Does the Shaykh al-Islam act upon weak hadiths?
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The Shaykh : Fuad.
The questioner : ... From the methodology of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), it is permissible for a person, at times, when narrating a weak hadith, to have no blame on him if he points it out in another place. Because sometimes he narrates hadiths and transmits them without following them up with anything, and in another place he points out that they are weak. Is there no harm in this?
The Shaykh : Not in every case. He may see that their weakness is not severe, and that they are brought for the purpose of citing evidence, and the discussion regarding them does not come to his mind, while the discussion regarding them comes to his mind in another place.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, the speech is of two types. As for the general public, one does not narrate a weak hadith at all, except if one clarifies that by using the phrasing, saying: "It is narrated" or "It is mentioned." Yes.
The questioner : ... From the methodology of Shaykh al-Islam (may Allah have mercy on him), it is permissible for a person, at times, when narrating a weak hadith, to have no blame on him if he points it out in another place. Because sometimes he narrates hadiths and transmits them without following them up with anything, and in another place he points out that they are weak. Is there no harm in this?
The Shaykh : Not in every case. He may see that their weakness is not severe, and that they are brought for the purpose of citing evidence, and the discussion regarding them does not come to his mind, while the discussion regarding them comes to his mind in another place.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, the speech is of two types. As for the general public, one does not narrate a weak hadith at all, except if one clarifies that by using the phrasing, saying: "It is narrated" or "It is mentioned." Yes.