Discussion of the hasan hadith
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Al-Halabi : In unison
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. He mentions the numerous chains of a single hadith and leaves it to you to judge that the hadith is weak, and that is all. There is no difference in his practice, and I do not know if this distinction was also in the text itself or not, but in his practice, it does not appear that he has anything called a hasan hadith based on the totality of its chains. He has nothing of this sort, even though he may mention three chains or more and say that the hadith is not to be used as evidence.
Al-Halabi : Shaykh, there is a background to the transmission of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar’s statement in *al-Nukhbat* regarding the definition of the hasan hadith. It says: “It is the one in which the memorizers differed regarding some of its narrators.” What is this transmission from him, especially since I have come across his statement in *al-Bayan: Bayan al-Wahm wa al-Ihham* defining the hasan hadith, where he said: “It is the hadith in which the memorizers differed regarding its authenticity or its lack thereof.” So he mentioned the difference regarding the hadith itself, not regarding the men.
The Shaykh : This is his wording as it is transmitted.
Al-Halabi : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : The wording of al-Hafiz, of course, differs, so it is very important to refer to the original sources.
Al-Halabi : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The attendees: Praise be to Allah
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, well. My brother, we have not seen you for a long time, and then we did not see you again.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. He mentions the numerous chains of a single hadith and leaves it to you to judge that the hadith is weak, and that is all. There is no difference in his practice, and I do not know if this distinction was also in the text itself or not, but in his practice, it does not appear that he has anything called a hasan hadith based on the totality of its chains. He has nothing of this sort, even though he may mention three chains or more and say that the hadith is not to be used as evidence.
Al-Halabi : Shaykh, there is a background to the transmission of al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar’s statement in *al-Nukhbat* regarding the definition of the hasan hadith. It says: “It is the one in which the memorizers differed regarding some of its narrators.” What is this transmission from him, especially since I have come across his statement in *al-Bayan: Bayan al-Wahm wa al-Ihham* defining the hasan hadith, where he said: “It is the hadith in which the memorizers differed regarding its authenticity or its lack thereof.” So he mentioned the difference regarding the hadith itself, not regarding the men.
The Shaykh : This is his wording as it is transmitted.
Al-Halabi : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : The wording of al-Hafiz, of course, differs, so it is very important to refer to the original sources.
Al-Halabi : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The attendees: Praise be to Allah
The Shaykh : If Allah wills, well. My brother, we have not seen you for a long time, and then we did not see you again.
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