We request clarification on the issue of writing the Name of Allah or some verses on paper and then throwing it in the trash.

The questioner : ... and we ask Allah for well-being. Also, some scholars—and we ask Allah for well-being—we find newspapers and election advertisements and such, with the Name of Allah on them, being trampled in the streets. The scholars are very, very deficient in calling people to this matter. In one Arab country—and there is no need to mention its name—they provide a designated place for newspapers to be put in. And we find some of the brothers, when they find a weak hadith, as if it is a germ; they do not approach it, they are not pleased to act upon it, and they do not approach it at all. So we know that it is a weak hadith, and it is sufficient, praise be to Allah, that we have reached the point of knowing that it is a weak hadith and we have recognized that it is a weak hadith. So, my brothers, take it in the virtues of deeds? No, no. And as you mentioned, a hadith, and Allah knows best its authenticity, in *Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib*, which is that when a person enters the market, for example, he says ... .

The Shaykh : There is no god but Allah...

The questioner : ... There is no god but Allah ... the hadith. So some of the brothers were not pleased with the statement and did not accept it until I brought the hadith and told him thatThe Shaykh : Nasser mentioned the hadith, and the hadith is weak. So when the brothers hear a weak hadith, it is as if it is not attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and as if we have reached a higher level; it is sufficient that we know it is a weak hadith, so we do not approach it at all. So what is your opinion on all these topics?

The Shaykh : You say some ... .

The questioner : I brought the summary of it.

The Shaykh : Ah, a detailed, clear, and evident summary ... these are some of the brothers who, in this way, do not accept and do not act upon the weak hadith. And what about the others?

The questioner : They act upon it in the virtues of deeds. Allah saved me from the Fire seven times.

The Shaykh : Listen to a word and cover it up. I wonder who is correct?

The questioner : Allah knows best.

The Shaykh : Yes, good. So if you say and mean what you say when you say "Allah knows best," it is not permissible for you to deny a statement that is equal to your own statement. He says, "I do not act upon the weak hadith," and you say, "I act upon the weak hadith." So when the question comes to you, which of the two statements is correct, you say "Allah knows best." So you and he are the same, correct?

The questioner : Correct.

The Shaykh : So it is not befitting for you to deny him without knowledge. It is obligatory for you to remain silent and not to deny one who differs from you in opinion except with knowledge. And if you have knowledge, you present it to him and to others as well, and thereby the truth spreads among people, and the word of people agrees, and they proceed upon a word of agreement with no disagreement among them. The correct one is with those whom you are denying, so the denial turns from them back to you. Why? Because acting upon the weak hadith means something, and that thing is forbidden by the Shari'ah. Is it permissible to say in a weak hadith that has not been established for you, "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said"? Is it permissible?

The questioner : In terms of wording, it is not permissible, and in terms of action ...

The Shaykh : And what am I talking about?

The questioner : In terms of wording, it is not permissible.

The Shaykh : What is my question about?

The questioner : It is not permissible.

The Shaykh : What am I asking you about? About the action or about the narration?

The questioner : About the narration.

The Shaykh : Okay, and is the narration a wording? Does the narration have to do with the narration or with the action now?

The questioner : With the narration.

The Shaykh : Okay, I repeat and say: Is it permissible to narrate a hadith that has not been established from the narrator and say in this narration, "The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said"?

The questioner : It is not permissible.

The Shaykh : Well done. If that is the case, then when the Messenger (peace be upon him) says a statement from his statements, and they are all revelation from his Lord, is the intended meaning of this noble Prophetic statement, as some people say out of ignorance, seeking blessing in its narration, or acting upon it? Do you understand me?

The questioner : Seeking blessing is Sufi-like, something like that.

The Shaykh : I want you to give me an answer to my question and not lose me, because you have lost me now. Do you know why?

The questioner : Why?

The Shaykh : Because you did not answer me. I repeat the question: When the Messenger (peace be upon him) speaks a hadith, any hadith it may be, is the intended meaning merely its narration for seeking blessing, or for acting upon it?

The questioner : For work.

The Shaykh : Ah, this is the answer. So if I or anyone else says that the statement of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with a certain word is a means, and the goal is the action, correct?

The questioner : Correct.

The Shaykh : You are with me on this, and I tell you, be careful so that you do not fall into a contradiction of what you believe. I tell you, take heed. Because I am now planning to make you standing upright, not leaning to the right or to the left. If the statement from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a means and the goal is acting upon it, the final question, and thereby the answer becomes clear: If it is not permissible to take the means that leads to the goal, is it permissible to act upon the goal while the means is not established?

The questioner : You, who are answering, I ask you to answer this? The brothers are laughing ...

The Shaykh : This is the last thing. Yes, I say, may Allah bless you. It is not permissible to act upon a means that is not permissible to narrate, because we said and agreed upon a word of agreement, which is that the intended meaning of the statements of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the action. So if this statement is not permissible for us to narrate, how is it permissible for us to act upon it? And peace be upon you.

The questioner : The hadith that you narrated ...

The Shaykh : This is established, not weak, and your example with it is wrong. And it is sufficient for you in knowledge that I cited it in *Sahih al-Kalim al-Tayyib*. This is not a weak hadith. And peace be upon you.

The questioner : Is it permissible ... to step forward to lead the prayer?

The Shaykh : If there is no one who memorizes more than him, it is permissible.