How can we distinguish between an authentic hadith narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and one that is not authentic?
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The questioner : From Jazan, a listener to the program, your brother Fahd Baswid, says in this question: Noble Shaykh, how can we distinguish between an authentic hadith narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and one that is not authentic?
The Shaykh : We can distinguish between them by what the scholars have mentioned, for the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have clarified the authentic from the weak. One can also read in the books known for their authenticity, such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Jam' bayn al-Sahihayn by al-Humaydi, and other books known for their authenticity.
It is also possible to know this by tracing this hadith, by knowing its narrators, its chain of narration, and its text. If a person has the ability to do this, he can distinguish the authentic from the weak. If he does not have the ability, he should follow the scholars of this discipline in this matter. Yes.
The Shaykh : We can distinguish between them by what the scholars have mentioned, for the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) have clarified the authentic from the weak. One can also read in the books known for their authenticity, such as Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Al-Jam' bayn al-Sahihayn by al-Humaydi, and other books known for their authenticity.
It is also possible to know this by tracing this hadith, by knowing its narrators, its chain of narration, and its text. If a person has the ability to do this, he can distinguish the authentic from the weak. If he does not have the ability, he should follow the scholars of this discipline in this matter. Yes.