What is the authenticity of the hadith: “I was only made to forget so that I might legislate for you”?
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The questioner : As long as there is a hadith regarding the prostration for forgetfulness... .
The Shaykh : “So that I might legislate.”
The questioner : “So that I might legislate” or “so that I might make clear,” I do not know... exactly.
The Shaykh : This has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis, that... he does not forget, Allah makes him forget that...
The Shaykh :Sahih Muslim 572j .
Yes.
I was only made to forget so that I might legislate for you
إنما أُنسَّى لأشرع لكمThe Shaykh : “So that I might legislate.”
The questioner : “So that I might legislate” or “so that I might make clear,” I do not know... exactly.
The Shaykh : This has no basis.
The questioner : It has no basis, that... he does not forget, Allah makes him forget that...
The Shaykh :
Verily I am a human being like you, I forget just as you forget.
إنما أنا بشر مثلكم أنسى كما تنسونYes.
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