A beginner student heard a hadith that the early scholars authenticated and the later scholars weakened, so what should he do?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. I am a beginner student, but sometimes I find it difficult. I hear a hadith that, for example, the early scholars authenticated and the later scholars weakened, so it is a problem for me. What should I do in this case?
The Shaykh : This is a beginner student who says: A hadith is presented to him that the previous scholars authenticated and the later scholars weakened?
The answer to this is: If you have the ability to know the reason for the weakening of the hadith and that it is the truth, then follow what you see to be the truth. However, if you do not have the ability and you say that you are a beginner student, then follow what the earlier scholars say, because they are closer to the truth than the later scholars. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is a beginner student who says: A hadith is presented to him that the previous scholars authenticated and the later scholars weakened?
The answer to this is: If you have the ability to know the reason for the weakening of the hadith and that it is the truth, then follow what you see to be the truth. However, if you do not have the ability and you say that you are a beginner student, then follow what the earlier scholars say, because they are closer to the truth than the later scholars. Yes.