What is the authenticity of the hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, traced to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), (that the first thing to enter among the Children of Israel was deficiency)?
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The questioner : As for the hadith, it is in Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi, and it concerns the Children of Israel, narrated from Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him). He said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Abi Dawud 4336Da'if (Al-Albani)
The Shaykh : This is a weak hadith.
The questioner : Is it merely weak, or very weak?
The Shaykh : It is sufficient for you to know that it is weak.
The questioner : Is its weakness due to Abu 'Ubaydah 'Amir ibn 'Abd Allah?
The Shaykh : What I recall is that its weakness is due to a break in the chain between Ibn Mas'ud and his son.
The questioner : And his son, yes. Al-Tirmidhi said, "I do not know it," and "he did not hear from his father."
The Shaykh : Yes, as for "I do not know it," I do not think he says "I do not know it," but he says...
The questioner : "I do not know it" in al-Tahdhib.
The Shaykh : I do not think so, I do not think so. Re-examine it. He says that he did not hear from his father, so the hadith is disconnected. He is trustworthy, but he did not hear from his father, so the hadith is disconnected. He is trustworthy, but he did not hear from his father, so re-examine his biography in al-Tahdhib and elsewhere.
The questioner : So the hadith is weak and should not be cited as evidence. We do not cite it as evidence in matters of encouraging good or warning against evil.
The Shaykh : No, no. If you cite it, you must accompany it with an explanation of its weakness. And if you explain its weakness, its authority is lost.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I made a mistake and mentioned it without mentioning its defect in a sermon, to mislead one of the scholars, and I thought he was among the trustworthy ones because he mentioned it in one of his books citing it as evidence. But I had not verified its authenticity and I did not believe it was weak. Do I commit a sin in that?
The Shaykh : I hope you do not commit a sin if you repent to your Lord and your repentance is accompanied by righteous deeds. And among that is that you announce that you made a mistake in narrating this hadith without explaining its defect and weakness. Is that clear to you, if Allah wills?
The questioner : Yes, the answer is clear. Here a brother is asking, and you take him with you to speak for himself.
The Shaykh : Bring him with me.
The first defect that permeated Banu Isra'il
أن أول ما دخل النقص على بني إسرائيل ..The Shaykh : This is a weak hadith.
The questioner : Is it merely weak, or very weak?
The Shaykh : It is sufficient for you to know that it is weak.
The questioner : Is its weakness due to Abu 'Ubaydah 'Amir ibn 'Abd Allah?
The Shaykh : What I recall is that its weakness is due to a break in the chain between Ibn Mas'ud and his son.
The questioner : And his son, yes. Al-Tirmidhi said, "I do not know it," and "he did not hear from his father."
The Shaykh : Yes, as for "I do not know it," I do not think he says "I do not know it," but he says...
The questioner : "I do not know it" in al-Tahdhib.
The Shaykh : I do not think so, I do not think so. Re-examine it. He says that he did not hear from his father, so the hadith is disconnected. He is trustworthy, but he did not hear from his father, so the hadith is disconnected. He is trustworthy, but he did not hear from his father, so re-examine his biography in al-Tahdhib and elsewhere.
The questioner : So the hadith is weak and should not be cited as evidence. We do not cite it as evidence in matters of encouraging good or warning against evil.
The Shaykh : No, no. If you cite it, you must accompany it with an explanation of its weakness. And if you explain its weakness, its authority is lost.
The questioner : O Shaykh, I made a mistake and mentioned it without mentioning its defect in a sermon, to mislead one of the scholars, and I thought he was among the trustworthy ones because he mentioned it in one of his books citing it as evidence. But I had not verified its authenticity and I did not believe it was weak. Do I commit a sin in that?
The Shaykh : I hope you do not commit a sin if you repent to your Lord and your repentance is accompanied by righteous deeds. And among that is that you announce that you made a mistake in narrating this hadith without explaining its defect and weakness. Is that clear to you, if Allah wills?
The questioner : Yes, the answer is clear. Here a brother is asking, and you take him with you to speak for himself.
The Shaykh : Bring him with me.
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