Did the presence of non-Arab narrators who might negatively affect the wording of the transmitted hadith harm the transmission of meaning?
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The questioner : My teacher, did it harm the transmission?
The Shaykh: What is it.
The questioner : Did it harm?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadiths are narrated by those from the mawali, from the mawali who are not Arabs, meaning a narrator from the mawali.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he narrates, meaning the hadiths.
The Shaykh : The non-Arabs, meaning.
The questioner : The non-Arab, meaning he does not know the Arabic language excellently, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Did it cause harm?
The Shaykh : The same answer as before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same answer as before, meaning the scholars of hadith, as some witty writers say today, just as logic is the scale of speech, the science of hadith is the scale of minds. This science, when studied by either Arabs or non-Arabs, helped them to regulate their narrations as they heard them. The Messenger (peace be upon him) pointed to this reality since he (peace and blessings be upon him) was narrating hadiths and encouraging people, Arabs and non-Arabs, to narrate the hadith, such as his saying:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2669Sahih (Darussalam). The Messenger (peace be upon him) pointed to this reality, meaning by this reality that if this narrator is a non-Arab, he narrates what he heard, even if he does not understand it, as in the example I mentioned to you earlier between me and the Maronite priest.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He hears and reads in the Qur'an:[At-Takwir 81:17], but he does not understand what "asa" means, but he transmits "asa" as it came in the Qur'an, which is in a clear Arabic language. Likewise, those who concerned themselves with narrating the hadith from the non-Arabs narrated as they heard, and it is not necessary that they understand. Their understanding is like a magnet, like a recorder that captures what it hears, but it does not understand what it hears. The Messenger (peace be upon him) pointed to this reality in his wonderful, authentic hadith: ; so, likewise, there is no problem with the existence of a group of non-Arabs who were among the narrators of the hadiths. Then, when they narrated them, they did not remain in their non-Arabness; rather, they became Arabized. The example is that I am in front of you and you are in front of me, things.
The questioner : Heh.
The Shaykh : Perhaps in this is also a sufficient answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: What is it.
The questioner : Did it harm?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The hadiths are narrated by those from the mawali, from the mawali who are not Arabs, meaning a narrator from the mawali.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he narrates, meaning the hadiths.
The Shaykh : The non-Arabs, meaning.
The questioner : The non-Arab, meaning he does not know the Arabic language excellently, meaning.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Did it cause harm?
The Shaykh : The same answer as before.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The same answer as before, meaning the scholars of hadith, as some witty writers say today, just as logic is the scale of speech, the science of hadith is the scale of minds. This science, when studied by either Arabs or non-Arabs, helped them to regulate their narrations as they heard them. The Messenger (peace be upon him) pointed to this reality since he (peace and blessings be upon him) was narrating hadiths and encouraging people, Arabs and non-Arabs, to narrate the hadith, such as his saying:
Convey from me, even if it be an Ayah, and narrate from the Children of Isra'il, and there is no harm, And whoever lies upon me purposely, then let him take his seat in the Fire.
بلِّغوا عنِّي ولو آية ، وحدِّثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج ، ومَن كذبَ عليَّ متعمِّدًا فليتبوَّأ مقعده من النارThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He hears and reads in the Qur'an:
And by the night as it closes in
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَMay Allah beautify the face of a man who hears my words, understands them, and conveys them as he heard them; for there is often a carrier of jurisprudence to one who is more juristic than him, and there is often a carrier of jurisprudence who is not a jurist.
نضَّرَ الله امرأً سمع مقالتي ، فوعاها ، فأدَّاها كما سمعها ؛ فرُبَّ حاملِ فقهٍ إلى مَن هو أفقه منه ، وربَّ حاملِ فقهٍ ليس بفقيهThe questioner : Heh.
The Shaykh : Perhaps in this is also a sufficient answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
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