Tracing the hadiths in the letters: Is it considered an introduction to the science of hadith?
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The questioner : But in one of the issues, there is another approach to tracing the hadiths in the letters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For example, the letters of Ibn Taymiyyah and others are traced using the method known among beginner students of knowledge, because they are in al-Hakim’s *Mustadrak* or in such-and-such or otherwise. So, is this knowledge considered an introduction to the science of hadith, or is it a craft in its own right, meaning before we move on to the next stage?
The Shaykh : Yes, the question is clear to me.
The questioner : Tracing the hadiths in the letters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it considered an introduction to hadith for us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but I say that before this tracing, it must be for oneself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He should not publish it for the people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Until he feels that he has attained piety.
The questioner : And proficiency.
The Shaykh : Then he begins with such tracing at that time.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : For example, the letters of Ibn Taymiyyah and others are traced using the method known among beginner students of knowledge, because they are in al-Hakim’s *Mustadrak* or in such-and-such or otherwise. So, is this knowledge considered an introduction to the science of hadith, or is it a craft in its own right, meaning before we move on to the next stage?
The Shaykh : Yes, the question is clear to me.
The questioner : Tracing the hadiths in the letters.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Is it considered an introduction to hadith for us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but I say that before this tracing, it must be for oneself.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He should not publish it for the people.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Until he feels that he has attained piety.
The questioner : And proficiency.
The Shaykh : Then he begins with such tracing at that time.
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