What is the authenticity of the hadith: “Repel the hudud (fixed punishments) by means of shubhah (doubt)”?
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Question:
Do you, Your Eminence, consider the hadith to be authentic?
Answer:
The hadith has various chains of transmission that contain weakness, but their collective strength reinforces one another, placing it in the category of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to supporting evidence); for this reason, the scholars have cited it as evidence for repelling hudud (fixed punishments) by means of shubhah (doubt).
As for the hadith:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5711Sahih (Darussalam), it is authentic, and likewise his statement (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 3984Sahih (Darussalam)
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Do you, Your Eminence, consider the hadith
Ward off the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) by means of shubhah (a doubtful matter)
ادرؤوا الحدود بالشبهاتAnswer:
The hadith has various chains of transmission that contain weakness, but their collective strength reinforces one another, placing it in the category of hasan li-ghayrihi (good due to supporting evidence); for this reason, the scholars have cited it as evidence for repelling hudud (fixed punishments) by means of shubhah (doubt).
As for the hadith:
Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt.
دع ما يريبك إلى ما لا يريبكhe who guards against the unclear matters, he clears himself with regard to his religion and his honor
من اتقى الشبهات استبرأ لدينه وعرضه.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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