Explanation of the author's statement: "And the details of that are mentioned in the books revealed from the sky and the reports of knowledge transmitted from the prophets."
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The Shaykh : He said: "And the details of that are mentioned in the books revealed from the sky and the reports of knowledge transmitted from the prophets"
What is the path to knowing the knowledge transmitted from the prophets? Because a sound chain of narration is necessary.
We say: The knowledge transmitted from the prophets is of two types:
One type is established by revelation, which is what is mentioned in the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah. There is no doubt about its authenticity.
The other type is established by transmission other than revelation. This is the one in which lying, distortion, alteration, and change have entered.
For this reason, one must be cautious about what is transmitted from the previous prophets, because it may be distorted, altered, or changed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) even said:Sunan Abi Dawud 3644Da'if (Al-Albani) Say: "We believe in what was revealed to us and what was revealed to you," but do not believe him in a specific case, nor deny him, because if you believe him, you may believe in falsehood, and if you deny him, you may deny the truth. So do not believe or deny, but say: "If this is from Allah, then I have believed in it, and if it is not from Him, then it is not from Him."
So what is the path to knowing what is transmitted from the prophets? It has two paths: revelation from the Book and the Sunnah, and it is clear that this is authentic and must be accepted. The second is transmission, and verification is required in this.
The scholars have divided what is transmitted from those who came before into three categories:
The first: What our Shari'ah has testified to as true.
The second: What our Shari'ah has testified to as false.
The ruling in these two is clear.
The third: What has not been judged as true or false.
In this case, one must suspend judgment; we do not believe it nor deny it.
"And in the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that which suffices and is enough" May Allah have mercy on him, he spoke the truth.
The knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him), whether in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), contains that which suffices and is enough.
What need is there for us to go around seeking sermons that soften hearts, going to bring, for example, from the sermons claimed to be those of David, or the words of Jesus, or the like? We are in no need of all this. In the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is that which suffices and is enough in all the chapters of knowledge and faith. What is in the knowledge that came in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) suffices and is enough.
Then, what is attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is divided into three categories: accepted, weak, and fabricated. It is not all authentic; it is not all authentic and accepted, but it contains the accepted, the weak, and the fabricated. And in the chapter of admonition, we are in no need of the weak or the fabricated.
As for the fabricated, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) agreed that it is not permissible to mention it or spread it among people, neither in the chapter of virtues and encouraging or warning, nor in any other chapter, except for one who mentions it to clarify that it is fabricated, to clarify its status.
As for the weak, the scholars differed on it, and those who said it is permissible to spread and transmit it set three conditions for it:
The first condition: That the weakness is not severe.
The second condition: That the original act upon which the reward or punishment is based is established by a sound means.
The third condition: That one does not believe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, but rather one is hesitant and not certain. Is that clear? Good.
As for the form of its presentation, one should not say: "The Messenger of Allah said," but rather say: "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah," "It is mentioned from him," or the like.
So the weak hadith, according to those who permit its spread and narration, must have three conditions: that it is not severely weak, that it has a sound basis, and thirdly, that one does not believe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it.
As for the manner of its presentation, it must not be in a form of certainty. You do not say "The Messenger of Allah said," but you say "It is narrated from him" or "It is mentioned from him," or the like. Good.
If you are with the general public who do not distinguish between "mentioned" and "said" and "narrated," they say: "Everything said in the pulpit is correct". What do you answer regarding "mentioned" and "said"? You never answer it, do you? No, you never bring it, because if you bring it to the common person, he will always believe that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, right? He does not know whether you said "mentioned" or "said." If you say "The Messenger of Allah said" or "It is said from the Messenger of Allah," it is all the same to him; he does not know the difference, is that not so? So we must know to whom we are speaking so that we do not mislead him.
Good, in this chapter—that is, in the chapter of the Hereafter and the signs of the Hour—many hadiths have been mentioned that are weak, and there are also fabricated ones, and most of these are in books of softening hearts and sermons. Therefore, one must be cautious of them, and one must also warn the general public, our families and others, who may come across such books in their hands, because these are books that if a person heard them, he would stand up crying and soften before them, and the world would be worth nothing to him, but they are fabricated against the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); they are not authentic. And these common people will believe in their authenticity. For this reason, if a fabricated hadith and an authentic hadith come, this is a man who prayed in a mosque where the imam does not recite anything but authentic hadiths, then he prayed in another mosque and his imam brought fabricated, false hadiths, but they contained mentions of the Fire, scorpions, snakes, and great terrors, so his heart was cut by weeping. He came to us, and we said: Where did you pray yesterday? He said: I prayed with so-and-so yesterday. How are his hadiths? I hope they are beautiful? He said: By Allah, the hadiths are nothing at all, even though they are in the two Sahihs and are authentic and beneficial hadiths, but he did not cry over them. He came saying: By Allah, they are nothing. Where did you pray tonight? He said: In such-and-such mosque. May Allah reward him with good, he brought hadiths that benefited us and reminded us of the Hereafter and made us forget the world, and they are all fabricated hadiths. Therefore, I say that one must be cautious about spreading hadiths that are not authentic among the general public, because the common person does not think that he wants to turn back from what he believes, except, may Allah except, some people from among people. So beware, beware of what is mentioned, and in this chapter, great and numerous hadiths have been mentioned regarding what is attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And in the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that which suffices and is enough" Truthfully, it cures the disease and suffices the need. By Allah, no one can be cured without the two revelations, the Book and the Sunnah, and no one's desire can be ended or their need satisfied without them, ever. Every believing person does not find what cures his heart except with the Book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
He said: "So whoever seeks it will find it"
"Seeks it" means to seek it, and "will find it" is correct; he will find it, praise be to Allah.
The Qur'an is in our hands, and the books of hadiths are in our hands, but they need scrutiny and clarification of the authentic from the weak, so that people build what they believe in this chapter on a sound foundation. Yes, that is right. I think I did not announce it. I announced the second one. No.
What is the path to knowing the knowledge transmitted from the prophets? Because a sound chain of narration is necessary.
We say: The knowledge transmitted from the prophets is of two types:
One type is established by revelation, which is what is mentioned in the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah. There is no doubt about its authenticity.
The other type is established by transmission other than revelation. This is the one in which lying, distortion, alteration, and change have entered.
For this reason, one must be cautious about what is transmitted from the previous prophets, because it may be distorted, altered, or changed. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) even said:
Whatever the people of the Book tell you, do not verify them, nor falsify them
إذا حدثكم أهل الكتاب، فلا تصدقوهم ولا تكذبوهمSo what is the path to knowing what is transmitted from the prophets? It has two paths: revelation from the Book and the Sunnah, and it is clear that this is authentic and must be accepted. The second is transmission, and verification is required in this.
The scholars have divided what is transmitted from those who came before into three categories:
The first: What our Shari'ah has testified to as true.
The second: What our Shari'ah has testified to as false.
The ruling in these two is clear.
The third: What has not been judged as true or false.
In this case, one must suspend judgment; we do not believe it nor deny it.
"And in the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that which suffices and is enough" May Allah have mercy on him, he spoke the truth.
The knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him), whether in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), contains that which suffices and is enough.
What need is there for us to go around seeking sermons that soften hearts, going to bring, for example, from the sermons claimed to be those of David, or the words of Jesus, or the like? We are in no need of all this. In the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), is that which suffices and is enough in all the chapters of knowledge and faith. What is in the knowledge that came in the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) suffices and is enough.
Then, what is attributed to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is divided into three categories: accepted, weak, and fabricated. It is not all authentic; it is not all authentic and accepted, but it contains the accepted, the weak, and the fabricated. And in the chapter of admonition, we are in no need of the weak or the fabricated.
As for the fabricated, the scholars (may Allah have mercy on them) agreed that it is not permissible to mention it or spread it among people, neither in the chapter of virtues and encouraging or warning, nor in any other chapter, except for one who mentions it to clarify that it is fabricated, to clarify its status.
As for the weak, the scholars differed on it, and those who said it is permissible to spread and transmit it set three conditions for it:
The first condition: That the weakness is not severe.
The second condition: That the original act upon which the reward or punishment is based is established by a sound means.
The third condition: That one does not believe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, but rather one is hesitant and not certain. Is that clear? Good.
As for the form of its presentation, one should not say: "The Messenger of Allah said," but rather say: "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah," "It is mentioned from him," or the like.
So the weak hadith, according to those who permit its spread and narration, must have three conditions: that it is not severely weak, that it has a sound basis, and thirdly, that one does not believe that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said it.
As for the manner of its presentation, it must not be in a form of certainty. You do not say "The Messenger of Allah said," but you say "It is narrated from him" or "It is mentioned from him," or the like. Good.
If you are with the general public who do not distinguish between "mentioned" and "said" and "narrated," they say: "Everything said in the pulpit is correct". What do you answer regarding "mentioned" and "said"? You never answer it, do you? No, you never bring it, because if you bring it to the common person, he will always believe that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said it, right? He does not know whether you said "mentioned" or "said." If you say "The Messenger of Allah said" or "It is said from the Messenger of Allah," it is all the same to him; he does not know the difference, is that not so? So we must know to whom we are speaking so that we do not mislead him.
Good, in this chapter—that is, in the chapter of the Hereafter and the signs of the Hour—many hadiths have been mentioned that are weak, and there are also fabricated ones, and most of these are in books of softening hearts and sermons. Therefore, one must be cautious of them, and one must also warn the general public, our families and others, who may come across such books in their hands, because these are books that if a person heard them, he would stand up crying and soften before them, and the world would be worth nothing to him, but they are fabricated against the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); they are not authentic. And these common people will believe in their authenticity. For this reason, if a fabricated hadith and an authentic hadith come, this is a man who prayed in a mosque where the imam does not recite anything but authentic hadiths, then he prayed in another mosque and his imam brought fabricated, false hadiths, but they contained mentions of the Fire, scorpions, snakes, and great terrors, so his heart was cut by weeping. He came to us, and we said: Where did you pray yesterday? He said: I prayed with so-and-so yesterday. How are his hadiths? I hope they are beautiful? He said: By Allah, the hadiths are nothing at all, even though they are in the two Sahihs and are authentic and beneficial hadiths, but he did not cry over them. He came saying: By Allah, they are nothing. Where did you pray tonight? He said: In such-and-such mosque. May Allah reward him with good, he brought hadiths that benefited us and reminded us of the Hereafter and made us forget the world, and they are all fabricated hadiths. Therefore, I say that one must be cautious about spreading hadiths that are not authentic among the general public, because the common person does not think that he wants to turn back from what he believes, except, may Allah except, some people from among people. So beware, beware of what is mentioned, and in this chapter, great and numerous hadiths have been mentioned regarding what is attributed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The author (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "And in the knowledge transmitted from Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is that which suffices and is enough" Truthfully, it cures the disease and suffices the need. By Allah, no one can be cured without the two revelations, the Book and the Sunnah, and no one's desire can be ended or their need satisfied without them, ever. Every believing person does not find what cures his heart except with the Book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
He said: "So whoever seeks it will find it"
"Seeks it" means to seek it, and "will find it" is correct; he will find it, praise be to Allah.
The Qur'an is in our hands, and the books of hadiths are in our hands, but they need scrutiny and clarification of the authentic from the weak, so that people build what they believe in this chapter on a sound foundation. Yes, that is right. I think I did not announce it. I announced the second one. No.