Is it permissible for a university graduate to grade hadiths as authentic or weak?
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The questioner : I wanted to clarify
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : I have already clarified this today, and that is whether, for example, a student who graduates from a university with a bachelor's degree in Islamic sciences is permitted to derive rulings from this foundation...
The Shaykh : ...No, it is not permissible. I answered that... It is not permissible unless he is a scholar who is well-versed in the Book and the Sunnah, and who is known for righteousness and piety. This cannot be attested for a young graduate of this level in hadith unless a very long time has passed until he has grown old in knowledge and in correct Islamic upbringing. Only then can it be said that he is capable of applying them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you likewise
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : I have already clarified this today, and that is whether, for example, a student who graduates from a university with a bachelor's degree in Islamic sciences is permitted to derive rulings from this foundation...
The Shaykh : ...No, it is not permissible. I answered that... It is not permissible unless he is a scholar who is well-versed in the Book and the Sunnah, and who is known for righteousness and piety. This cannot be attested for a young graduate of this level in hadith unless a very long time has passed until he has grown old in knowledge and in correct Islamic upbringing. Only then can it be said that he is capable of applying them.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you likewise