What is the authenticity of the hadith: “... and if there had been among the Children of Israel anyone who would have intercourse with his mother openly, there would be among my Ummah someone who does that”?
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The questioner : And another long hadith, at the end of which it says: ?
The Shaykh : This is authentic.
Another questioner: If it were...
The Shaykh : ... now, correcting the wording:.
Another questioner: This is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence).
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
And there was among the Children of Israel someone who would have intercourse with his mother openly, and there will be among my Ummah someone who does that.
وإنه كان في بني إسرائيل من يأتي أمه علانية وسيكون في أمتي ذلكThe Shaykh : This is authentic.
Another questioner: If it were...
The Shaykh : ... now, correcting the wording:
Even if there were among them someone who would have intercourse with his mother on the roadside, there would be among you someone who would do that.
حتى لو كان فيهم من يأتي أمه على قارعة الطريق لكان فيكم من يفعل ذلكAnother questioner: This is taqlid (following a scholar without knowing his evidence).
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.