Does the mu'adhdhin turn his chest or his head?
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The Shaykh : The second issue is turning in the adhan, and by this I mean the mu'adhdhin turning his chest away from the qiblah to the right and to the left. Is there any evidence for this?
The Shaykh: And is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith?
The questioner : It is not permissible?
The Shaykh : Very well, may Allah reward you with good. If a weak hadith contradicts an authentic hadith, is it not stronger evidence for not acting upon it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well, what is it that leads people today to contradict an authentic hadith with a weak one?
The questioner : People, this is a general statement intended to be specific, or a general statement...
The Shaykh : Very good.
Another questioner : For the covenant, or for the encompassing?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, and by Allah, this varies from country to country. In some countries it is general. And I wanted to remind you on this occasion that the hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, as you know, states that when Bilal called the adhan, he turned his mouth to the right and...
The questioner : The hadith of Abu Juhayfah...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the hadith of Abu Juhayfah in Sahih al-Bukhari.
The questioner : To the right or to the left?
The Shaykh : To the right and to the left, but I mean his mouth and his head, while his chest remains facing the qiblah. There is no god but Allah.
The questioner : Our brother Abu 'Abd al-Rahman... the takbirs between every two...
The Shaykh : 'Ukashah got ahead of you, Professor. We were discussing this first issue with him. You caught up with it.
The questioner : I did not catch up with the first issue.
The Shaykh : He is now looking into the hadith of Abu Mahdhurah...
The Shaykh: And is it permissible to act upon a weak hadith?
The questioner : It is not permissible?
The Shaykh : Very well, may Allah reward you with good. If a weak hadith contradicts an authentic hadith, is it not stronger evidence for not acting upon it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Very well, what is it that leads people today to contradict an authentic hadith with a weak one?
The questioner : People, this is a general statement intended to be specific, or a general statement...
The Shaykh : Very good.
Another questioner : For the covenant, or for the encompassing?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, and by Allah, this varies from country to country. In some countries it is general. And I wanted to remind you on this occasion that the hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari, as you know, states that when Bilal called the adhan, he turned his mouth to the right and...
The questioner : The hadith of Abu Juhayfah...
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the hadith of Abu Juhayfah in Sahih al-Bukhari.
The questioner : To the right or to the left?
The Shaykh : To the right and to the left, but I mean his mouth and his head, while his chest remains facing the qiblah. There is no god but Allah.
The questioner : Our brother Abu 'Abd al-Rahman... the takbirs between every two...
The Shaykh : 'Ukashah got ahead of you, Professor. We were discussing this first issue with him. You caught up with it.
The questioner : I did not catch up with the first issue.
The Shaykh : He is now looking into the hadith of Abu Mahdhurah...
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