Is it permissible to say of one who did not follow the truth that he defended the madhhab? And followed the guidance?
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The questioner : My teacher, regarding the issue of intention, one of the brothers, without naming names, told me that your Shaykh says that this hadith is weak, and that authenticating it is an error. And whoever authenticates it does so only by following a desire in his own self or in defense of his madhhab?
The Shaykh : I did not know which hadith it was, nor did anyone else, I think.
The questioner : Yes, but he mentioned a hadith just now and I have forgotten it,
The Shaykh : Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : But I remember something here about the legal ruling regarding the narration, but a commentThe Shaykh : on that which authenticates the hadith or weakens it. Now I have forgotten, his saying that it is following a desire or defending his madhhab.
The Shaykh : What do you benefit from this question right now?
The questioner : Be patient.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I am being too long-winded, more than necessary,
The questioner : Keep it in mind.
The Shaykh : Good, good,
The questioner : Very much.
The Shaykh : Okay, we need to see what is behind this "good."
The questioner : The hadith that the fasting person who fasts voluntarily is the commander of himself.
The Shaykh : Yes,Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 16:72 .
The questioner : May Allah bless you, you authenticate this hadith, and I know that the ruling is like this.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : And it seems there is someone who weakens it, so you responded to him that this man weakens this hadith by following a desire in his own self. By Allah, I have not read it, but I heard it, no harm.
The Shaykh : He withdrew, meaning, but we need to see what the benefit of the question is?
The questioner : The benefit is how you judge this man that he is following a desire in his own self or such, how did you judge his intention?
The Shaykh : Like that, what, or is there a conjunction here?
The questioner : Or that he is defending his madhhab.
The Shaykh : So it is not certain that he is following his desire.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : It is not certain that he is following his desire.
The questioner : Either this or that.
The Shaykh : Good, but you are limiting it to following the desire.
The questioner : I am saying either this or that, how did you judge his intention?
The Shaykh : No harm, listen, if we remove the word "followed his desire" and limit it to "defending his madhhab," would you say to me, how do you know?
The questioner : Yes, I would say to you, how do you know? He found the hadith weak based on the scientific evidence.
The Shaykh : Good, so does it mean that you do not say in your life that a person is defending his madhhab?
The questioner : No, I say ... .
The Shaykh : Look carefully, but you need to understand from me, my question was that in your life ... .
The questioner : I might say ... .
The Shaykh : How do you say it?
The questioner : I say if that appeared from him ... .
The Shaykh : And what am I doing if that did not appear from him to me?
The questioner : I am reporting as he told me.
The Shaykh : What do you benefit from this question?
The questioner : I benefit that he is a mold of the world and did not take it upon this issue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He talks about it a lot ... .
The Shaykh : What do we do for him, like that first one, what do we do for him, do we bring a muzzle, meaning?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, what do we do for him?
The questioner : Meaning, he is saying are you aware of his intention?
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except by Allah, I will supplicate for you, my brother, everyone says this, so what do you answer if you say of a person that he is defending his madhhab, and he is saying that have you split open his heart? What do you say about him?
The questioner : I say that what appeared from him indicates this intention.
The Shaykh : And I cannot do what you are doing, may Allah be pleased with you.
The questioner : You are capable of this.
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of all this question?
The questioner : I want your answer so that I can tell him, come, that is not what he intended ... .
The Shaykh : I gave you the answer from your own mouth, poor thing ... .
The questioner : Meaning, that appeared from him.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you ... .
The questioner : By Allah, your question is not clear and not direct, meaning what do I say so-and-so or such, there is no importance to that.
The questioner : How may Allah guide you ... I know what the question is, and it is that sinceThe Shaykh : he said it is authentic and finished, why did he defame this man and rebuke him and lower his value and his intention and his knowledge, such is his question.
The Shaykh : He is saying from the moment that we do not judge that his work is hypocrisy and we leave it to the Lord of the Worlds, why did you not leave it to the Lord of the Worlds, is not the first blessing
The questioner : Why did you not entrust the intention to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, and our duty is to say that this is a good hadith, you liked it, my brother, take it ... .
The Shaykh : I will judge you from your own mouth.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : We did not take the answer, did you not feel, yes, everyone understood that you took the answer, I told you I say like your story.
The questioner : It appeared from him that he is biased toward his madhhab. ....
The Shaykh : Yes, then we need to go deeper with you, but may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, this is better, may Allah guide you, ... , meaning what do we say to you, we will go deeper for you, ... There is no power nor strength except by Allah, my brother, what is your opinion, I am asking you for help, give me the word that takes the place of this word that you did not like, and you did not like its meaning?
The questioner : ... protect
The Shaykh : What did you like the meaning of?
The questioner : The word "may Allah protect you," we need to comment on it.
The Shaykh : Okay, it needs a question, what is it? May Allah be pleased with you, how can you forget, okay, what is the alternative word for you?
The questioner : Regardless of the alternative, because this word is incidental, my teacher.
The Shaykh : So may Allah be pleased with you, so you do not comment on words for which you are not prepared to provide an alternative, so you let it go, so you want others to let it go, let it go you, since you liked its meaning, and you do not have an alternative word for it, so why do you stop at it, may Allah guide you, ... .
The questioner : What is the ruling of the issue?
The Shaykh : Yes, not yet, not yet, you have not finished, I, we did not say to you "may Allah protect you" and we agreed not to go deeper for you, we need now to address the word that he followed his desire or defended his madhhab, good, now I want to ask you a question, may Allah make you successful in the answer, and if you were successful in the answer, I took the answer to the question, whose implication is that you see.
The Shaykh : I did not know which hadith it was, nor did anyone else, I think.
The questioner : Yes, but he mentioned a hadith just now and I have forgotten it,
The Shaykh : Yes. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : But I remember something here about the legal ruling regarding the narration, but a commentThe Shaykh : on that which authenticates the hadith or weakens it. Now I have forgotten, his saying that it is following a desire or defending his madhhab.
The Shaykh : What do you benefit from this question right now?
The questioner : Be patient.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I am being too long-winded, more than necessary,
The questioner : Keep it in mind.
The Shaykh : Good, good,
The questioner : Very much.
The Shaykh : Okay, we need to see what is behind this "good."
The questioner : The hadith that the fasting person who fasts voluntarily is the commander of himself.
The Shaykh : Yes,
The voluntary fasting person is the commander of himself, if he wills he fasts and if he wills he breaks the fast
الصائم المتطوع أمير نفسه إن شاء صام وأن شاء أفطرThe questioner : May Allah bless you, you authenticate this hadith, and I know that the ruling is like this.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : And it seems there is someone who weakens it, so you responded to him that this man weakens this hadith by following a desire in his own self. By Allah, I have not read it, but I heard it, no harm.
The Shaykh : He withdrew, meaning, but we need to see what the benefit of the question is?
The questioner : The benefit is how you judge this man that he is following a desire in his own self or such, how did you judge his intention?
The Shaykh : Like that, what, or is there a conjunction here?
The questioner : Or that he is defending his madhhab.
The Shaykh : So it is not certain that he is following his desire.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : It is not certain that he is following his desire.
The questioner : Either this or that.
The Shaykh : Good, but you are limiting it to following the desire.
The questioner : I am saying either this or that, how did you judge his intention?
The Shaykh : No harm, listen, if we remove the word "followed his desire" and limit it to "defending his madhhab," would you say to me, how do you know?
The questioner : Yes, I would say to you, how do you know? He found the hadith weak based on the scientific evidence.
The Shaykh : Good, so does it mean that you do not say in your life that a person is defending his madhhab?
The questioner : No, I say ... .
The Shaykh : Look carefully, but you need to understand from me, my question was that in your life ... .
The questioner : I might say ... .
The Shaykh : How do you say it?
The questioner : I say if that appeared from him ... .
The Shaykh : And what am I doing if that did not appear from him to me?
The questioner : I am reporting as he told me.
The Shaykh : What do you benefit from this question?
The questioner : I benefit that he is a mold of the world and did not take it upon this issue.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : He talks about it a lot ... .
The Shaykh : What do we do for him, like that first one, what do we do for him, do we bring a muzzle, meaning?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, what do we do for him?
The questioner : Meaning, he is saying are you aware of his intention?
The Shaykh : There is no power nor strength except by Allah, I will supplicate for you, my brother, everyone says this, so what do you answer if you say of a person that he is defending his madhhab, and he is saying that have you split open his heart? What do you say about him?
The questioner : I say that what appeared from him indicates this intention.
The Shaykh : And I cannot do what you are doing, may Allah be pleased with you.
The questioner : You are capable of this.
The Shaykh : So what is the meaning of all this question?
The questioner : I want your answer so that I can tell him, come, that is not what he intended ... .
The Shaykh : I gave you the answer from your own mouth, poor thing ... .
The questioner : Meaning, that appeared from him.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you ... .
The questioner : By Allah, your question is not clear and not direct, meaning what do I say so-and-so or such, there is no importance to that.
The questioner : How may Allah guide you ... I know what the question is, and it is that sinceThe Shaykh : he said it is authentic and finished, why did he defame this man and rebuke him and lower his value and his intention and his knowledge, such is his question.
The Shaykh : He is saying from the moment that we do not judge that his work is hypocrisy and we leave it to the Lord of the Worlds, why did you not leave it to the Lord of the Worlds, is not the first blessing
The questioner : Why did you not entrust the intention to Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, and our duty is to say that this is a good hadith, you liked it, my brother, take it ... .
The Shaykh : I will judge you from your own mouth.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : We did not take the answer, did you not feel, yes, everyone understood that you took the answer, I told you I say like your story.
The questioner : It appeared from him that he is biased toward his madhhab. ....
The Shaykh : Yes, then we need to go deeper with you, but may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, may Allah protect you, if Allah wills, this is better, may Allah guide you, ... , meaning what do we say to you, we will go deeper for you, ... There is no power nor strength except by Allah, my brother, what is your opinion, I am asking you for help, give me the word that takes the place of this word that you did not like, and you did not like its meaning?
The questioner : ... protect
The Shaykh : What did you like the meaning of?
The questioner : The word "may Allah protect you," we need to comment on it.
The Shaykh : Okay, it needs a question, what is it? May Allah be pleased with you, how can you forget, okay, what is the alternative word for you?
The questioner : Regardless of the alternative, because this word is incidental, my teacher.
The Shaykh : So may Allah be pleased with you, so you do not comment on words for which you are not prepared to provide an alternative, so you let it go, so you want others to let it go, let it go you, since you liked its meaning, and you do not have an alternative word for it, so why do you stop at it, may Allah guide you, ... .
The questioner : What is the ruling of the issue?
The Shaykh : Yes, not yet, not yet, you have not finished, I, we did not say to you "may Allah protect you" and we agreed not to go deeper for you, we need now to address the word that he followed his desire or defended his madhhab, good, now I want to ask you a question, may Allah make you successful in the answer, and if you were successful in the answer, I took the answer to the question, whose implication is that you see.
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