Questions about the limit of the era that can be used as evidence for the Arabic language?
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The Shaykh : Even though it came in a weak hadith.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, and who narrated it?
The Shaykh : Because it is not established that the Messenger of Allah said it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the Messenger of Allah said it...
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Now, some grammarians are being stubborn and say: We do not accept even the authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah as evidence for the language.
The student: Allahu Akbar!
The Shaykh : Yes, because your evidence is transmitted by meaning; your evidence is transmitted by meaning.
The student: How do you know?
The Shaykh : No, it does not contradict. If the transmitter was a Companion or from the Tabi'un, even though there was disagreement among the Tabi'un regarding language which we do not accept, who says? We do not accept this wording... But Ibn Hisham and Ibn Malik criticized these scholars. The principle is that what is transmitted from the Messenger of Allah is the wording. Okay, if we say, "We say this speech," we say: Who says this poem? It was said by Imru' al-Qays. This is further away, yes.
The questioner : Imru' al-Qays?
The Shaykh : No, perhaps now al-Mutanabbi could provide verses better than Imru' al-Qays, so in this case.
The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, and who narrated it?
The Shaykh : Because it is not established that the Messenger of Allah said it.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : If the Messenger of Allah said it...
The questioner : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Now, some grammarians are being stubborn and say: We do not accept even the authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah as evidence for the language.
The student: Allahu Akbar!
The Shaykh : Yes, because your evidence is transmitted by meaning; your evidence is transmitted by meaning.
The student: How do you know?
The Shaykh : No, it does not contradict. If the transmitter was a Companion or from the Tabi'un, even though there was disagreement among the Tabi'un regarding language which we do not accept, who says? We do not accept this wording... But Ibn Hisham and Ibn Malik criticized these scholars. The principle is that what is transmitted from the Messenger of Allah is the wording. Okay, if we say, "We say this speech," we say: Who says this poem? It was said by Imru' al-Qays. This is further away, yes.
The questioner : Imru' al-Qays?
The Shaykh : No, perhaps now al-Mutanabbi could provide verses better than Imru' al-Qays, so in this case.