What is the reason for the suspended hadiths in al-Bukhari?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the suspended hadiths in al-Bukhari, what is the reason for their being suspended?
The Shaykh : What is the reason for their being suspended?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There are many reasons, the most important of which is that they do not meet the condition he committed to for the fully narrated hadiths in his book. Do you understand this answer? This is the reason. Sometimes he suspends a hadith that does meet his condition, but he has already narrated it in full with its chain of narration elsewhere. To save space, he cuts a portion from the fully narrated hadith in another place and cites it as evidence in a suitable location.
The questioner : Shaykh, if the hadith does not meet his condition, what is the reason that led to its inclusion in this place?
The Shaykh : Because it is either authentic in itself, or at least good in itself, or authentic due to supporting evidence, or good due to supporting evidence, or weak but cited as evidence. All these reasons are possible grounds for reliance. And do not forget that the suspension is for the reason I mentioned first: it is authentic, but it does not meet his condition in Sahih al-Bukhari. Is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear? And if there is a formulation of weakening the chain of narration.
The Shaykh : If it is in the form of weakening, if the hadith is suspended in the form of weakening, what comes after that?
The questioner : It is good.
The Shaykh : It may be good, and it may be weak; it is not a condition.
The questioner : It may be authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the reason for their being suspended?
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There are many reasons, the most important of which is that they do not meet the condition he committed to for the fully narrated hadiths in his book. Do you understand this answer? This is the reason. Sometimes he suspends a hadith that does meet his condition, but he has already narrated it in full with its chain of narration elsewhere. To save space, he cuts a portion from the fully narrated hadith in another place and cites it as evidence in a suitable location.
The questioner : Shaykh, if the hadith does not meet his condition, what is the reason that led to its inclusion in this place?
The Shaykh : Because it is either authentic in itself, or at least good in itself, or authentic due to supporting evidence, or good due to supporting evidence, or weak but cited as evidence. All these reasons are possible grounds for reliance. And do not forget that the suspension is for the reason I mentioned first: it is authentic, but it does not meet his condition in Sahih al-Bukhari. Is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear? And if there is a formulation of weakening the chain of narration.
The Shaykh : If it is in the form of weakening, if the hadith is suspended in the form of weakening, what comes after that?
The questioner : It is good.
The Shaykh : It may be good, and it may be weak; it is not a condition.
The questioner : It may be authentic.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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