What is the ruling on one who does not believe in Imam al-Bukhari and Muslim?
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The questioner : A Muslim man who believes in the Prophetic hadiths, specifically the "Forty Hadiths" of Imam al-Nawawi, but does not believe in Imam al-Bukhari and Muslim.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest! This is an ignorant man who needs to be taught. Where did this belief come from? This is assuming your expression is correct and precise; because a belief is known to come with very strong evidence. So where did this illusion come from, let alone knowledge, let alone belief? Where did it come from? It is merely a whim, a whim of our brother. Imam al-Nawawi came after al-Bukhari and Muslim by about three centuries, and between him and the Messenger (peace be upon him) are six centuries. How can the one who was in the sixth century be more knowledgeable than the one who was in the second and a half century? This is reckless logic!
The questioner : And he attacks the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married A'ishah when she was nine years old.
The Shaykh : What do we do for him? What can we do for him? May Allah guide him.
The questioner : Do we declare him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : No, we do not declare him a disbeliever; because we have not met him or known him to establish the argument against him. Rather, it is sufficient to rule that he is misguided and that no one should be deceived by...
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest! This is an ignorant man who needs to be taught. Where did this belief come from? This is assuming your expression is correct and precise; because a belief is known to come with very strong evidence. So where did this illusion come from, let alone knowledge, let alone belief? Where did it come from? It is merely a whim, a whim of our brother. Imam al-Nawawi came after al-Bukhari and Muslim by about three centuries, and between him and the Messenger (peace be upon him) are six centuries. How can the one who was in the sixth century be more knowledgeable than the one who was in the second and a half century? This is reckless logic!
The questioner : And he attacks the hadith that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married A'ishah when she was nine years old.
The Shaykh : What do we do for him? What can we do for him? May Allah guide him.
The questioner : Do we declare him a disbeliever?
The Shaykh : No, we do not declare him a disbeliever; because we have not met him or known him to establish the argument against him. Rather, it is sufficient to rule that he is misguided and that no one should be deceived by...
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