When some scholars, such as the Shaykh al-Islam for example, say "the hadith is in al-Sahih," and the hadith is in al-Bukhari or in Muslim, is this a specific term?
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The questioner : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon the master of the messengers, our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and upon all his Companions. If some scholars, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, mention that something is in al-Sahih, and after research it is found to be in Sahih Muslim or in Sahih al-Bukhari, is this a term that Shaykh al-Islam preceded in using, where "al-Sahih" is said to mean al-Bukhari or Muslim?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not specific to Shaykh al-Islam. The known usage of this term among them is that the one who uses it resorts to it when his memory does not help him determine the source to which he attributes the hadith, whether it is in Sahih al-Bukhari or in Sahih Muslim. Therefore, he generalizes the matter and says "it came in al-Sahih," meaning in one of them without any specific designation. This is their intention. There is another technical term that is sometimes intended, either deliberately or by mistake, by "al-Sahih," meaning the authentic hadith, without intending one of the two Sahihs by that. That is, "it came in the authentic hadith" is intended to mean, first, the previous meaning, i.e., in one of the two Sahihs; sometimes it is intended to mean "it came in al-Sahih," i.e., in the authentic hadith, without the speaker intending one of the two Sahihs.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not specific to Shaykh al-Islam. The known usage of this term among them is that the one who uses it resorts to it when his memory does not help him determine the source to which he attributes the hadith, whether it is in Sahih al-Bukhari or in Sahih Muslim. Therefore, he generalizes the matter and says "it came in al-Sahih," meaning in one of them without any specific designation. This is their intention. There is another technical term that is sometimes intended, either deliberately or by mistake, by "al-Sahih," meaning the authentic hadith, without intending one of the two Sahihs by that. That is, "it came in the authentic hadith" is intended to mean, first, the previous meaning, i.e., in one of the two Sahihs; sometimes it is intended to mean "it came in al-Sahih," i.e., in the authentic hadith, without the speaker intending one of the two Sahihs.