Discussion: What are the criticisms leveled against the books of creed that contain weak hadiths?
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The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Abdullah al-Shamri: Shaykh, I am calling you from Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The Sunnah is the first thing.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. I am a student of knowledge.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If a person is earnest, naturally, and it is very important that he strives for pure tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : So, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, you said in one of your tapes about pure creed and the fresh knowledge or Islam that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded and that the Companions lived with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), that it is not widespread in the Islamic world, not even in Saudi Arabia, which is the land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). The knowledge there is not like that, and there is blessing in the matter there, but it is not entirely what is required.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, and I want the pure one, Shaykh. I want the true knowledge, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : The question is understood, but how do you want it? We tell you, "Whoever walks on the path will arrive," and this is a meaning derived from His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):[Al-'Ankabut 29:69], and our Prophet (may the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him) used to say: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2682Da'if (Darussalam), so we tell you, walk the path of true knowledge and you will attain it. Do you see this as the answer to your question?
The questioner : No, I want to add more words so that you understand my knowledge.
The Shaykh : If you had done that before bringing me to such a question, then complete your speech.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, now, praise be to Allah, Allah has made the seeking of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) beloved to me.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Now I am in the university, in the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) department.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And we know that even the colleges, the existing colleges in the Islamic world, have criticisms leveled against them.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, you are right.
The questioner : Yes, and in some books, and some teaching methods are also not sound.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : Yes, and some hadiths are acted upon, and they contain weakness and fabrication.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, so now, truly, it is the Book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger.
The Shaykh : My brother, no lectures, may Allah bless you. Tell me what you want?
The questioner : Yes, I want to know, for example, you said that even in Saudi Arabia, meaning, now we say that it is the land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, but are there, in the books that we are studying now, some wrong matters? For example, I called you a while ago and heard you, and I understood that the matter of your rejection of the weak hadith that some scholars use as evidence in their saying thatSahih Muslim 2612e.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, this matter is clear, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Are there, for example, observations on, for example, the Book of Tawhid? Are all the hadiths present in the Book of Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab hadiths that are acted upon?
The Shaykh : Now the question has developed, may Allah guide you...
The questioner : Yes, and is it the same in "Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah"? Are there criticisms of the current explanations of it? And they study "Al-Tahawiyyah," are there criticisms of the current explanations of it?
The Shaykh : This question is not easy to answer, may Allah guide you; because this requires recalling all the ideas present in these books and all the hadiths present in these books, and you know that I used to trace "Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah" (Explanation of the Tahawi Creed) in the past.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And there are many weak hadiths, so how can I answer you on this broad question which requires lectures for an answer? Why don't you ask a specific question, may Allah forgive you, so we can answer you with a yes or no.
The questioner : Yes, well, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, now, for example, the weak hadiths found in Al-Tahawiyyah, did they result in a flaw in the understanding of the Salaf that is not true? Meaning, is it, in concept, the clear and sound Salafi creed?
The Shaykh : Is not the hadith you asked about earlier sufficient for you:Sahih Muslim 2612e.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is not this example sufficient for you?
The questioner : Yes, this is enough, I have left it and known it.
The Shaykh : Well, and there may be others like it, so if a hadith confuses you, ask me about it. As for me, I am not now preparing for you from among such hadiths, for my mind and intellect are not currently directed toward such an enumeration that you are demanding of me.
And peace be upon you.
The questioner : Abdullah al-Shamri: Shaykh, I am calling you from Riyadh.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner : The Sunnah is the first thing.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh. I am a student of knowledge.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If a person is earnest, naturally, and it is very important that he strives for pure tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : So, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, you said in one of your tapes about pure creed and the fresh knowledge or Islam that Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded and that the Companions lived with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), that it is not widespread in the Islamic world, not even in Saudi Arabia, which is the land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah). The knowledge there is not like that, and there is blessing in the matter there, but it is not entirely what is required.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, and I want the pure one, Shaykh. I want the true knowledge, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : The question is understood, but how do you want it? We tell you, "Whoever walks on the path will arrive," and this is a meaning derived from His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He):
And those who strive for Us - We will surely guide them to Our ways
وَالَّذِينَ جَاهَدُوا فِينَا لَنَهْدِيَنَّهُمْ سُبُلَنَاWhoever takes a path upon which he seeks knowledge, then Allah makes a path to Paradise easy for him.
مَن سَلَكَ طريقًا يلتمس فيه علمًا سَلَكَ اللهُ به طريقًا إلى الجنَّةThe questioner : No, I want to add more words so that you understand my knowledge.
The Shaykh : If you had done that before bringing me to such a question, then complete your speech.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, now, praise be to Allah, Allah has made the seeking of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) beloved to me.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Now I am in the university, in the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) department.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And we know that even the colleges, the existing colleges in the Islamic world, have criticisms leveled against them.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, you are right.
The questioner : Yes, and in some books, and some teaching methods are also not sound.
The Shaykh : Correct.
The questioner : Yes, and some hadiths are acted upon, and they contain weakness and fabrication.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, so now, truly, it is the Book of Allah and the authentic Sunnah of His Messenger.
The Shaykh : My brother, no lectures, may Allah bless you. Tell me what you want?
The questioner : Yes, I want to know, for example, you said that even in Saudi Arabia, meaning, now we say that it is the land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Yes, but are there, in the books that we are studying now, some wrong matters? For example, I called you a while ago and heard you, and I understood that the matter of your rejection of the weak hadith that some scholars use as evidence in their saying that
for Allah created Adam in His own image
أن الله خلق آدم على صورتهThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Yes, this matter is clear, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner : Are there, for example, observations on, for example, the Book of Tawhid? Are all the hadiths present in the Book of Tawhid by Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab hadiths that are acted upon?
The Shaykh : Now the question has developed, may Allah guide you...
The questioner : Yes, and is it the same in "Al-'Aqidah al-Wasitiyyah"? Are there criticisms of the current explanations of it? And they study "Al-Tahawiyyah," are there criticisms of the current explanations of it?
The Shaykh : This question is not easy to answer, may Allah guide you; because this requires recalling all the ideas present in these books and all the hadiths present in these books, and you know that I used to trace "Sharh al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah" (Explanation of the Tahawi Creed) in the past.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And there are many weak hadiths, so how can I answer you on this broad question which requires lectures for an answer? Why don't you ask a specific question, may Allah forgive you, so we can answer you with a yes or no.
The questioner : Yes, well, Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, now, for example, the weak hadiths found in Al-Tahawiyyah, did they result in a flaw in the understanding of the Salaf that is not true? Meaning, is it, in concept, the clear and sound Salafi creed?
The Shaykh : Is not the hadith you asked about earlier sufficient for you:
for Allah created Adam in His own image
إنَّ الله خلق آدم على صورة الرحمنThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is not this example sufficient for you?
The questioner : Yes, this is enough, I have left it and known it.
The Shaykh : Well, and there may be others like it, so if a hadith confuses you, ask me about it. As for me, I am not now preparing for you from among such hadiths, for my mind and intellect are not currently directed toward such an enumeration that you are demanding of me.
And peace be upon you.
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