How to reconcile his statement (peace be upon him) in the hadith: (Do not curse your rulers and do not betray them) with his statement in the other hadith
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The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I am from Riyadh, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In Riyadh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Father, O Shaykh, I am asking you about the contradiction between two hadiths?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I called you today at Dhuhr, I was busy.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said I called you today at Dhuhr, I told you to speak after Isha.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : It is, O Shaykh, the hadith in the Book of Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, I am listening to you, tell me!
The questioner : The hadith: : Here, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : My brother, finish your speech, may Allah guide you, your words were lost and the time was lost.
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The hadith: .
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith: .
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What are the ways of reconciling the two hadiths.
The Shaykh : First.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The rule in reconciling two hadiths: it is required that the two hadiths be from the category of acceptable ones.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this condition does not apply here because your first hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner : Which one, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Your first hadith, I am telling you, your first hadith.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Do you not know your first hadith?
The questioner : .
The Shaykh : Okay, I am telling you your first hadith! It is not my hadith!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner Weak?
The Shaykh : So you do not need to reconcile between them.
The questioner : I read its chain of narration, O Shaykh, in the Book of Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In "The Book of Sunnah" by Ibn Abi 'Asim.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : It says: with a good chain of narration.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : I am saying, O Shaykh, the hadith: You say: its chain of narration is good in "The Book of Sunnah"!!
The student : I am telling you, O our Shaykh: You say its chain of narration is good!
The Shaykh : I am saying its chain of narration is good?!
The questioner : Yes, in "The Book of Sunnah" by Ibn Abi 'Asim.
The Shaykh : And the hadith is marfu' to the Messenger?
The questioner : From Anas.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : From Anas.
The student : From Anas.
The Shaykh : What am I telling you, it is marfu', my brother, may Allah guide you, do you know the term marfu' or not? I am not telling you who narrated it from the Companions? I am telling you whether it is marfu' or mawquf?
The questioner : It is marfu', O Shaykh, marfu'.
The Shaykh : Okay, then call me, I am not in front of the library now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is in my mind is that this hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for your second hadith, it is authentic and in Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, but.
The questioner : O Shaykh: The hadith of the prohibition of al-jash'ah!!
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, we have not yet finished speaking regarding your first question.
The questioner : Okay, okay.
The Shaykh : Your second hadith is authentic, and in Muslim, and since you are now saying that the first hadith, I have graded its chain of narration, based on your statement: I am telling you there is no contradiction between them, but to be sure of the authenticity of what you say, review it with me later!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand up to here?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, but there is no contradiction, because this prohibition is legislation for us not to curse our imams, while the second hadith is a condemnation for us, if we curse our imams and rulers, and therefore there is no contradiction between the two hadiths.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear to you?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what else do you have?
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I am from Riyadh, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : In Riyadh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How are you?
The questioner : Well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : Father, O Shaykh, I am asking you about the contradiction between two hadiths?
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I called you today at Dhuhr, I was busy.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said I called you today at Dhuhr, I told you to speak after Isha.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : It is, O Shaykh, the hadith in the Book of Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes, I am listening to you, tell me!
The questioner : The hadith:
Do not curse your rulers
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكمThe Shaykh : My brother, finish your speech, may Allah guide you, your words were lost and the time was lost.
The questioner :
Do not curse your rulers and do not betray them
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكم ولا تغشُّوهمThe Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The hadith:
Do not curse your rulers and do not betray them
لا تسبُّوا أمرائكم ولا تغشُّوهمThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And the hadith:
The worst of your imams are those whom you curse and who curse you
شرار أئمَّتكم مَن تلعنونهم ويلعنونكمThe Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What are the ways of reconciling the two hadiths.
The Shaykh : First.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The rule in reconciling two hadiths: it is required that the two hadiths be from the category of acceptable ones.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this condition does not apply here because your first hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner : Which one, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Your first hadith, I am telling you, your first hadith.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : Do you not know your first hadith?
The questioner :
Do not curse your rulers
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكمThe Shaykh : Okay, I am telling you your first hadith! It is not my hadith!
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, this hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: All right.
The questioner
Do not curse your rulers
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكمThe Shaykh : So you do not need to reconcile between them.
The questioner : I read its chain of narration, O Shaykh, in the Book of Sunnah.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : In "The Book of Sunnah" by Ibn Abi 'Asim.
The Shaykh: May Allah guide you.
The questioner : It says: with a good chain of narration.
The Shaykh : Did you understand the answer?
The questioner : I am saying, O Shaykh, the hadith:
Do not curse your rulers
لا تسبُّوا أمراءكمThe student : I am telling you, O our Shaykh: You say its chain of narration is good!
The Shaykh : I am saying its chain of narration is good?!
The questioner : Yes, in "The Book of Sunnah" by Ibn Abi 'Asim.
The Shaykh : And the hadith is marfu' to the Messenger?
The questioner : From Anas.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : From Anas.
The student : From Anas.
The Shaykh : What am I telling you, it is marfu', my brother, may Allah guide you, do you know the term marfu' or not? I am not telling you who narrated it from the Companions? I am telling you whether it is marfu' or mawquf?
The questioner : It is marfu', O Shaykh, marfu'.
The Shaykh : Okay, then call me, I am not in front of the library now.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So what is in my mind is that this hadith is weak and not authentic.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : As for your second hadith, it is authentic and in Muslim.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Ah, but.
The questioner : O Shaykh: The hadith of the prohibition of al-jash'ah!!
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, we have not yet finished speaking regarding your first question.
The questioner : Okay, okay.
The Shaykh : Your second hadith is authentic, and in Muslim, and since you are now saying that the first hadith, I have graded its chain of narration, based on your statement: I am telling you there is no contradiction between them, but to be sure of the authenticity of what you say, review it with me later!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Did you understand up to here?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, but there is no contradiction, because this prohibition is legislation for us not to curse our imams, while the second hadith is a condemnation for us, if we curse our imams and rulers, and therefore there is no contradiction between the two hadiths.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is it clear to you?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what else do you have?
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