Explaining the importance of understanding the Prophetic hadiths in a manner consistent with the understanding of the Salaf.

The Shaykh : I return to say that just as it is obligatory to understand the verse correctly, so too must the hadiths of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) be understood correctly. When that happens, the difficulty falls away, and the correct meaning and majesty appear in the hadith. For example, in the questioner’s question in the recording there, regarding the hadith of sorcery, he assumed that the hadith of sorcery has a connection to some of the ahad hadiths. It has absolutely no connection, because our discussion was about creed, meaning the unseen matters that Allah has informed us of, both what has happened and what will happen. If a correct ahad hadith comes regarding this, one proceeds to believe in it and have faith in it. As for the issue of the sorcery of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), this is a historical issue, like the injury of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); was he injured in the Battle of Uhud or not? He was injured, and this is well known in the biography. Does this have a connection to creed? It has no connection to creed. So those who distinguish between ahad hadiths and mutawatir hadiths in creed do not distinguish in a hadith concerning the person of the Messenger: was he injured or not? The mere fact that a hadith is authentic in that regard, they act upon it. Likewise, the hadith of the sorcery of the Messenger has no connection to the ahad hadiths related to creed. I want to say that many people misunderstand the hadith of the sorcery of the Messenger, and naturally the difficulty enters it. When that happens, it is not permissible for this person to surrender to his doubt or difficulty. Rather, he must always and forever verify the statement of his Lord in His Book: