What is the criterion for a narrator who narrated a hadith in which he contradicted a group by adding a unique addition after having agreed with them? And which of them is preferred?
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The questioner : In the books of 'Ilal (defects).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In some hadiths, I find that the narrator agreed with the group in narrating the hadith, then contradicted them with a unique addition. Sometimes I find them saying that his agreement with them and then his contradiction of them is evidence that he has knowledge they do not have. And sometimes they say that his narration with the group is more beloved to us than his narration alone. So what is the criterion that leads to this in one case and to that in another?
The Shaykh : First, I want you not to use the plural "they say" but rather to say "he says"!
The questioner : The one who says it, I mean, I do not combine the speech.
The Shaykh : Because the one who says it here may not be the same as the one who says it there. The known in the subject shows a contradiction if the speaker is an individual. But if one person says something and another contradicts him, that is like contradictory bubbles, and so on. There is no problem in that case. If the speaker sometimes says this addition is acceptable and sometimes says the addition is rejected, here is the problem. But if they are two different speakers, there is no problem. So what exactly do you mean now?
The questioner : I mean, this was also mentioned even...
The Shaykh : Let us then leave aside "they say," because there is no problem with "they say," for example, recalling the two examples you brought up.
The questioner : In the first example, it is found in 'Ilal. The question is number 825 in 'Ilal al-Daraqutni, Part 5, page 210.
The Shaykh : Okay, then what do I say?
The questioner : They said that his contradiction is accepted from him because he has knowledge they do not have and added to it. In another example found in al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah, but I do not know...
The Shaykh : If it becomes "they say," there is no problem, just as I said, so-and-so authenticates and so-and-so weakens, there is no problem.
The questioner : But my question is about what, which of their statements is preferred? Is the evidence of one stronger than the evidence of the other? This one says his narration with the group is better than the narration of the one who contradicts?
The Shaykh : Oh teacher, I know what you mean, but this question is only acceptable if the person is the same. If they are different, the question is not useful.
The questioner : Okay, if I, as a researcher, come across this and that, whose statement do I prefer, the one before or the other?
The Shaykh : Do you mean the rule that was previously discussed, that the addition of the trustworthy narrator is accepted, or is it sometimes accepted and sometimes rejected? This means we are free from it.
The questioner : Okay, also for the sake of benefit, if I come across the fact that the scholar himself is the one who does this?
The Shaykh : It will be one of two things: either he saw something in the addition, like what we said earlier that it does not contradict the one who added it, as I gave you an example earlier regarding the straightening of the back from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the addition that came from Fulayh, we said this addition does not contradict the one who added it. So if this single person says this word, and he says that the addition of the trustworthy narrator is rejected if it contradicts the trustworthy ones, and here it appears that he adopted the addition despite the contradiction of the trustworthy ones, it becomes clear in his mind that this addition does not contradict the one who added it. Or, if the matter becomes difficult for us, we say a person contradicts himself, just as Al-Albani contradicts himself, and books have been written about that!The Shaykh : Al-Albani, and books have been written about that!
The questioner : May Allah help us, these books are denied by many, our Shaykh.The Shaykh : Muqbil (may Allah preserve him) denies it, and he denies students taking on this matter. He says, as for one who does something and sees in a hadith in Al-Albani's tape or elsewhere a correct aspect in it, let him clarify his statement with evidence. But as for making a special effort for this matter and taking it on, then...The Shaykh : He directs malicious arrows at him, hating him and his call. So we do not help the enemies of the Salafi call against our Shaykh and the renewer of this call (may Allah preserve him) with these things. Then the arrows of the enemies return defeated, having no value. And they argue with the arrows of the people of the Sunnah, saying, "This is all that remains with us."
The Shaykh : God is the Greatest. May Allah reward him with good.
The questioner : Some...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In some hadiths, I find that the narrator agreed with the group in narrating the hadith, then contradicted them with a unique addition. Sometimes I find them saying that his agreement with them and then his contradiction of them is evidence that he has knowledge they do not have. And sometimes they say that his narration with the group is more beloved to us than his narration alone. So what is the criterion that leads to this in one case and to that in another?
The Shaykh : First, I want you not to use the plural "they say" but rather to say "he says"!
The questioner : The one who says it, I mean, I do not combine the speech.
The Shaykh : Because the one who says it here may not be the same as the one who says it there. The known in the subject shows a contradiction if the speaker is an individual. But if one person says something and another contradicts him, that is like contradictory bubbles, and so on. There is no problem in that case. If the speaker sometimes says this addition is acceptable and sometimes says the addition is rejected, here is the problem. But if they are two different speakers, there is no problem. So what exactly do you mean now?
The questioner : I mean, this was also mentioned even...
The Shaykh : Let us then leave aside "they say," because there is no problem with "they say," for example, recalling the two examples you brought up.
The questioner : In the first example, it is found in 'Ilal. The question is number 825 in 'Ilal al-Daraqutni, Part 5, page 210.
The Shaykh : Okay, then what do I say?
The questioner : They said that his contradiction is accepted from him because he has knowledge they do not have and added to it. In another example found in al-Silsilah al-Da'ifah, but I do not know...
The Shaykh : If it becomes "they say," there is no problem, just as I said, so-and-so authenticates and so-and-so weakens, there is no problem.
The questioner : But my question is about what, which of their statements is preferred? Is the evidence of one stronger than the evidence of the other? This one says his narration with the group is better than the narration of the one who contradicts?
The Shaykh : Oh teacher, I know what you mean, but this question is only acceptable if the person is the same. If they are different, the question is not useful.
The questioner : Okay, if I, as a researcher, come across this and that, whose statement do I prefer, the one before or the other?
The Shaykh : Do you mean the rule that was previously discussed, that the addition of the trustworthy narrator is accepted, or is it sometimes accepted and sometimes rejected? This means we are free from it.
The questioner : Okay, also for the sake of benefit, if I come across the fact that the scholar himself is the one who does this?
The Shaykh : It will be one of two things: either he saw something in the addition, like what we said earlier that it does not contradict the one who added it, as I gave you an example earlier regarding the straightening of the back from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and the addition that came from Fulayh, we said this addition does not contradict the one who added it. So if this single person says this word, and he says that the addition of the trustworthy narrator is rejected if it contradicts the trustworthy ones, and here it appears that he adopted the addition despite the contradiction of the trustworthy ones, it becomes clear in his mind that this addition does not contradict the one who added it. Or, if the matter becomes difficult for us, we say a person contradicts himself, just as Al-Albani contradicts himself, and books have been written about that!The Shaykh : Al-Albani, and books have been written about that!
The questioner : May Allah help us, these books are denied by many, our Shaykh.The Shaykh : Muqbil (may Allah preserve him) denies it, and he denies students taking on this matter. He says, as for one who does something and sees in a hadith in Al-Albani's tape or elsewhere a correct aspect in it, let him clarify his statement with evidence. But as for making a special effort for this matter and taking it on, then...The Shaykh : He directs malicious arrows at him, hating him and his call. So we do not help the enemies of the Salafi call against our Shaykh and the renewer of this call (may Allah preserve him) with these things. Then the arrows of the enemies return defeated, having no value. And they argue with the arrows of the people of the Sunnah, saying, "This is all that remains with us."
The Shaykh : God is the Greatest. May Allah reward him with good.
The questioner : Some...
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