The *sahih* in the terminology of hadith scholars is distinct from the *hasan*, so how is the statement of one who says of a single hadith: "It is *sahih* and *hasan*" to be understood?
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The questioner : 2: The *sahih* in the terminology of hadith scholars is distinct from the *hasan*, so how is the statement of one who says of a single hadith: "It is *sahih* and *hasan*" to be understood? And is this stronger than the term describing the hadith as *sahih*?
The Shaykh : Now, the *sahih* according to hadith scholars is distinct from the *hasan*, because the *sahih* is what is transmitted by a just narrator with complete precision, through a connected chain, free from anomaly and a decisive defect, while the *hasan* is what is transmitted by a just narrator with slight precision. Thus, the *sahih* is distinguished from the *hasan* in that the transmitter in the *hasan* has slight precision, whereas the transmitter in the *sahih* has complete precision. Therefore, they are two different things. So how is it correct to combine them in a single hadith and say "hasan sahih"?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Now, so it means it is *sahih* according to a group and *hasan* according to another group. This is one case. Yes.
The student: If it can be elevated to the rank of *sahih*, it is *hasan*... so it is elevated to the rank of *sahih*.
The Shaykh : No.
The student: Here, O Shaykh.
The student: The second opinion is that this hadith has two routes, so it is *sahih* from one route and *hasan* from another route.
The Shaykh : Perfect, perfect. That it has two routes, one of which is *sahih* and the other is *hasan*, so it is called a *hasan* hadith considering one route and a *sahih* hadith considering another route. A third aspect.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, because this is... yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Meaning, the one who traces the hadith to its sources is uncertain about its chain: is it *sahih* or *hasan*? Perfect. Now, rest. Which is stronger: if we describe the hadith as *sahih*, or if we describe the hadith as *hasan sahih*? Which is stronger?
The student: The *sahih*.
The Shaykh : The stronger one is the *sahih*?
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : In any case, may Allah keep you in goodness.
The student: I say, Shaykh Muhammad, this one says... he is the one they call al-Uthaymeen, and I know Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : He says that Muhammad Muslim al-Uthaymeen, or al-Uthaymeen.
The student: Al-Uthaymeen.
The Shaykh : Al-Uthaymeen. In any case, he wants to come to you, if Allah wills. Who is he? He is known. Do you know his father? Now, praise be to Allah.
The student: This is his son.
The Shaykh : His father is known, praise be to Allah. After him.
The student: We did not mention which one is stronger.
The Shaykh : Now, which one is stronger?
The student: The *sahih*.
The Shaykh : Rest. It is a mistake to say that describing the hadith as *sahih* is stronger. Yes, correct.
The student: The *sahih* is stronger.
The Shaykh : This is it. This is what the brother says: the stronger one is the *sahih*. Now, rest. If the reason that necessitated saying "hasan sahih" is doubt, then the *sahih* is stronger. And if the reason is that it came from two routes, then "hasan sahih" is stronger than "sahih." And if the scholars differ, one holding that this hadith is *sahih* and the other holding that it is *hasan*, then they are equal. Now, what comes after this?
The Shaykh : Now, the *sahih* according to hadith scholars is distinct from the *hasan*, because the *sahih* is what is transmitted by a just narrator with complete precision, through a connected chain, free from anomaly and a decisive defect, while the *hasan* is what is transmitted by a just narrator with slight precision. Thus, the *sahih* is distinguished from the *hasan* in that the transmitter in the *hasan* has slight precision, whereas the transmitter in the *sahih* has complete precision. Therefore, they are two different things. So how is it correct to combine them in a single hadith and say "hasan sahih"?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Now, so it means it is *sahih* according to a group and *hasan* according to another group. This is one case. Yes.
The student: If it can be elevated to the rank of *sahih*, it is *hasan*... so it is elevated to the rank of *sahih*.
The Shaykh : No.
The student: Here, O Shaykh.
The student: The second opinion is that this hadith has two routes, so it is *sahih* from one route and *hasan* from another route.
The Shaykh : Perfect, perfect. That it has two routes, one of which is *sahih* and the other is *hasan*, so it is called a *hasan* hadith considering one route and a *sahih* hadith considering another route. A third aspect.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : No, because this is... yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Meaning, the one who traces the hadith to its sources is uncertain about its chain: is it *sahih* or *hasan*? Perfect. Now, rest. Which is stronger: if we describe the hadith as *sahih*, or if we describe the hadith as *hasan sahih*? Which is stronger?
The student: The *sahih*.
The Shaykh : The stronger one is the *sahih*?
The student: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : In any case, may Allah keep you in goodness.
The student: I say, Shaykh Muhammad, this one says... he is the one they call al-Uthaymeen, and I know Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : He says that Muhammad Muslim al-Uthaymeen, or al-Uthaymeen.
The student: Al-Uthaymeen.
The Shaykh : Al-Uthaymeen. In any case, he wants to come to you, if Allah wills. Who is he? He is known. Do you know his father? Now, praise be to Allah.
The student: This is his son.
The Shaykh : His father is known, praise be to Allah. After him.
The student: We did not mention which one is stronger.
The Shaykh : Now, which one is stronger?
The student: The *sahih*.
The Shaykh : Rest. It is a mistake to say that describing the hadith as *sahih* is stronger. Yes, correct.
The student: The *sahih* is stronger.
The Shaykh : This is it. This is what the brother says: the stronger one is the *sahih*. Now, rest. If the reason that necessitated saying "hasan sahih" is doubt, then the *sahih* is stronger. And if the reason is that it came from two routes, then "hasan sahih" is stronger than "sahih." And if the scholars differ, one holding that this hadith is *sahih* and the other holding that it is *hasan*, then they are equal. Now, what comes after this?