the intended meaning of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from it.
The Shaykh :: meaning.
The questioner : I mean, mentioning the fiqh of each hadith briefly and concisely after each hadith you trace in *Al-Silsilah* preserves the hadith for one of us.
The Shaykh : No problem, we say that our book is not a book of fiqh, that has another place, but here the question, I think, includes something else.
The student: He is the one who asked the question.
The Shaykh : So this is what you mean?
The questioner : This is what I mean.
The Shaykh : Just one?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer you take from the title of the series, what is it? *Al-Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Sahihah*
The questioner : But you mentioned...
The Shaykh : *And something of its fiqh and benefits*, something of its fiqh and benefits, I did not commit to it and I will not be able to commit to speaking about the fiqh of the hadith after each hadith because this... and distinguishing the authentic from the weak is what I am doing in these two series.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, do you not see that at some times taking the apparent meaning of these hadiths without referring to the scholars' words for their fiqh, do you not see that speaking about this hadith only without... even its meanings or the intended meaning of the Messenger of Allah from it leads to this kind of Zahiriyyah that appeared at some times? And that is that the person takes.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, it is as if you are saying this about the Four Sunans, rather it is as if you are saying this about the two Sahihs, my brother, every field has its place, meaning you know jurists who recorded their fiqh without evidence, and you find, on the contrary, scholars of hadith who mentioned the hadiths with their chains and did not speak about their authenticity or weakness, and did not follow them with what you are proposing, which is a good thing with no room for denial, but this, my brother, requires a specific direction and specific dedication, whereas to say that this leads to Zahiriyyah and so on, then those who established this Sunnah for us, does that mean they erred in what they did? This is specialization, my brother, everything has its place, this is in the science of hadith, and that is in the science of fiqh, and there is another fiqh, which is comparative fiqh, which mentions the issue and researches it from all that has been said about it, then clarifies the evidence of each party, then prefers the stronger position in his view, this has its other place.
The questioner : He says:The questioner : Do you not see that your adorning the authentic hadiths with a brief fiqh of each hadith, in what will be published of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan al-Arba'ah*, would bring the authentic Sunnah closer to the hands of the Ummah and bring its fiqh closer, and be more effective against the Zahiriyyah, meaning: taking the apparent meaning of the hadith without referring to the scholars' words in explaining it?
The Shaykh : Repeat the question.
The questioner : He says: Do you not see that your adorning the authentic hadiths.
The Shaykh : Your adorning?
The questioner : Your adorning, like that, of the authentic hadiths with a brief fiqh of each hadith, in what will be published of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan al-Arba'ah*.
The Shaykh : I did not understand this statement.
The questioner : The questioner is present.
The Shaykh : You?
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Please allow me a moment.
The questioner : The questioner is present.
The Shaykh : Your question, please go ahead.
The questioner : I mean, your mentioning [the fiqh] after each hadith in what will be published, if Allah wills, of *Al-Silsilah al-Sahihah* or *Sahih al-Sunan*, would be more beneficial for us students of knowledge and for all Muslims... and would bring its fiqh closer and be more effective against the apparent [meaning].
The Shaykh : Do you mean summarizing the research at the end of the research, saying: From what has preceded, it becomes clear that the hadith is authentic or good, like that?
The questioner : No, the fiqh of the hadith according to the jurists and the intended meaning of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from it.
The Shaykh :: meaning.
The questioner : I mean, mentioning the fiqh of each hadith briefly and concisely after each hadith you trace in *Al-Silsilah* preserves the hadith for one of us.
The Shaykh : No problem, we say that our book is not a book of fiqh, that has another place, but here the question, I think, includes something else.
The student: He is the one who asked the question.
The Shaykh : So this is what you mean?
The questioner : This is what I mean.
The Shaykh : Just one?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer you take from the title of the series, what is it? *Al-Silsilah al-Ahadith al-Sahihah*
The questioner : But you mentioned...
The Shaykh : *And something of its fiqh and benefits*, something of its fiqh and benefits, I did not commit to it and I will not be able to commit to speaking about the fiqh of the hadith after each hadith because this... and distinguishing the authentic from the weak is what I am doing in these two series.
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I mean, do you not see that at some times taking the apparent meaning of these hadiths without referring to the scholars' words for their fiqh, do you not see that speaking about this hadith only without... even its meanings or the intended meaning of the Messenger of Allah from it leads to this kind of Zahiriyyah that appeared at some times? And that is that the person takes.
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, it is as if you are saying this about the Four Sunans, rather it is as if you are saying this about the two Sahihs, my brother, every field has its place, meaning you know jurists who recorded their fiqh without evidence, and you find, on the contrary, scholars of hadith who mentioned the hadiths with their chains and did not speak about their authenticity or weakness, and did not follow them with what you are proposing, which is a good thing with no room for denial, but this, my brother, requires a specific direction and specific dedication, whereas to say that this leads to Zahiriyyah and so on, then those who established this Sunnah for us, does that mean they erred in what they did? This is specialization, my brother, everything has its place, this is in the science of hadith, and that is in the science of fiqh, and there is another fiqh, which is comparative fiqh, which mentions the issue and researches it from all that has been said about it, then clarifies the evidence of each party, then prefers the stronger position in his view, this has its other place.