What is your guidance regarding Ibn al-Salah's classification of hadith into sahih, hasan, and da'if, and what is the basis of Ibn Kathir's objection to it?
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The questioner : When they said, "Knowledge is a game and writing is its tether," unfortunately, we asked you a question and you did not tether the answer, so it was lost to me.
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The questioner : It is about Ibn al-Salah's classification of hadith into sahih, hasan, and da'if. Ibn Kathir objected and said, "If it is according to what is the case in reality, then there is only sahih and da'if. But if it is according to the classification of the hadith scholars, then hadith is divided by them into more than that." So what is your opinion regarding Ibn al-Salah's classification?
The Shaykh : These are conventional matters.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and I am saying this in objection to Ibn Kathir.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There is only sahih and mawdu'!
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And there is only sahih and da'if!
The questioner : Clarify this?
The Shaykh : The clarification is: because the da'if itself went on to be divided into very da'if and mawdu'. So what did he gain from this objection of his?!
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : So the matter is conventional, and there is no dispute over terminology, is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Mmm.
The Shaykh : And what is it?
The questioner : It is about Ibn al-Salah's classification of hadith into sahih, hasan, and da'if. Ibn Kathir objected and said, "If it is according to what is the case in reality, then there is only sahih and da'if. But if it is according to the classification of the hadith scholars, then hadith is divided by them into more than that." So what is your opinion regarding Ibn al-Salah's classification?
The Shaykh : These are conventional matters.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Yes, and I am saying this in objection to Ibn Kathir.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There is only sahih and mawdu'!
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And there is only sahih and da'if!
The questioner : Clarify this?
The Shaykh : The clarification is: because the da'if itself went on to be divided into very da'if and mawdu'. So what did he gain from this objection of his?!
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : So the matter is conventional, and there is no dispute over terminology, is that clear?
The questioner : Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Mmm.
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