Miscellaneous by Al-Albani-014
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The questioner : Our Shaykh, it is authentic from Ibn al-Qayyim that he said: One sign of a weak hadith is the little practice of it and the great reward, such as the hadith about entering the market?
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a consistent rule, meaning it is not permissible to adopt it as a consistent rule. However, the majority of hadiths whose chains are not authentic fit Ibn al-Qayyim’s statement. But there are authentic hadiths, and if Ibn al-Qayyim’s aforementioned statement is taken in its absolute sense, it would lead us to what some contemporary scholars have done, which is rejecting authentic hadiths based merely on opinion. For example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) which is established in the two Sahihs... So we have an example: if you take the valuable word in its absolute sense, it is used to reject what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), such as his saying in the two SahihsSahih al-Bukhari 6405. What do you think? This is little practice and great reward... And so on. Therefore, the advice is that Ibn al-Qayyim’s word is not permissible to publish except among the specialists, because it will be placed in the wrong context. Ibn al-Qayyim, due to the precision of his jurisprudence, dares to say things that no one before him said, so he is mostly correct. For example, he was asked—and this is exactly of that nature—can one know the difference between an authentic hadith and a weak one without referring to the chain of narration? The truth is that referring to the chain of narration is a problem that even the great scholars cannot handle, and we need an easy way. But what was his answer, easy or difficult? He said: Yes, one can know the difference between an authentic hadith and a weak one in the one in whom the hadith flows through his veins like blood. Who is the one in whom the hadith flows through his veins like blood? A very small number of rare scholars. Therefore, as we said, it is not permissible to publish it except among the specialists, lest people rely on their own minds and act as they please, authenticating and weakening hadiths according to their own whims.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I think you got the answer.
The questioner : You got the answer... It is possible... like the issue of "Ya Haymirah"... that every hadith that begins with "Ya Haymirah" is not authentic?
The Shaykh : This is like that; it is not to be taken in its absolute sense. And I authenticated a hadith containing the word "Haymirah" which is found in *Adab al-Zafaf*. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a consistent rule, meaning it is not permissible to adopt it as a consistent rule. However, the majority of hadiths whose chains are not authentic fit Ibn al-Qayyim’s statement. But there are authentic hadiths, and if Ibn al-Qayyim’s aforementioned statement is taken in its absolute sense, it would lead us to what some contemporary scholars have done, which is rejecting authentic hadiths based merely on opinion. For example, his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) which is established in the two Sahihs... So we have an example: if you take the valuable word in its absolute sense, it is used to reject what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), such as his saying in the two Sahihs
Whoever says, 'Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi,' one hundred times a day, will be forgiven all his sins even if they were as much as the foam of the sea.
من قال سبحان الله وبحمده في يوم مائة مرة حطت خطاياه وإن كانت مثل زبد البحرThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I think you got the answer.
The questioner : You got the answer... It is possible... like the issue of "Ya Haymirah"... that every hadith that begins with "Ya Haymirah" is not authentic?
The Shaykh : This is like that; it is not to be taken in its absolute sense. And I authenticated a hadith containing the word "Haymirah" which is found in *Adab al-Zafaf*. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.