Discussion of the hadith: “Whoever has an imam, the imam’s recitation is his recitation.”
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The questioner : The Shaykh Al-Albani.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you a question, Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you about your statement in *Sifat al-Salah* in *Irwa al-Ghalal*. We asked whom we should rely upon; because there is a hadith:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 3:309.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : You mentioned in the commentary that al-Busayri authenticated some of its chains, and you discussed it in detail and examined its chains in the original text, then in *Irwa al-Ghalal* on page 500.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I went to *Irwa al-Ghalal* and found you, Shaykh Nasser, saying: “I said, and this chain appears sound; therefore al-Busayri said in *al-Zawa'id*: its chain is sound, as I clarified in *Zawa'id al-Masanid al-'Asharah*. I said: and in my view it is defective,” Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Yes, Shaykh.
The questioner : Whom do we rely upon, the statement in *Irwa al-Ghalal* or in *Sifat al-Salah*?
The Shaykh : Why is there not more in *Irwa al-Ghalal* than the statement I mentioned earlier about *Irwa*, and no long research?
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Shaykh Nasser, answer the question.
The questioner : No harm, Shaykh, I want to explain the situation to you.
The Shaykh : Do not explain it to me, answer the question.
The questioner : Yes, there is no other statement.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the summary of the statement, other than the statement I quoted? What is this summary?
The questioner : I want to tell you the summary, the summary, Shaykh Nasser. I am telling you this statement because a man brought it to me.
The Shaykh : I do not care, my brother, there is no room for detail. Tell me what is the summary of the statement in *Irwa*? What is the summary? If so-and-so came to you and said so-and-so, I do not have time now to listen to it. Tell me what is the summary?
The questioner : This issue was raised byThe Shaykh : Hasan al-Suqaf.
The Shaykh : I do not care, my brother, may Allah guide you and him. He takes some of the statement and leaves the rest, and I fear that you also fell into that. Therefore I tell you, what is the summary of this statement in *Irwa* from beginning to end? What is its summary?
The questioner : What is it, Shaykh Nasser? It turned out to be a critique.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Tell me what is the summary, or I will cut off the conversation between us.
The questioner : Understand me, Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : I will cut off the conversation between us. Tell me what is the summary?
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Later people will hold us accountable, why did you close it? Hey, you are a witness now, what is this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is present, my brother. A long research, a long research. He excerpted from it, “Woe to the worshippers,” and that is all. There is no disagreement, leave it.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Come, respond to him.
The student : Yes, yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Is it present?
Another questioner : The Shaykh : I am busy, no harm, excuse me.
The questioner : Okay, there is no harm, if Allah wills.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : And it is summarized from what has preceded that the chains of these hadiths are not free from weakness, but what justice and the principles of hadith require is that their totality testifies that the hadith has a basis, because the mursal of Ibn Shidad is sound in chain without disagreement, and when a mursal is narrated as connected through another route, its support is strengthened and it becomes suitable for citation, as is established in the terminology of hadith. How so, when this mursal has been narrated through many routes as you have seen? And when I say this, it is not hidden from me, and praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: How are you, Shaykh Nasser?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you a question, Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : We wanted to ask you about your statement in *Sifat al-Salah* in *Irwa al-Ghalal*. We asked whom we should rely upon; because there is a hadith:
Whoever has an imam, the imam's recitation is his recitation.
مَن كان له إمام فقراءة الإمام له قراءةThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : You mentioned in the commentary that al-Busayri authenticated some of its chains, and you discussed it in detail and examined its chains in the original text, then in *Irwa al-Ghalal* on page 500.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : I went to *Irwa al-Ghalal* and found you, Shaykh Nasser, saying: “I said, and this chain appears sound; therefore al-Busayri said in *al-Zawa'id*: its chain is sound, as I clarified in *Zawa'id al-Masanid al-'Asharah*. I said: and in my view it is defective,” Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Yes, Shaykh.
The questioner : Whom do we rely upon, the statement in *Irwa al-Ghalal* or in *Sifat al-Salah*?
The Shaykh : Why is there not more in *Irwa al-Ghalal* than the statement I mentioned earlier about *Irwa*, and no long research?
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Shaykh Nasser, answer the question.
The questioner : No harm, Shaykh, I want to explain the situation to you.
The Shaykh : Do not explain it to me, answer the question.
The questioner : Yes, there is no other statement.
The Shaykh : Okay, what is the summary of the statement, other than the statement I quoted? What is this summary?
The questioner : I want to tell you the summary, the summary, Shaykh Nasser. I am telling you this statement because a man brought it to me.
The Shaykh : I do not care, my brother, there is no room for detail. Tell me what is the summary of the statement in *Irwa*? What is the summary? If so-and-so came to you and said so-and-so, I do not have time now to listen to it. Tell me what is the summary?
The questioner : This issue was raised byThe Shaykh : Hasan al-Suqaf.
The Shaykh : I do not care, my brother, may Allah guide you and him. He takes some of the statement and leaves the rest, and I fear that you also fell into that. Therefore I tell you, what is the summary of this statement in *Irwa* from beginning to end? What is its summary?
The questioner : What is it, Shaykh Nasser? It turned out to be a critique.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Tell me what is the summary, or I will cut off the conversation between us.
The questioner : Understand me, Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : I will cut off the conversation between us. Tell me what is the summary?
The questioner : Shaykh Nasser.
The Shaykh : Later people will hold us accountable, why did you close it? Hey, you are a witness now, what is this?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is present, my brother. A long research, a long research. He excerpted from it, “Woe to the worshippers,” and that is all. There is no disagreement, leave it.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings. Come, respond to him.
The student : Yes, yes.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
Another questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : The Shaykh : Is it present?
Another questioner : The Shaykh : I am busy, no harm, excuse me.
The questioner : Okay, there is no harm, if Allah wills.
Another questioner: Peace be upon you.
The questioner: And upon you peace.
The Shaykh : And it is summarized from what has preceded that the chains of these hadiths are not free from weakness, but what justice and the principles of hadith require is that their totality testifies that the hadith has a basis, because the mursal of Ibn Shidad is sound in chain without disagreement, and when a mursal is narrated as connected through another route, its support is strengthened and it becomes suitable for citation, as is established in the terminology of hadith. How so, when this mursal has been narrated through many routes as you have seen? And when I say this, it is not hidden from me, and praise be to Allah.
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