Why is the hadith (What a good thing is a gift before the need) considered weak despite having multiple chains of transmission?
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The questioner : When he spoke about al-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him), he cited a report and stated that it is authentic. In this report, Abu al-Husayn said, "There are twenty similar reports, or more than twenty, in a single session." Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 12:2023
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : But this hadith is considered weak, O Shaykh, even though it has twenty texts and multiple chains of transmission.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Isn't it the case, O Shaykh, that the abundance of these texts and the abundance of these chains indicates that this text has a basis, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Without referring to the chains of transmission.
The questioner : No, not with such chains of transmission; twenty texts with their chains of transmission.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I say that without the researcher returning to study these chains of transmission, if we assume, for example, the following scenario: every chain is free of a liar or fabrication, the hadith rises to the level of authenticity.
What a good thing is a gift before the need
نِعم الشيء الهدية بين يدي الحاجةThe Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : But this hadith is considered weak, O Shaykh, even though it has twenty texts and multiple chains of transmission.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : Isn't it the case, O Shaykh, that the abundance of these texts and the abundance of these chains indicates that this text has a basis, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Without referring to the chains of transmission.
The questioner : No, not with such chains of transmission; twenty texts with their chains of transmission.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I say that without the researcher returning to study these chains of transmission, if we assume, for example, the following scenario: every chain is free of a liar or fabrication, the hadith rises to the level of authenticity.