What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Whoever wants to eat radishes and does not find a smell from them, let him mention the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)”?
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The Shaykh : I said: This is a small matter, and the complete statement of al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi in *al-Qawl al-Badi'* on page such-and-such is that the most likely is the statement of al-Sakhawi: “And the most likely is what Majash' ibn 'Amr narrated from Abu Bakr ibn Hafs from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib, who said: ‘Whoever eats radishes and is pleased that no smell be found from them, let him mention the Prophet at the first bite.’” I said here: May Allah protect us from such nonsense coming from the master of the Tabi'un, let alone from the master of the messengers. And the defect of the first part to the end is the defect of the hadith, meaning Qutaybah ibn al-Walid is a *mudallis* (one who conceals defects in chains).
The student : It is known.
The Shaykh : And the defect of the latter part is Majash' ibn 'Amr; this man is a *dajjal* (deceiver), a liar, and a fabricator. How is it here? The question now, and the wonder, is how al-Sakhawi was lenient in saying “the most likely” that it is from the words of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib comes after the Companions in virtue. He would say from his own words that this is what the one who wants to remove the smell of radishes does: he sends blessings upon the Messenger, while he sees that it is from the narration of Majash' ibn 'Amr, and Majash' ibn 'Amr is a liar and a fabricator.
The student : Yes, it is well known.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if he were trustworthy, we would consider it unlikely that such words would come from him. This is because if Sa'id had said, “The Messenger of Allah said,” we would say this is a *mursal* (report missing the Companion link). Where did Sa'id receive it from? How? And he says that Sa'id said these words.
The questioner : My Shaykh, now regarding al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi, meaning he is a *hafiz* (memorizer) as he is designated, so in reality this is, as it is said, a great error.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : How did he fall into it, meaning?
The Shaykh : This is it, this is the place of wonder. Allah has decreed that His Book be completed.
The student: Allah is the Greatest!
The student : It is known.
The Shaykh : And the defect of the latter part is Majash' ibn 'Amr; this man is a *dajjal* (deceiver), a liar, and a fabricator. How is it here? The question now, and the wonder, is how al-Sakhawi was lenient in saying “the most likely” that it is from the words of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib. Sa'id ibn al-Musayyib comes after the Companions in virtue. He would say from his own words that this is what the one who wants to remove the smell of radishes does: he sends blessings upon the Messenger, while he sees that it is from the narration of Majash' ibn 'Amr, and Majash' ibn 'Amr is a liar and a fabricator.
The student : Yes, it is well known.
The Shaykh : Meaning, if he were trustworthy, we would consider it unlikely that such words would come from him. This is because if Sa'id had said, “The Messenger of Allah said,” we would say this is a *mursal* (report missing the Companion link). Where did Sa'id receive it from? How? And he says that Sa'id said these words.
The questioner : My Shaykh, now regarding al-Hafiz al-Sakhawi, meaning he is a *hafiz* (memorizer) as he is designated, so in reality this is, as it is said, a great error.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : How did he fall into it, meaning?
The Shaykh : This is it, this is the place of wonder. Allah has decreed that His Book be completed.
The student: Allah is the Greatest!
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