The issue of acting upon a hasan li-ghayrihi hadith in the chapters of creed.
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The Shaykh : The second point, which was necessitated by the previous discussion, is that we say:
Every hadith that carries a ruling contains a creed within it. If you separate the creed from this ruling, you strip this ruling of its value from the legal perspective. This is also clear.
The questioner : It is clear.
The Shaykh : In other words, if a command comes to you from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that is confirmed to be obligatory or recommended, or if a prohibition comes to you that is confirmed to be for prohibition or for disliking, then if you separate your belief in the content of that command or prohibition from it, the command that indicates obligation or recommendation, if you separate your belief from it, the ruling leaves no effect in your heart. The same applies to prohibitions. This is also clear.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Therefore, we conclude from the foregoing that if the previous distinction, which some scholars of kalam adopted in the past and some contemporary scholars have adopted recently, had any validity in separating creeds from rulings, it would be more appropriate to place it in rulings than in creed. Because, as we said, and this is very clear, a ruling carries a creed. If we remove the creed from it, it has no effect whatsoever. Once we understand all this, we return to your question about the hasan hadith.
Every hadith that carries a ruling contains a creed within it. If you separate the creed from this ruling, you strip this ruling of its value from the legal perspective. This is also clear.
The questioner : It is clear.
The Shaykh : In other words, if a command comes to you from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that is confirmed to be obligatory or recommended, or if a prohibition comes to you that is confirmed to be for prohibition or for disliking, then if you separate your belief in the content of that command or prohibition from it, the command that indicates obligation or recommendation, if you separate your belief from it, the ruling leaves no effect in your heart. The same applies to prohibitions. This is also clear.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Therefore, we conclude from the foregoing that if the previous distinction, which some scholars of kalam adopted in the past and some contemporary scholars have adopted recently, had any validity in separating creeds from rulings, it would be more appropriate to place it in rulings than in creed. Because, as we said, and this is very clear, a ruling carries a creed. If we remove the creed from it, it has no effect whatsoever. Once we understand all this, we return to your question about the hasan hadith.