Some of the pretenders to hadith among the people of our era have spoken on the validation of chains of narration and their correction, saying: If we were to pass over the narration of this statement and mention of its defect, it would be a sound opinion.
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The reader: "Some of the pretenders to hadith among the people of our era have spoken on the validation of chains of narration and their correction, saying: If we were to pass over the narration of this statement and mention of its defect, it would be a sound opinion and a correct school of thought, for turning away from a rejected statement is more likely to kill it off and silence mention of its author, and it is less likely that this would serve as an alert to the ignorant about it. However, because we feared the evil consequences, the ignorance of the ignorant regarding new matters, and their haste to believe the errors of those who err and the statements rejected by scholars, we deemed it best to expose the defect of his statement and refute his argument to the extent that befits it, as this is more beneficial for people and better for the outcome, if Allah wills."
The Shaykh: This statement is correct. That is, a person hesitates between publishing a weak statement and refuting it, or leaving it alone. He says: "Some of the pretenders to hadith among the people of our era have spoken on the validation of chains of narration and their correction, saying: If we were to pass over the narration of this statement and mention of its defect, it would be a sound opinion and a correct school of thought." Then he gives the reason: "For turning away from a rejected statement is more likely to kill it off and silence mention of its author, and it is less likely that this would serve as an alert to the ignorant about it. However, we feared..." This is correct. Therefore, if you want something to spread, refute it, and people will take up this refutation and argue about it, and in that there will be a spread of the statement. But it is feared, as Muslim said, that if we left it, the ignorant would be misled by it. So the requirement of advice is that it be mentioned, and it is better for it to become known as weak and refuted than for it to be left in silence.
The Shaykh: This statement is correct. That is, a person hesitates between publishing a weak statement and refuting it, or leaving it alone. He says: "Some of the pretenders to hadith among the people of our era have spoken on the validation of chains of narration and their correction, saying: If we were to pass over the narration of this statement and mention of its defect, it would be a sound opinion and a correct school of thought." Then he gives the reason: "For turning away from a rejected statement is more likely to kill it off and silence mention of its author, and it is less likely that this would serve as an alert to the ignorant about it. However, we feared..." This is correct. Therefore, if you want something to spread, refute it, and people will take up this refutation and argue about it, and in that there will be a spread of the statement. But it is feared, as Muslim said, that if we left it, the ignorant would be misled by it. So the requirement of advice is that it be mentioned, and it is better for it to become known as weak and refuted than for it to be left in silence.