What is the authenticity of the hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take a sutrah but did not stand firmly before it?
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The questioner : Regarding the sutrah... that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to take a sutrah but did not stand firmly before it?
The Shaykh : This is authentic, it is weak. This is found in "Da'if Sunan Abi Dawud" which I have; may Allah will that you see it before my death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There are many, many problems. First, I have not actually finished it, but I have volumes that need to be printed, and there is no opportunity for printing in this country, as they say in Syria: "Come, let us go!" A book that could take two years, two and a half years until now, "Mukhtasar al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyyah," one part, meaning two hundred, two hundred and fifty pages, will become three years. What is this situation?! It is a very deplorable situation.
Another questioner : Do you mean the delay of the printing presses?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, and procrastination and ignorance. These new printing presses do not have people who are experienced and skilled in them, so they learn at our expense and on our account, and then we want to teach them how to do the typesetting!
Another questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : This is authentic, it is weak. This is found in "Da'if Sunan Abi Dawud" which I have; may Allah will that you see it before my death.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There are many, many problems. First, I have not actually finished it, but I have volumes that need to be printed, and there is no opportunity for printing in this country, as they say in Syria: "Come, let us go!" A book that could take two years, two and a half years until now, "Mukhtasar al-Shama'il al-Muhammadiyyah," one part, meaning two hundred, two hundred and fifty pages, will become three years. What is this situation?! It is a very deplorable situation.
Another questioner : Do you mean the delay of the printing presses?
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, and procrastination and ignorance. These new printing presses do not have people who are experienced and skilled in them, so they learn at our expense and on our account, and then we want to teach them how to do the typesetting!
Another questioner : ... .
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