Addendum: Is the addition of “and His blessings” in the closing salam established, and how should one deal with those who deem it correct?
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The questioner : A study on the addition of “and His blessings” is available from the brother...
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : The brother Shihbah; it is with Shihbah, O Shaykh. The study is available, but O Shaykh, the question is: the scholars who issue rulings on these matters and mention the jurisprudence of this hadith from this perspective are distinguished, great scholars, O Shaykh. And on the other hand, there are also distinguished, great scholars who deny this statement. So what should a student of knowledge follow among those scholars? This is a great, difficult issue, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory for him, if he is able to know the truth by himself, to research until he reaches the correct view. And if he is unable to do so and sees that his capacity is limited regarding these and those scholars, let him follow the one he sees as being closer to the correct view. Do you understand? So, for example, if the criteria for preference indicate that the narrations in the two Sahihs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, and other established books of knowledge deny it or establish it, that is one of the criteria for preference, without a doubt.
The Shaykh : Who is he?
The questioner : The brother Shihbah; it is with Shihbah, O Shaykh. The study is available, but O Shaykh, the question is: the scholars who issue rulings on these matters and mention the jurisprudence of this hadith from this perspective are distinguished, great scholars, O Shaykh. And on the other hand, there are also distinguished, great scholars who deny this statement. So what should a student of knowledge follow among those scholars? This is a great, difficult issue, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is obligatory for him, if he is able to know the truth by himself, to research until he reaches the correct view. And if he is unable to do so and sees that his capacity is limited regarding these and those scholars, let him follow the one he sees as being closer to the correct view. Do you understand? So, for example, if the criteria for preference indicate that the narrations in the two Sahihs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, and other established books of knowledge deny it or establish it, that is one of the criteria for preference, without a doubt.