Is it permissible for a researcher to attribute a hadith to al-Khatib without specifying the book, when he intended a book other than al-Khatib's History, such as al-Jami' li-Adab al-Rawi, for example?
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The questioner : The context in tracing the hadith is that the author attributed it to al-Khatib.
The Shaykh : To al-Khatib?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not find it in it... (may Allah have mercy on him). Perhaps what appears is that he derived it from the books of the early Hanbalis, because Mansur al-Buhuti (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the hadith in "Kashshaf al-Qina'" and attributed it to al-Khatib in "al-Jami'", so I returned to "al-Jami'" by al-Khatib.
The Shaykh : "al-Jami' fi Adab al-Rawi wa al-Sami'"?
The questioner : Yes, "al-Khatib in al-Jami'". I returned to "al-Jami'" and found the hadith with its exact wording.
The Shaykh : This is a good thing, but it remains—peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you—that this is contrary to the scholarly convention. It is as if one said: "Al-Bukhari narrated it," for example, and then it turns out that he narrated it in the History. It is not permissible to say: "Al-Bukhari narrated it" absolutely, but it is necessary to qualify it by attributing it to the book in which Al-Bukhari narrated it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Likewise, if it is said: "Al-Khatib narrated it," the History is intended when the term is used absolutely. So if the one attributing the hadith to al-Khatib does not mean his History, then he must qualify the attribution and say: "Al-Khatib narrated it in al-Jami'."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In any case, this will be pointed out—insha'Allah—in the footnote, and perhaps it will be possible for him to print a second edition.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : To al-Khatib?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I did not find it in it... (may Allah have mercy on him). Perhaps what appears is that he derived it from the books of the early Hanbalis, because Mansur al-Buhuti (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned the hadith in "Kashshaf al-Qina'" and attributed it to al-Khatib in "al-Jami'", so I returned to "al-Jami'" by al-Khatib.
The Shaykh : "al-Jami' fi Adab al-Rawi wa al-Sami'"?
The questioner : Yes, "al-Khatib in al-Jami'". I returned to "al-Jami'" and found the hadith with its exact wording.
The Shaykh : This is a good thing, but it remains—peace and mercy and blessings of Allah be upon you—that this is contrary to the scholarly convention. It is as if one said: "Al-Bukhari narrated it," for example, and then it turns out that he narrated it in the History. It is not permissible to say: "Al-Bukhari narrated it" absolutely, but it is necessary to qualify it by attributing it to the book in which Al-Bukhari narrated it.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Likewise, if it is said: "Al-Khatib narrated it," the History is intended when the term is used absolutely. So if the one attributing the hadith to al-Khatib does not mean his History, then he must qualify the attribution and say: "Al-Khatib narrated it in al-Jami'."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : In any case, this will be pointed out—insha'Allah—in the footnote, and perhaps it will be possible for him to print a second edition.
The questioner: Yes.
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