The hadith of 'Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) is reported, in which she said: (The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) liked to prefer the right side, in putting on his sandals, combing his hair, performing purification, and in all his affairs.)
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The questioner : He says:The questioner : The hadith of 'Aishah: the hadith, Muslim ibn Ibrahim mentioned from Shu'bah the phrase: Did this addition become authentic?
The Shaykh : I have no knowledge of it.
The questioner : In *Sunan Abu Dawud*.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In *Sunan Abu Dawud*.
The Shaykh : I say I have no knowledge of it; I do not know right now whether it is from the *Sahih of Abu Dawud* or the *Da'if of Abu Dawud*. Do you have a clarification of something?
The questioner : No, the narration is from Muslim ibn Ibrahim, who is known to be trustworthy.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Muslim ibn Ibrahim.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : He narrates it from Shu'bah.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : He is the sole narrator of it... and this is what Ibn Hajar pointed to, saying: Muslim ibn Ibrahim added such-and-such, and he did not make this thing... so is it of the type of the anomalous (shadh) narration, or is it of the type of the addition of a trustworthy narrator?
The Shaykh : This requires research. If Muslim ibn Ibrahim added to the trustworthy narrators, meaning the narrators from Shu'bah are trustworthy and they did not bring this addition, and he alone is the sole narrator of it without them, then the known disagreement among the scholars of hadith regarding the rule: Is the addition of a trustworthy narrator accepted or not? Many scholars of hadith, and upon them the scholars of the principles of jurisprudence, hold that the addition in a hadith is accepted as a general, consistent rule. The majority of scholars of hadith, especially the imams among them who are critics, such as al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Ibn Ma'in, and others, hold that the addition of a trustworthy narrator is accepted on the condition that it does not contradict one who is greater in number or better in memorization. So if this Muslim contradicted a trustworthy narrator like him, his addition would be accepted.
The questioner : More than one trustworthy narrator.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He contradicted more than one trustworthy narrator here.
The Shaykh : If he contradicted more than one trustworthy narrator, then his addition is anomalous (shadh), and the anomalous is a category of weak hadith. But I do not remember now, when I passed through this hadith, what I did with this addition; did I place it in *Sahih Abu Dawud* or in its *Da'if*?
He liked to prefer the right side
كان يحب التيامنand his use of the miswak
وتسوكهThe Shaykh : I have no knowledge of it.
The questioner : In *Sunan Abu Dawud*.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In *Sunan Abu Dawud*.
The Shaykh : I say I have no knowledge of it; I do not know right now whether it is from the *Sahih of Abu Dawud* or the *Da'if of Abu Dawud*. Do you have a clarification of something?
The questioner : No, the narration is from Muslim ibn Ibrahim, who is known to be trustworthy.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Muslim ibn Ibrahim.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : He narrates it from Shu'bah.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : He is the sole narrator of it... and this is what Ibn Hajar pointed to, saying: Muslim ibn Ibrahim added such-and-such, and he did not make this thing... so is it of the type of the anomalous (shadh) narration, or is it of the type of the addition of a trustworthy narrator?
The Shaykh : This requires research. If Muslim ibn Ibrahim added to the trustworthy narrators, meaning the narrators from Shu'bah are trustworthy and they did not bring this addition, and he alone is the sole narrator of it without them, then the known disagreement among the scholars of hadith regarding the rule: Is the addition of a trustworthy narrator accepted or not? Many scholars of hadith, and upon them the scholars of the principles of jurisprudence, hold that the addition in a hadith is accepted as a general, consistent rule. The majority of scholars of hadith, especially the imams among them who are critics, such as al-Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Ibn Ma'in, and others, hold that the addition of a trustworthy narrator is accepted on the condition that it does not contradict one who is greater in number or better in memorization. So if this Muslim contradicted a trustworthy narrator like him, his addition would be accepted.
The questioner : More than one trustworthy narrator.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He contradicted more than one trustworthy narrator here.
The Shaykh : If he contradicted more than one trustworthy narrator, then his addition is anomalous (shadh), and the anomalous is a category of weak hadith. But I do not remember now, when I passed through this hadith, what I did with this addition; did I place it in *Sahih Abu Dawud* or in its *Da'if*?