Is there in the hadith: "It is sufficient for a person to be a liar if he narrates everything he hears," a prohibition against narrating hadith?
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The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not intend that one should narrate everything he hears without verification. For this reason, he said: And the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is truthful. So if a person is a chatterbox who talks about everything he hears, his stumbles will increase. For this reason, it was said: "Whoever speaks much, his errors increase".
This is a tested and observed reality. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "so-and-so said" and "so-and-so said." If a person's only concern is "so-and-so said this" and "so-and-so said that," this wastes his time and leads to many problems. You yourself may narrate a hadith you heard from someone, and then it becomes clear that that person was mistaken. What is your standing then? Answer: You narrated a hadith from a person, and it became clear that he was mistaken. What is your standing then? You fall into difficulty and your rank among people decreases. For this reason, a person should not narrate everything he hears until he is certain and it becomes clear, and his narration is based on...
The Shaykh : The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not intend that one should narrate everything he hears without verification. For this reason, he said:
everything he hears
بكل ما سمعThis is a tested and observed reality. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade "so-and-so said" and "so-and-so said." If a person's only concern is "so-and-so said this" and "so-and-so said that," this wastes his time and leads to many problems. You yourself may narrate a hadith you heard from someone, and then it becomes clear that that person was mistaken. What is your standing then? Answer: You narrated a hadith from a person, and it became clear that he was mistaken. What is your standing then? You fall into difficulty and your rank among people decreases. For this reason, a person should not narrate everything he hears until he is certain and it becomes clear, and his narration is based on...