What is the ruling on an addition if it is supported by supporting chains and corroborating narrations from other routes?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : If that addition is supported by supporting chains and corroborating narrations from other routes, what is the ruling on that addition?
The Shaykh : This is a good question. I say: let us set aside the anomalous hadith with that addition. Does the addition remain strong when looking at the other routes, or not? If you say yes, we say the addition is good and good. If you say no, the hadith remains anomalous.
The questioner : If there are corroborating narrations from authentic routes, we take this addition.
The Shaykh : No, no, because it came in the anomalous route.
The questioner : In reality, we did not take that addition; rather, we took from the authentic hadith in fact.
The Shaykh : What is the authentic hadith?
The questioner : I mean we took this trustworthy one. I mean, in fact... this addition is authentic.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. It appears you did not notice what I said. Let us also clarify the example. We have an addition that we initially called anomalous. This addition came from three routes that strengthen each other. The anomalous route is what? A fourth route, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : This is what we initially ruled as invalid. What does the sum of these three routes equal? It gives strength. We do not care about the details now. It gives strength to what came in the hadith. If we set it aside now, suppose this anomalous hadith did not exist. The coming of these three routes with this anomalous hadith gave strength to this hadith. If it did not give strength, my answer is: if it gives strength, what harm is there in its existence or non-existence? And if it does not give strength, its existence does not benefit us either.
The questioner : In any case, it is not considered.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In either case, this addition is not considered.
The Shaykh : It follows the anomalous one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is so. The strength came from outside it, not from it. I want a little sugar, please.
The questioner : If that addition is supported by supporting chains and corroborating narrations from other routes, what is the ruling on that addition?
The Shaykh : This is a good question. I say: let us set aside the anomalous hadith with that addition. Does the addition remain strong when looking at the other routes, or not? If you say yes, we say the addition is good and good. If you say no, the hadith remains anomalous.
The questioner : If there are corroborating narrations from authentic routes, we take this addition.
The Shaykh : No, no, because it came in the anomalous route.
The questioner : In reality, we did not take that addition; rather, we took from the authentic hadith in fact.
The Shaykh : What is the authentic hadith?
The questioner : I mean we took this trustworthy one. I mean, in fact... this addition is authentic.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. It appears you did not notice what I said. Let us also clarify the example. We have an addition that we initially called anomalous. This addition came from three routes that strengthen each other. The anomalous route is what? A fourth route, correct?
The questioner : Correct.
The Shaykh : This is what we initially ruled as invalid. What does the sum of these three routes equal? It gives strength. We do not care about the details now. It gives strength to what came in the hadith. If we set it aside now, suppose this anomalous hadith did not exist. The coming of these three routes with this anomalous hadith gave strength to this hadith. If it did not give strength, my answer is: if it gives strength, what harm is there in its existence or non-existence? And if it does not give strength, its existence does not benefit us either.
The questioner : In any case, it is not considered.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : In either case, this addition is not considered.
The Shaykh : It follows the anomalous one.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is so. The strength came from outside it, not from it. I want a little sugar, please.
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