The Refutation of the Tahrir Party, Who Do Not Permit Ruling Based on Ahad Hadith in Matters of Creed
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The Shaykh : I say, for example, to the group of the Islamic Tahrir Party who have raised the banner of their claim that it is not permissible to act upon authentic hadith in matters of creed. They say, for example: We do not believe in the punishment of the grave, because the hadith regarding it is speculative; meaning, it is an ahad report. And extend this to whatever known creeds you wish. I have a treatise that will be published soon.
Have you finished it? Is that how it is?
Eid Abbasi: In sha Allah, next week it will be...
The Shaykh: A thesis titled, among other issues, "The Obligation to Act Upon Single-Narrator Hadiths in Creed and the Refutation of Those Who Oppose." I mentioned about twenty points in refuting these people, and I concluded this thesis with examples of creeds that were established by authentic hadiths that did not reach the level of mass transmission. Nevertheless, they are Islamic creeds among the majority of Muslims. Those who cling to the tail of this erroneous belief—that it is not permissible to act upon single-narrator hadiths in creed—must invalidate Islamic creeds. Among the first of these creeds is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the prophets. Is there a text in the Qur'an regarding this claim? Do you know a clear verse that Muhammad ibn Abdullah is the master of the prophets?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: All that is in the matter is several hadiths regarding this, but these hadiths did not reach the degree of mass transmission through twenty or thirty paths with thirty Companions. No. Nevertheless, the Muslims—praise be to Allah—believe that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the prophets. Where did this creed come from? It came from single-narrator hadiths. And, for example, the ten promised Paradise—does anyone among the general Muslims know them? Of course, no one does. They all know them. Is there a verse that the ten promised Paradise are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and so on? There is no verse. Fine; is there a mass-transmitted hadith? There is no mass-transmitted hadith. Would two or three hadiths suffice? Yes. So the Muslims believed that these are the ten promised Paradise. And so we mentioned twenty, or perhaps thirty.
The questioner: Thirty.
The Shaykh: Thirty creeds, all of which are Islamic creeds, and there are no mass-transmitted hadiths for them. So if we cling to this deviant belief—that it is not permissible to act upon single-narrator hadiths in creed—we would demolish dozens, if not hundreds, of correct Islamic creeds.
Have you finished it? Is that how it is?
Eid Abbasi: In sha Allah, next week it will be...
The Shaykh: A thesis titled, among other issues, "The Obligation to Act Upon Single-Narrator Hadiths in Creed and the Refutation of Those Who Oppose." I mentioned about twenty points in refuting these people, and I concluded this thesis with examples of creeds that were established by authentic hadiths that did not reach the level of mass transmission. Nevertheless, they are Islamic creeds among the majority of Muslims. Those who cling to the tail of this erroneous belief—that it is not permissible to act upon single-narrator hadiths in creed—must invalidate Islamic creeds. Among the first of these creeds is that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the prophets. Is there a text in the Qur'an regarding this claim? Do you know a clear verse that Muhammad ibn Abdullah is the master of the prophets?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh: All that is in the matter is several hadiths regarding this, but these hadiths did not reach the degree of mass transmission through twenty or thirty paths with thirty Companions. No. Nevertheless, the Muslims—praise be to Allah—believe that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the master of the prophets. Where did this creed come from? It came from single-narrator hadiths. And, for example, the ten promised Paradise—does anyone among the general Muslims know them? Of course, no one does. They all know them. Is there a verse that the ten promised Paradise are Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, and so on? There is no verse. Fine; is there a mass-transmitted hadith? There is no mass-transmitted hadith. Would two or three hadiths suffice? Yes. So the Muslims believed that these are the ten promised Paradise. And so we mentioned twenty, or perhaps thirty.
The questioner: Thirty.
The Shaykh: Thirty creeds, all of which are Islamic creeds, and there are no mass-transmitted hadiths for them. So if we cling to this deviant belief—that it is not permissible to act upon single-narrator hadiths in creed—we would demolish dozens, if not hundreds, of correct Islamic creeds.
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