The Shaykh was asked: How do you distinguish an authentic hadith from a weak one, and the practical Sunnah? And how do you know that this Shaykh took from that Shaykh?
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The Shaykh : This is what we say, but what does he say? We do not adopt this generalization that he outlines, but we return to it and say: How did you know that so-and-so is a student of so-and-so? What is the way? What is the path? The path is... well, the question is directed to you regarding him. What is the way to distinguish a correct report from a weak report?
The questioner : As for the reports, as he said...The Shaykh : He rejects them!
The Shaykh : So what does he accept?
The questioner : He accepts the Sunnah, and specifically, he distinguishes between the Sunnah and the hadith. I mean the Sunnah that is the practical Sunnah. For example, regarding prayer, he says this prayer came to us through practical transmission, not through what we believe!
The Shaykh : Leave us alone, my brother. Why don't we...
The questioner : He says, from his sources of knowledge, one of them is... I mean, how does he worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? And so on. The practical Sunnah; he distinguishes it from the hadiths.
The Shaykh : What is the practical Sunnah? For example, in Hajj! What is the practical Sunnah? I am saying this in advance, not in front of him, because as soon as he hears the word, he will jump up in a way that he fears he might die from it. We are saying now that he does not know how to perform Hajj based on the practical Sunnah with certainty. And you are calling and asking him this question! How do you perform Hajj? Among the Muslims who are not pleased with their religion, there is those who perform Hajj Ifrad, and there are those who perform Hajj Qiran, and there are those who perform Hajj Tamattu'. So which type does he perform, and what is his evidence for it at that time?
The questioner : It is permissible for him to perform Hajj before the seclusion!
Another questioner : The sayings of the jurists, meaning he trusts Abu Hanifa!
The Shaykh : Look at what he knows by saying "Abu Hanifa." Listen, everyone, the previous question twists and turns like an octopus, strangling him. He does not know what Abu Hanifa said!
The questioner : ... Transmission.
The Shaykh : He must return to it. Now, this transmission contains authentic and weak reports, by the agreement of both groups. Our path is known, so what is his path when he says "Abu Hanifa said this"? What is the path by which he reached this knowledge? He has no path at all. His religion is his desire. He has no methodology. It is impossible, everyone, for a person in the end times to contradict the Muslims in their methodology.
The questioner : As for the reports, as he said...The Shaykh : He rejects them!
The Shaykh : So what does he accept?
The questioner : He accepts the Sunnah, and specifically, he distinguishes between the Sunnah and the hadith. I mean the Sunnah that is the practical Sunnah. For example, regarding prayer, he says this prayer came to us through practical transmission, not through what we believe!
The Shaykh : Leave us alone, my brother. Why don't we...
The questioner : He says, from his sources of knowledge, one of them is... I mean, how does he worship Allah (Mighty and Majestic)? And so on. The practical Sunnah; he distinguishes it from the hadiths.
The Shaykh : What is the practical Sunnah? For example, in Hajj! What is the practical Sunnah? I am saying this in advance, not in front of him, because as soon as he hears the word, he will jump up in a way that he fears he might die from it. We are saying now that he does not know how to perform Hajj based on the practical Sunnah with certainty. And you are calling and asking him this question! How do you perform Hajj? Among the Muslims who are not pleased with their religion, there is those who perform Hajj Ifrad, and there are those who perform Hajj Qiran, and there are those who perform Hajj Tamattu'. So which type does he perform, and what is his evidence for it at that time?
The questioner : It is permissible for him to perform Hajj before the seclusion!
Another questioner : The sayings of the jurists, meaning he trusts Abu Hanifa!
The Shaykh : Look at what he knows by saying "Abu Hanifa." Listen, everyone, the previous question twists and turns like an octopus, strangling him. He does not know what Abu Hanifa said!
The questioner : ... Transmission.
The Shaykh : He must return to it. Now, this transmission contains authentic and weak reports, by the agreement of both groups. Our path is known, so what is his path when he says "Abu Hanifa said this"? What is the path by which he reached this knowledge? He has no path at all. His religion is his desire. He has no methodology. It is impossible, everyone, for a person in the end times to contradict the Muslims in their methodology.
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