A Discussion on the Author of a Book
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The questioner : This is the author of the book on the Hadith of the Two Weighty Matters, and his fiqh by Dr. Ali Ahmad al-Salusi. He returned to your words in al-Mishkat, and you said regarding the two hadiths you mentioned in al-Mishkat that this one is weak and the second is weak. There is a quote of your text in al-Mishkat; can we quote it for you here? It says: "It was mentioned in the narration numbered such-and-such, then the hadith was mentioned. It said: The narrators of al-Tirmidhi, and the other narration, its text is such-and-such. It says: These are the two narrations in the takhrij, so it is as follows. Then it said: I said, meaning al-Albani, its chain is weak, and the second narration, and it said: The hadith is hasan gharib. I said: Its chain is weak, but it is a shahid for the one before it. This is what I read and quoted verbatim. And the weak hadith that serves as a shahid for a weak hadith does not raise it to the rank of sahih, but it may only increase its weakness." What is your opinion of this statement? Then, if the hadith is authentic, what is its degree of authenticity? Then, as for me, this hadith is problematic because , and they are the 'Utrah of the Messenger (peace be upon him) or his Ahl al-Bayt. And we find now among the Ahl al-Bayt, who are my family now, and my relatives, meaning I am from the people of the house as they say we are from the Ahl al-Bayt, that they are far from the Sunnah, and there is much superstition and religious innovation among them, except for whom Allah has mercy. Truly, I am in great difficulty now?
The Shaykh : May Allah remove it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah remove it.
The questioner : If Allah wills, and they always argue with this hadith, saying: We are the Ahl al-Bayt, and we will not separate from the Book of Allah until the Day of Resurrection, and until we return to the Hawd, and the Messenger recommended us, and so on and so forth. So first, we want your words on the authenticity of the hadith, then on its explanation. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I have extracted this hadith in detail in some of the volumes of al-Sahihah; have you not come across it?
The questioner : In the book al-Sahih al-Jami', you referred to... Mishkat al-Masabih. You did not refer to al-Sahihah, and Allah knows best, I came across al-Silsilah al-Sahihah.
The Shaykh : Al-Sahih al-Jami' was a thousand years ago, and now the third and fourth volumes of al-Sahihah have been printed, so search for the hadith there and you will find the discussion in it simplified. But we will answer your question. This man, first, is not from the people of hadith and the scholars of hadith, and his words that you recited to you indicate that, because he says:The Shaykh : He says its chain is weak, and this chain is weak, but one of them serves as a shahid for the other. So this statement is criticized. Well, what is his evidence in the terminology of hadith for criticizing this statement, while he acknowledges the saying of the scholars of terminology that a weak hadith strengthens another if its weakness is not severe? And this condition is met here; its weakness is not severe in the other. In fact, I have seen al-Tirmidhi grade one of them as hasan. If we do not agree with him on the hasan grade for its own sake, at least we agree with him on the hasan grade for its shahid. In addition, the hadith has other routes, which I extracted in the source mentioned earlier. As for what is problematic for you regarding its meaning, what is it? What is the reason for the problem?
The questioner : The reason for the problem...
The Shaykh : We perform the prayer, yes, please proceed, in the name of Allah.
The second call to prayer.
They will not separate until they return to the Hawd
لا يتفرقا حتى يردا الحوضThe Shaykh : May Allah remove it.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : May Allah remove it.
The questioner : If Allah wills, and they always argue with this hadith, saying: We are the Ahl al-Bayt, and we will not separate from the Book of Allah until the Day of Resurrection, and until we return to the Hawd, and the Messenger recommended us, and so on and so forth. So first, we want your words on the authenticity of the hadith, then on its explanation. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I have extracted this hadith in detail in some of the volumes of al-Sahihah; have you not come across it?
The questioner : In the book al-Sahih al-Jami', you referred to... Mishkat al-Masabih. You did not refer to al-Sahihah, and Allah knows best, I came across al-Silsilah al-Sahihah.
The Shaykh : Al-Sahih al-Jami' was a thousand years ago, and now the third and fourth volumes of al-Sahihah have been printed, so search for the hadith there and you will find the discussion in it simplified. But we will answer your question. This man, first, is not from the people of hadith and the scholars of hadith, and his words that you recited to you indicate that, because he says:The Shaykh : He says its chain is weak, and this chain is weak, but one of them serves as a shahid for the other. So this statement is criticized. Well, what is his evidence in the terminology of hadith for criticizing this statement, while he acknowledges the saying of the scholars of terminology that a weak hadith strengthens another if its weakness is not severe? And this condition is met here; its weakness is not severe in the other. In fact, I have seen al-Tirmidhi grade one of them as hasan. If we do not agree with him on the hasan grade for its own sake, at least we agree with him on the hasan grade for its shahid. In addition, the hadith has other routes, which I extracted in the source mentioned earlier. As for what is problematic for you regarding its meaning, what is it? What is the reason for the problem?
The questioner : The reason for the problem...
The Shaykh : We perform the prayer, yes, please proceed, in the name of Allah.
The second call to prayer.
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