The ruling on attributing every saying containing wisdom to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The Shaykh : And many of the hadiths attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) are not valid from the perspective of hadith methodology, yet much of their meaning is acceptable and correct. There is a great deal of this. For example, some of the plaques used to decorate walls, such as Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:325, is narrated as a hadith from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is not authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), yet it is a place of wisdom. So, is it permissible to attribute to the Messenger (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him) every saying that contains wisdom, a lesson, or an admonition? The answer is no. That is... he has the tape, this one that is recorded in it, "Sahih al-Bukhari" or "Sahih al-Tirmidhi," and I can perhaps spare time to attend to some of them, for example, those who own this. But this entire matter is possible, possible, but can I actually manage to dedicate some of my time to it?
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and upon you be peace for such a project.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : The answer is, practically speaking, it is not possible. Why? Because the computer market is currently established. So, for example, you who are speaking to me about Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi, do you have news that the current Jami' al-Saghir al-Sahih and Jami' al-Saghir al-Da'if have been downloaded onto your computer?
The student : No, I do not have a computer.
The Shaykh : I am asking you, I am telling you, do you have news or not?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : And I took...
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, because the human being is weak. I mean, for example, I am supposed to listen to the radio news, read the newspapers, read the magazines, and so on. As it is said that so-and-so the literary figure is supposed to read the interpretation of the Qur'an and read... hadith, and so on. Perhaps this is why specialization is a matter imposed by the benefit of the community first, and then by the weakness of the human being second.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Why? We do not know. Perhaps there is something behind the veil that we do not see. Allah knows best...
The head of wisdom is the fear of Allah
رأس الحكمة مخافة اللهThe student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and upon you be peace for such a project.
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : The answer is, practically speaking, it is not possible. Why? Because the computer market is currently established. So, for example, you who are speaking to me about Sahih al-Bukhari and Sunan al-Tirmidhi, do you have news that the current Jami' al-Saghir al-Sahih and Jami' al-Saghir al-Da'if have been downloaded onto your computer?
The student : No, I do not have a computer.
The Shaykh : I am asking you, I am telling you, do you have news or not?
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The student : And I took...
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah reward you with good, because the human being is weak. I mean, for example, I am supposed to listen to the radio news, read the newspapers, read the magazines, and so on. As it is said that so-and-so the literary figure is supposed to read the interpretation of the Qur'an and read... hadith, and so on. Perhaps this is why specialization is a matter imposed by the benefit of the community first, and then by the weakness of the human being second.
The student : ... .
The Shaykh : ... Why? We do not know. Perhaps there is something behind the veil that we do not see. Allah knows best...
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