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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the hadith, "Information is not like seeing with one's own eyes"?

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Question:
The hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad and others:
Information is not like seeing with one's own eyesليس الخبرُ كالمُعاينة
What is its grade?

Answer:
I do not remember its status, but my strong opinion is that there is no problem with its chain of narration:
Information is not like seeing with one's own eyesليس الخبرُ كالعيَان
, and this is well known, but I do not know the status of its chain with certainty; my strong opinion is that there is no problem with it.
Source binbaz.org.sa

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