What is the validity of the meaning of the following weak hadith: “I was commanded to address people according to the capacity of their minds”?
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The questioner : The hadith is a weak hadith, but I heard one of them say that its meaning is correct?
The Shaykh : Of course, that is a correct statement.
The questioner : But Shaykh, it is well known that minds vary, and the address of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his speech is legislation for the Ummah. Does this hadith not establish variation and difference in legislation?
The Shaykh : This statement validates the hadith; it does not refute it. What does it mean: “Address people according to the capacity of their minds”? It means give them the rulings, or give them the words by which they understand the rulings.
I was commanded to address people according to the capacity of their minds
أمرت أن أخاطب الناس على قدر عقولهمThe Shaykh : Of course, that is a correct statement.
The questioner : But Shaykh, it is well known that minds vary, and the address of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and his speech is legislation for the Ummah. Does this hadith not establish variation and difference in legislation?
The Shaykh : This statement validates the hadith; it does not refute it. What does it mean: “Address people according to the capacity of their minds”? It means give them the rulings, or give them the words by which they understand the rulings.
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