Is analogical reasoning preferred over a weak hadith?
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The questioner : If we find a weak hadith and analogical reasoning...?
The Shaykh : Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) prefers a weak hadith over analogical reasoning, but on the condition that its weakness is tolerable, not the weak that is crumbling. He holds, may Allah have mercy on him, that a weak hadith takes precedence over opinion.
But there is a point to consider in this issue, because if it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it contradicts the known principles of the Shari'ah, it should be discarded.
The Shaykh : Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) prefers a weak hadith over analogical reasoning, but on the condition that its weakness is tolerable, not the weak that is crumbling. He holds, may Allah have mercy on him, that a weak hadith takes precedence over opinion.
But there is a point to consider in this issue, because if it is not established from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and it contradicts the known principles of the Shari'ah, it should be discarded.