Your statement regarding some of the hadiths you authenticate: “Perhaps it rises to the level of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to external support).” Does this necessitate acting upon it?

The questioner : When you trace a hadith and pass judgment on it, you say, “Perhaps it rises to the level of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to external support).” Does this necessitate acting upon it?

The Shaykh : It depends on the degree of personal conviction. If the author, al-Tabban al-‘Iyad, says “perhaps,” then he does not have that feeling at all.
Al-Halabi : O our Shaykh, this aligns with what you graciously mentioned earlier at the beginning of the session.

The Shaykh : Well done, yes.