The statements of the Successors regarding matters of the unseen are not like the statements of the Companions
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As for what is in Paradise of bliss or what is in the Fire of punishment, if reports (athar) come from the Successors conveying a detailed description of what is in Paradise or the Fire, some people accept these reports relying on the authentication of the chain by some reputable scholars,So he says: The authentication of the chain by scholars is a consideration for them regarding these reports; otherwise, they would not have authenticated them or taken an interest in them. So, one accepts them relying on that. Is this correct?
No.
It is not correct; because the statements of the Successors regarding matters of the unseen are not like the statements of the Companions. The Companions may have had the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as their basis, while the Successors may have had the Isra'iliyyat (Jewish and Christian traditions) that spread after the Islamic conquests as their basis,And at the highest estimate, we say: The chain is broken.
If we said: They rely in this on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), so the chain is broken. And the broken chain is among the categories of weak hadith. The authentication of the chain to these people by some scholars, their intention by that is: if there were corroborating narrations from another angle indicating that the chain is connected to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), then this broken chain would be strengthened for it.
No.
It is not correct; because the statements of the Successors regarding matters of the unseen are not like the statements of the Companions. The Companions may have had the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) as their basis, while the Successors may have had the Isra'iliyyat (Jewish and Christian traditions) that spread after the Islamic conquests as their basis,And at the highest estimate, we say: The chain is broken.
If we said: They rely in this on the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), so the chain is broken. And the broken chain is among the categories of weak hadith. The authentication of the chain to these people by some scholars, their intention by that is: if there were corroborating narrations from another angle indicating that the chain is connected to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), then this broken chain would be strengthened for it.