Is it permissible to act upon some of the weak hadiths in the book of Zuhd by 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak?
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The questioner : Regarding the book of Zuhd by 'Abd Allah ibn al-Mubarak, are some of the weak hadiths in it, concerning encouragement and warning, to be acted upon?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by saying "acted upon"?
The questioner : So...
The Shaykh : Answer, answer the question. Do not ask what I mean by "acted upon."
The questioner : In matters of deeds, regarding encouragement and warning, deeds of asceticism.
The Shaykh : You have not clarified it.
The questioner : I mean, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : I am telling you something. I will clarify the question for you. Do you mean by "acted upon" that a legal ruling is established for it? You will say no.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, this is the first point we have negated, and it is included in your question because it is not clear. The second point: do you mean that it is permissible to attribute the hadith to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Here, be patient, be patient. And do you mean by this attribution that you say, "The Messenger of Allah said," with certainty, or with doubt?
The questioner : With doubt.
The Shaykh : Fine. And how is the expression before people when you narrate the weak hadith and you are in doubt about its authenticity? How is it then acted upon? Let us see if this is the end of the matter.
The questioner : I heard from the brothers that some scholars say it is permissible to act upon these hadiths in matters of deeds.
The Shaykh : Stop, stop. You must reach the end. Do you say, "The Messenger of Allah said"? We said no, because that is a form of certainty. Do you say, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah"? Do you say, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah"?
The questioner : We say, "It is narrated..."
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Do you say it? Say yes, say no.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, what do you say?
The Shaykh : What do you mean by saying "acted upon"?
The questioner : So...
The Shaykh : Answer, answer the question. Do not ask what I mean by "acted upon."
The questioner : In matters of deeds, regarding encouragement and warning, deeds of asceticism.
The Shaykh : You have not clarified it.
The questioner : I mean, is it permissible?
The Shaykh : I am telling you something. I will clarify the question for you. Do you mean by "acted upon" that a legal ruling is established for it? You will say no.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, this is the first point we have negated, and it is included in your question because it is not clear. The second point: do you mean that it is permissible to attribute the hadith to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Here, be patient, be patient. And do you mean by this attribution that you say, "The Messenger of Allah said," with certainty, or with doubt?
The questioner : With doubt.
The Shaykh : Fine. And how is the expression before people when you narrate the weak hadith and you are in doubt about its authenticity? How is it then acted upon? Let us see if this is the end of the matter.
The questioner : I heard from the brothers that some scholars say it is permissible to act upon these hadiths in matters of deeds.
The Shaykh : Stop, stop. You must reach the end. Do you say, "The Messenger of Allah said"? We said no, because that is a form of certainty. Do you say, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah"? Do you say, "It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah"?
The questioner : We say, "It is narrated..."
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Do you say it? Say yes, say no.
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, what do you say?
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