The methodology of Shaykh Al-Albani in tracing hadiths whose roots are in the Sahih and the additions in other books of the Sunnah
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The Shaykh : How do you critique?
The questioner : What Muslim narrated...
The Shaykh : And the hadith itself?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Well, it is permissible to say that al-Bukhari narrated it, even if it contains much that is not in al-Bukhari.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, do you know these two? Who are they?
The questioner : Who?
The Shaykh : Do you know them?
The questioner: No...
The Shaykh : I know. You are rushing in your answer. Do you think that everyone who writes a book is a scholar?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So what is the benefit of your saying that two people said such and such, when you do not know them?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So how did I answer you? Ah, there are subtle matters that only those who delve deep and are experienced in this science know. For example, a hadith may be in "Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim" in a concise form, then it comes with an addition, even if the addition is just one word, and the hadith comes with this addition outside the "Two Sahihs." So I focus on tracing the hadith for this addition, because the fact that the root of the hadith is in the Two Sahihs does not concern me, as it is well known. So I trace the hadith because of that addition which did not come in the "Two Sahihs." Then the hasty one among those who has no knowledge comes and says: This is a mistake fromThe Shaykh : , the hadith is in al-Bukhari and in Muslim, and it is he who is mistaken; because the hadith in al-Bukhari and Muslim is not with the addition or with the wording that I traced it with, rather he narrated it with another wording. Perhaps one of the examples that the man you are pointing to criticized is the hadith:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:1039, I traced the hadith in "al-Silsilah" with the wording: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:1037; so the critic came and said: This hadith is in "Sahih al-Bukhari," he is wrong, the hadith is not in "Sahih al-Bukhari" with this addition: , did you understand?
Therefore, students of knowledge should not spend - and peace be upon you - their time reading everything that every person who writes in the present age writes.
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Welcome. Is the picture clear to you?
The questioner : What Muslim narrated...
The Shaykh : And the hadith itself?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Well, it is permissible to say that al-Bukhari narrated it, even if it contains much that is not in al-Bukhari.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, do you know these two? Who are they?
The questioner : Who?
The Shaykh : Do you know them?
The questioner: No...
The Shaykh : I know. You are rushing in your answer. Do you think that everyone who writes a book is a scholar?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So what is the benefit of your saying that two people said such and such, when you do not know them?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : So how did I answer you? Ah, there are subtle matters that only those who delve deep and are experienced in this science know. For example, a hadith may be in "Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim" in a concise form, then it comes with an addition, even if the addition is just one word, and the hadith comes with this addition outside the "Two Sahihs." So I focus on tracing the hadith for this addition, because the fact that the root of the hadith is in the Two Sahihs does not concern me, as it is well known. So I trace the hadith because of that addition which did not come in the "Two Sahihs." Then the hasty one among those who has no knowledge comes and says: This is a mistake fromThe Shaykh : , the hadith is in al-Bukhari and in Muslim, and it is he who is mistaken; because the hadith in al-Bukhari and Muslim is not with the addition or with the wording that I traced it with, rather he narrated it with another wording. Perhaps one of the examples that the man you are pointing to criticized is the hadith:
There is no power and no strength except by Allah; it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise
لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله كنزٌ من كنوز الجنةSay more - or say more - "There is no power and no strength except by Allah"; for it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise
أكثر - أو أكثروا - من لا حول ولا قوة إلا بالله ؛ فإنه كنزٌ من كنوز الجنةSay more or say more
أكثر أو أكثرواTherefore, students of knowledge should not spend - and peace be upon you - their time reading everything that every person who writes in the present age writes.
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. Welcome. Is the picture clear to you?
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