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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the narration: (Aflah and his father)? And a word on the gradual implementation of Islamic rulings.

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The questioner: In a narration, it is said that the Messenger said to one of the Companions:
No, and by his father لا وأبيه
.

The Shaykh: Yes.

Another questioner :
No, and by his father لا وأبيه
.

The questioner: So what is your opinion?

The Shaykh: Yes, this narration, in the terminology of hadith scholars, is an anomalous narration; an anomalous narration is equivalent to an inauthentic one. This is answer number one.

Another questioner : Yes.

The Shaykh: And answer number two is that Islam, as you know, comes gradually. The Qur'an was not revealed all at once from beginning to end in a single burst, as Ibn 'Abbas said, "The Qur'an was revealed in one piece to the lowest heaven, to the House of Glory in the lowest heaven, and then it was revealed in portions according to events." Likewise, the Messenger, who was tasked with explaining the Qur'an, did not explain it in one day, one month, or one year, but rather over the course of his life and his mission, which lasted twenty-three years. Over this long period, he explained this Noble Qur'an and explained to people the rulings of their religion. So not all the rulings came at once. Who among you is unaware that the Muslims in Madinah were drinking intoxicants? Why? Because intoxicants had not yet been forbidden.
Among the strangest things that occurred, as al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih, is that 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) came one day very angry, complaining about his uncle Hamzah to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). This was because Hamzah had killed a camel belonging to 'Ali that he had tethered in front of a house where a group of Companions had gathered, including Hamzah. Hamzah went out while intoxicated, found the camel in front of the house, slit its belly open, and killed it. When 'Ali came and saw his camel dead, the matter was very distressing to him. It was said to him that Hamzah, your uncle, is the one who slit the belly of your camel, so he complained to the Messenger (peace be upon him). The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) came quickly and began to advise Hamzah about what he had done, but Hamzah was still drunk. He said to his Prophet, in whom he believed and who he believed in while disbelieving in all the false gods: "Are you not but slaves to my fathers?" Who are you? "You are not but slaves to my fathers." This was disbelief, but he did not know what he was saying. And he said this while drinking intoxicants. The prohibition of intoxicants had not yet been revealed, even in this incident; that came later. I want to say that it was the custom of the Arabs to swear by their fathers, and on this custom 'Umar swore, as you heard in the previous hadith, so the Messenger (peace be upon him) forbade him. If there were a sound hadith in which the Messenger swore by his father, that would only be before the prohibition of swearing by fathers. Once the prohibition came, it ended; 'Umar ended it, let alone the Prophet of 'Umar.
Have I answered your question?

The questioner: In a narration...

The Shaykh: All right, no, it is not authentic. I told you: it is anomalous.
All right, does anyone have a question about what came before? About what came before?

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.
Source www.al-albany.com

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