We have an imam of a mosque who does not cite evidence except from the hadiths narrated by the two Shaykhs. Is this correct?
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The questioner : We have an imam of a mosque who does not cite evidence except from the hadiths narrated by the two Shaykhs alone. Is this correct, O honorable Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The correct view is that everything that is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is a proof, whether it is from the two Sahihs or from other sources. The two Sahihs did not include all the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family); rather, there are authentic hadiths that are not in the two Sahihs nor in either of them, and the people have accepted them, authenticated them, acted upon them, and believed in their implications.
It is said to this man: Why did you cite as evidence only what was narrated by the two Shaykhs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, and not others?
If he says: "Because their books are the most authentic of the books," we say: If the criterion is authenticity, then any book that contains an authentic hadith, it is obligatory for you to accept it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The correct view is that everything that is authentic from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) is a proof, whether it is from the two Sahihs or from other sources. The two Sahihs did not include all the authentic hadiths from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him and his family); rather, there are authentic hadiths that are not in the two Sahihs nor in either of them, and the people have accepted them, authenticated them, acted upon them, and believed in their implications.
It is said to this man: Why did you cite as evidence only what was narrated by the two Shaykhs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, and not others?
If he says: "Because their books are the most authentic of the books," we say: If the criterion is authenticity, then any book that contains an authentic hadith, it is obligatory for you to accept it.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.