In the book al-Sunnah by al-Barbahari, it is stated that every Prophet has a pool, except (Prophet) Salih, whose pool is the udder of his she-camel. What is your comment?
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The questioner : It is mentioned in the book Sharh al-Sunnah by al-Barbahari that he said:
The Shaykh : Who is the book al-Sunnah by?
The questioner : This al-Barbahari is a manuscript... Professor
The Shaykh : Therefore... I do not know this book
The questioner : He mentioned... he speaks about the pool of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying:.
The Shaykh : This is something strange. Did he mention it without a chain of narration?
The questioner : I say... meaning, is it printed or will it be printed?
The questioner : The book will be printed...
The Shaykh : Will it be printed?
The questioner : It will be printed, yes
The Shaykh : Okay, is this a manuscript?
The questioner : It has been edited now, this... the book
The Shaykh : Okay, where is the chain of narration mentioned? ... Okay, the page. I think al-Barbahari is spoken about... regarding the attributes, he is a Hanbali
The questioner : In which century...?
The questioner : The fourth...
The Shaykh : In my mind, this person is spoken about regarding his exaggeration in the attributes. Is that so? This al-Barbahari?
The questioner : When the editor spoke about him, he brought the statements of the Imams that they praise him, and he was considered the Imam of the people of the Sunnah in his time.
The Shaykh : He is praised in that he used to fight the innovators, and he held fast to the Sunnah and the Salafi creed... but in many of these people, there is exaggeration and extremism, for example Ibn Battah al-Hanbali, the author of al-Ibanah, he is of this type, but he narrates in his al-Ibanah whatever comes to mind from hadiths, even those not related to the attributes, so this is a very important point; not everyone who writes about the attributes is verified in the narrations he mentions. In any case, this exception mentioned in this passage—meaning, I heard of it for the first time—and I do not think it is valid in the mass-transmitted hadiths of the pool. In the book al-Sunnah by Ibn Abi 'Asim, there is a large group of hadiths regarding the pool, and there is no such exception in them. So, the least that can be said about it is that it is strange, and one should refrain from deciding or asserting it, until it comes through a path that establishes the proof.
The Shaykh : Who is the book al-Sunnah by?
The questioner : This al-Barbahari is a manuscript... Professor
The Shaykh : Therefore... I do not know this book
The questioner : He mentioned... he speaks about the pool of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), saying:
Every Prophet has a pool except Salih, for his pool is the udder of his she-camel
إن لكل نبي حوض إلا صالح فإن حوضه هو بضع ناقتهThe Shaykh : This is something strange. Did he mention it without a chain of narration?
The questioner : I say... meaning, is it printed or will it be printed?
The questioner : The book will be printed...
The Shaykh : Will it be printed?
The questioner : It will be printed, yes
The Shaykh : Okay, is this a manuscript?
The questioner : It has been edited now, this... the book
The Shaykh : Okay, where is the chain of narration mentioned? ... Okay, the page. I think al-Barbahari is spoken about... regarding the attributes, he is a Hanbali
The questioner : In which century...?
The questioner : The fourth...
The Shaykh : In my mind, this person is spoken about regarding his exaggeration in the attributes. Is that so? This al-Barbahari?
The questioner : When the editor spoke about him, he brought the statements of the Imams that they praise him, and he was considered the Imam of the people of the Sunnah in his time.
The Shaykh : He is praised in that he used to fight the innovators, and he held fast to the Sunnah and the Salafi creed... but in many of these people, there is exaggeration and extremism, for example Ibn Battah al-Hanbali, the author of al-Ibanah, he is of this type, but he narrates in his al-Ibanah whatever comes to mind from hadiths, even those not related to the attributes, so this is a very important point; not everyone who writes about the attributes is verified in the narrations he mentions. In any case, this exception mentioned in this passage—meaning, I heard of it for the first time—and I do not think it is valid in the mass-transmitted hadiths of the pool. In the book al-Sunnah by Ibn Abi 'Asim, there is a large group of hadiths regarding the pool, and there is no such exception in them. So, the least that can be said about it is that it is strange, and one should refrain from deciding or asserting it, until it comes through a path that establishes the proof.
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