Do we act upon mawquf hadiths? And are muqta' hadiths considered among the weak ones?
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The questioner : Do we act upon mawquf hadiths, and are muqta' hadiths considered among the weak ones?
The Shaykh : Mawquf hadiths are those attributed to a Companion, not to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Acting upon them depends on acting upon the statement of the Companion. Some scholars have said that the statements of the Companions are a proof that is acted upon or followed, while others have said that they are not a proof.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the proof lies in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the consensus of the Ummah.
Some people have distinguished and said: if the Companion is one known for knowledge and jurisprudence, then his statement is a proof; if he is not, then his statement is not a proof. This is the most just of the opinions, the most moderate of the opinions, and the most correct of the opinions.
As for the muqta', a muqta' is what is attributed to a Tabi'i or someone after him. It is not a proof, even if its chain of narration is authentic, because the statement of a Tabi'i is not a proof. The Tabi'un, like the other scholars of this Ummah, are followed in some of their statements and left in others. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Mawquf hadiths are those attributed to a Companion, not to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Acting upon them depends on acting upon the statement of the Companion. Some scholars have said that the statements of the Companions are a proof that is acted upon or followed, while others have said that they are not a proof.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the proof lies in the Book of Allah, the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the consensus of the Ummah.
Some people have distinguished and said: if the Companion is one known for knowledge and jurisprudence, then his statement is a proof; if he is not, then his statement is not a proof. This is the most just of the opinions, the most moderate of the opinions, and the most correct of the opinions.
As for the muqta', a muqta' is what is attributed to a Tabi'i or someone after him. It is not a proof, even if its chain of narration is authentic, because the statement of a Tabi'i is not a proof. The Tabi'un, like the other scholars of this Ummah, are followed in some of their statements and left in others. Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.