Regarding the term "hasan sahih," why do we need to mention hasan when the hadith has reached the level of sahih?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding the fifth classification, hasan sahih, since it is sahih, do we need the hasan? I mean, its rank is...?
The Shaykh : No, you must know how it reached the level of sahih. Did it reach sahih through a total of five weak chains, or did it reach sahih through a chain that is hasan in itself, plus other weak chains that strengthened it? Do you see the difference?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, the difference is between the weakness being in all the chains, in which case it is sahih for other reasons, and the weakness not being in all the chains but in the majority of them, with one of them being hasan in itself. The important thing is that the expression is concise and clear. If we say a hadith is sahih, we mean in technical terms that it is sahih by the total of its weak chains. If we say hasan sahih, it is sahih by the total of a chain that is hasan in itself, plus chains that take support from it.
The student: The hadith of the prayer of tasbih, one of its chains is hasan, and it has many other chains, so it becomes hasan sahih.
The Shaykh : No, you must know how it reached the level of sahih. Did it reach sahih through a total of five weak chains, or did it reach sahih through a chain that is hasan in itself, plus other weak chains that strengthened it? Do you see the difference?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : I mean, the difference is between the weakness being in all the chains, in which case it is sahih for other reasons, and the weakness not being in all the chains but in the majority of them, with one of them being hasan in itself. The important thing is that the expression is concise and clear. If we say a hadith is sahih, we mean in technical terms that it is sahih by the total of its weak chains. If we say hasan sahih, it is sahih by the total of a chain that is hasan in itself, plus chains that take support from it.
The student: The hadith of the prayer of tasbih, one of its chains is hasan, and it has many other chains, so it becomes hasan sahih.