What are the criteria for identifying a weak hadith and a very weak hadith?
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The questioner : All right, our Shaykh, regarding the issue of the weak and the very weak, we need, for example, criteria. For instance, can you tell us in some detail, for example, when do we know from the chain that it is very weak, and when is it merely weak?
The Shaykh : From the biography of the man, for example, if a scholar, a hadith scholar, or a memorizer like Ahmad or al-Bukhari says, "This is weak," can you say, "It is very weak"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : And peace and mercy of Allah be upon you. Or if he says, "This is very weak," can you say, "It is weak"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Now, how do you distinguish between a weak hadith and a very weak one?
The questioner : So, he says, "Very weak," or he gives what indicates this.
The Shaykh : It is this.
The Shaykh : From the biography of the man, for example, if a scholar, a hadith scholar, or a memorizer like Ahmad or al-Bukhari says, "This is weak," can you say, "It is very weak"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : And peace and mercy of Allah be upon you. Or if he says, "This is very weak," can you say, "It is weak"?
The questioner : No
The Shaykh : Now, how do you distinguish between a weak hadith and a very weak one?
The questioner : So, he says, "Very weak," or he gives what indicates this.
The Shaykh : It is this.
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