Al-Tirmidhi cited a corroborating narration for it from the hadith of Hakim ibn Hizam.
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The Shaykh : Then the author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “And from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him), and al-Tirmidhi cited a corroborating narration for it from the hadith of Hakim ibn Hizam”:
He cited a corroborating narration for it: the meaning of a corroborating narration is what indicates the meaning of the hadith. What is meant by a corroborating narration is what indicates the meaning of the hadith. The scholars of terminology have three things regarding this topic: consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain, all of which relate to strengthening hadiths by supporting one another.
As for the corroborating narration: it is a hadith narrated from another source that supports it in meaning. This is called a corroborating narration.
As for the supporting chain: it is when another man follows a weak man in taking from his teacher. This is called a supporting chain.
Then, it may be partial if it is in those above the teacher, and it may be complete if it is in the teacher.
As for consideration, it is tracing the routes of the hadith to see if there is a corroborating narration for this hadith or a supporting chain for this narrator. The scholars of terminology call this consideration. So these are three things. Tell them to us, O Hidayah: consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain.
The student: I did not hear!
The Shaykh : I did not hear, and where are you?
The student: Here.
The Shaykh : You are in the book. May Allah guide you, may Allah guide you. No, this is not better. No, do not point to the recorder. You should know. Well, what are the three?
The student: The corroborating narration.
The Shaykh : No, the one behind you.
The student: Consideration.
The Shaykh : Consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain. Well, what is a supporting chain? It is when a weak narrator is matched by another narrator who takes the hadith either from his teacher or from someone above him. An example of that: Zayd narrated a hadith from 'Amr, and Zayd is among the weak narrators, so Bakr narrated this hadith from 'Amr. We call this a supporting chain, because Bakr followed Zayd in taking from 'Amr, and this strengthens it.
As for the corroborating narration, it is that a hadith is narrated that agrees with it in meaning but from another route. This is called a corroborating narration, and we named it a corroborating narration because it is foreign, foreign to this hadith; there is no supporting chain or anything in it. Another independent hadith came.
Tracing the routes for this thing is called consideration, because when the scholars see a weak hadith, they go searching in the books of hadith, hoping to find a corroborating narration for it or a supporting chain for its narrator, in order for it to be strengthened. Because we are commanded to preserve the Sunnah, if we see a hadith with a weak chain that does not contradict the authentic hadiths, let us search for it to see if we find a corroborating narration for it or a supporting chain for its weak narrator.
As for if the hadith is anomalous in its text, its matter is easy, because if we exerted ourselves and found authentic routes for it, and it is anomalous in its text, it would not be authentic. That is, do not exhaust yourself if you see this hadith contradicting the authentic hadiths; do not exhaust yourself, because if you look, the anomalous hadith is not authentic. But sometimes the weakness is in terms of the chain, and the hadith, for example, does not contradict the authentic hadiths, or perhaps the authentic hadiths support it in its general meaning. In this case, it is recommended, if not obligatory, that you trace the routes in order to obtain what strengthens it, whether a corroborating narration or a supporting chain. Well.
He cited a corroborating narration for it: the meaning of a corroborating narration is what indicates the meaning of the hadith. What is meant by a corroborating narration is what indicates the meaning of the hadith. The scholars of terminology have three things regarding this topic: consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain, all of which relate to strengthening hadiths by supporting one another.
As for the corroborating narration: it is a hadith narrated from another source that supports it in meaning. This is called a corroborating narration.
As for the supporting chain: it is when another man follows a weak man in taking from his teacher. This is called a supporting chain.
Then, it may be partial if it is in those above the teacher, and it may be complete if it is in the teacher.
As for consideration, it is tracing the routes of the hadith to see if there is a corroborating narration for this hadith or a supporting chain for this narrator. The scholars of terminology call this consideration. So these are three things. Tell them to us, O Hidayah: consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain.
The student: I did not hear!
The Shaykh : I did not hear, and where are you?
The student: Here.
The Shaykh : You are in the book. May Allah guide you, may Allah guide you. No, this is not better. No, do not point to the recorder. You should know. Well, what are the three?
The student: The corroborating narration.
The Shaykh : No, the one behind you.
The student: Consideration.
The Shaykh : Consideration, a corroborating narration, and a supporting chain. Well, what is a supporting chain? It is when a weak narrator is matched by another narrator who takes the hadith either from his teacher or from someone above him. An example of that: Zayd narrated a hadith from 'Amr, and Zayd is among the weak narrators, so Bakr narrated this hadith from 'Amr. We call this a supporting chain, because Bakr followed Zayd in taking from 'Amr, and this strengthens it.
As for the corroborating narration, it is that a hadith is narrated that agrees with it in meaning but from another route. This is called a corroborating narration, and we named it a corroborating narration because it is foreign, foreign to this hadith; there is no supporting chain or anything in it. Another independent hadith came.
Tracing the routes for this thing is called consideration, because when the scholars see a weak hadith, they go searching in the books of hadith, hoping to find a corroborating narration for it or a supporting chain for its narrator, in order for it to be strengthened. Because we are commanded to preserve the Sunnah, if we see a hadith with a weak chain that does not contradict the authentic hadiths, let us search for it to see if we find a corroborating narration for it or a supporting chain for its weak narrator.
As for if the hadith is anomalous in its text, its matter is easy, because if we exerted ourselves and found authentic routes for it, and it is anomalous in its text, it would not be authentic. That is, do not exhaust yourself if you see this hadith contradicting the authentic hadiths; do not exhaust yourself, because if you look, the anomalous hadith is not authentic. But sometimes the weakness is in terms of the chain, and the hadith, for example, does not contradict the authentic hadiths, or perhaps the authentic hadiths support it in its general meaning. In this case, it is recommended, if not obligatory, that you trace the routes in order to obtain what strengthens it, whether a corroborating narration or a supporting chain. Well.