Is the hadith in the wording of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner : My teacher, do we affirm that the wording of this hadith, for example, is absolutely the wording of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes. The answer is: if the hadith is not reported except in one way, we say this is its wording. But if it is reported in different wordings with the same subject matter, we do not affirm that it is the wording of the Prophet. In that case, we say, as that Companion said, "If we narrate to you the meaning of the hadith, that is sufficient for you."
The questioner : My teacher, how many hadiths were narrated by meaning?
The Shaykh : How much?
The questioner : How many hadiths? I mean, ninety percent.
The Shaykh : We do not know.
The questioner : Yes, most of them. It is said, most of them.
The Shaykh : Half of the knowledge? I do not know.
The questioner : If Allah wills, after lunch we will finish.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Please, welcome.
The Shaykh : Please, O Shaykh, the right one, then the right one, in the name of Allah, O Allah.
The questioner: In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh : Yes. The answer is: if the hadith is not reported except in one way, we say this is its wording. But if it is reported in different wordings with the same subject matter, we do not affirm that it is the wording of the Prophet. In that case, we say, as that Companion said, "If we narrate to you the meaning of the hadith, that is sufficient for you."
The questioner : My teacher, how many hadiths were narrated by meaning?
The Shaykh : How much?
The questioner : How many hadiths? I mean, ninety percent.
The Shaykh : We do not know.
The questioner : Yes, most of them. It is said, most of them.
The Shaykh : Half of the knowledge? I do not know.
The questioner : If Allah wills, after lunch we will finish.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Please, welcome.
The Shaykh : Please, O Shaykh, the right one, then the right one, in the name of Allah, O Allah.
The questioner: In the name of Allah.
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