The Shaykh’s response to the author of the book *Al-Nahj al-Sadid fi Takhrij Ahadith Taysir al-Aziz al-Hamid*, who stated regarding the tracing of the hadith of 'Adi ibn Hatim
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The questioner : Here the author says, "and referred the discussion to his tracing of the hadiths in the book *The Four Terms* by Mawdudi."
The Shaykh : This is what I intended to point out as an oversight on my part. *The Four Terms* by Mawdudi was printed in a first edition, and my tracing was included in it. Then, unfortunately, this book was reprinted in some editions, or perhaps most editions, without this tracing. Therefore, this author or someone else came across these editions from which our tracing of the hadiths of this book had been removed. The edition in which I had traced the hadiths of the book was printed in Damascus. If the author had said, for example, "I did not find the tracing of this hadith in this book, Mawdudi’s book, edition so-and-so," that would have been a more precise expression than this general statement. ...?
The questioner : There is also a second narration in it.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Which is hadith number six hundred and seven; it consists of two narrations.
The student: He mentioned that he attributed it to Imam Ahmad, saying, "and I did not find it."
The questioner : Yes, he says, "and they are in error in attributing it to Imam Ahmad." This is the existing one intended here.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Do you mean Mawdudi, and not in his attribution to Imam Ahmad?
The Shaykh : I am speaking about Mawdudi’s book. As for his observation, it is in its proper place. However, his assertion that the hadith does not exist in *Musnad Ahmad* is what I mentioned in my first point. It is possible that it is correct and that his attribution of it to me was a mistake, or it is possible that this is the one that was transmitted. It is not possible to confirm one or the other, and we do not have the references that would allow us to be certain whether it was my mistake or his. This should be referred back to the books that trace hadiths with precision or indicate their wording, such as *Mu'jam al-Mufahras li-Af'ad al-Hadith* and *Miftah Kunuz al-Sunnah*, and the like. As for me personally, I have a book called *Mu'jam al-Hadith*, which is in the handwriting of ... arranged alphabetically. I call it *Mu'jam al-Hadith*. Most of the material in this encyclopedia is from the manuscripts of the Zahiriyyah Library. Often, there is additional tracing from the sources I mentioned, from the manuscripts of the Zahiriyyah, adding new tracings from printed books. Both of these are what I should refer to in order to correct myself or correct others.
Someone else.
The reader: And Muslim, from Ibn 'Umar, marfu': Then the author says, "Muslim narrated it from Ibn 'Umar, and in its chain is 'Umar ibn Hamzah al-'Umrī, who is weak, as in *al-Taqrib*. He uniquely mentioned the left hand in this hadith. Al-Hafiz al-Bayhaqi said in *al-Asma' wa al-Sifat* "The mention of the left hand is unique to 'Umar ibn Hamzah from Salim. And Nafi' and 'Ubayd Allah ibn al-Miqsam narrated this hadith from Ibn 'Umar"
The Shaykh : The author of ...
The reader: ...
The Shaykh : how
The Shaykh : This is what I intended to point out as an oversight on my part. *The Four Terms* by Mawdudi was printed in a first edition, and my tracing was included in it. Then, unfortunately, this book was reprinted in some editions, or perhaps most editions, without this tracing. Therefore, this author or someone else came across these editions from which our tracing of the hadiths of this book had been removed. The edition in which I had traced the hadiths of the book was printed in Damascus. If the author had said, for example, "I did not find the tracing of this hadith in this book, Mawdudi’s book, edition so-and-so," that would have been a more precise expression than this general statement. ...?
The questioner : There is also a second narration in it.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Which is hadith number six hundred and seven; it consists of two narrations.
The student: He mentioned that he attributed it to Imam Ahmad, saying, "and I did not find it."
The questioner : Yes, he says, "and they are in error in attributing it to Imam Ahmad." This is the existing one intended here.
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Do you mean Mawdudi, and not in his attribution to Imam Ahmad?
The Shaykh : I am speaking about Mawdudi’s book. As for his observation, it is in its proper place. However, his assertion that the hadith does not exist in *Musnad Ahmad* is what I mentioned in my first point. It is possible that it is correct and that his attribution of it to me was a mistake, or it is possible that this is the one that was transmitted. It is not possible to confirm one or the other, and we do not have the references that would allow us to be certain whether it was my mistake or his. This should be referred back to the books that trace hadiths with precision or indicate their wording, such as *Mu'jam al-Mufahras li-Af'ad al-Hadith* and *Miftah Kunuz al-Sunnah*, and the like. As for me personally, I have a book called *Mu'jam al-Hadith*, which is in the handwriting of ... arranged alphabetically. I call it *Mu'jam al-Hadith*. Most of the material in this encyclopedia is from the manuscripts of the Zahiriyyah Library. Often, there is additional tracing from the sources I mentioned, from the manuscripts of the Zahiriyyah, adding new tracings from printed books. Both of these are what I should refer to in order to correct myself or correct others.
Someone else.
The reader: And Muslim, from Ibn 'Umar, marfu':
Allah will fold the heavens on the Day of Resurrection, then He will take them in His right hand, then He will say: "I am the King. Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant?" Then He will fold the seven earths, then He will take them in His left hand, then He will say: "I am the King. Where are the tyrants? Where are the arrogant?"
يطوي الله السماوات يوم القيامة ثم يأخذهن بيده اليمنى ثم يقول أنا الملك أين الجبارون أين المتكبرون ثم يطوي الأراضين السبع ثم يأخذهن بشماله ثم يقول أنا الملك أين الجبارون أين المتكبرونThe Shaykh : The author of ...
The reader: ...
The Shaykh : how