What is the ruling on mentioning a hadith without mentioning its chain of narration?
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Question:
This is a female listener from Sudan who sent a set of questions, saying: O Shaykh! If I want to cite the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I always say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," and I mention the hadith without mentioning the chain of narration. Is this correct? Or is it necessary to mention the chain of narration?
The Shaykh: If you are... the questioner is a man?
The presenter: No, the questioner is a female listener from Sudan.
Answer:
If you know the authenticity of the hadith, there is no need [to mention the chain]. Say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," if you have knowledge that the hadith is authentic. There is no harm in saying: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said." There is no need for the chain of narration, and no need to mention the Companion. But if you mention the Companion: "Abu Hurayrah said... from Ibn 'Umar... from Abu Sa'id... from so-and-so... from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," there is no harm. As for the chain of narration, there is no need for it; there is no need for the chain of narration if you know that the hadith is authentic. But if you mention the Companion, "from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," "from Abu Sa'id, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," "from Anas, from Ibn 'Umar... from so-and-so," there is no harm; this is good.
But if you do not know the authenticity of the hadith, say: "It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," or "It is mentioned from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Do not be definitive. Say: "It is narrated" using the form of weakness, or "It is mentioned from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so-and-so," or "So-and-so mentioned so-and-so," or "Abu Dawud mentioned so-and-so," or "Al-Tirmidhi mentioned so-and-so," or "Ibn Majah mentioned so-and-so," or "Imam Ahmad mentioned so-and-so," or "Malik mentioned so-and-so."
But if it is in the two Sahihs, in Al-Bukhari and Muslim, there is no harm in being definitive. Say: "Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih," or "Muslim narrated in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said so-and-so," or that he did so-and-so; because the hadiths of the two Sahihs are accepted.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, may the Shaykh be respected.
This is a female listener from Sudan who sent a set of questions, saying: O Shaykh! If I want to cite the sayings of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I always say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," and I mention the hadith without mentioning the chain of narration. Is this correct? Or is it necessary to mention the chain of narration?
The Shaykh: If you are... the questioner is a man?
The presenter: No, the questioner is a female listener from Sudan.
Answer:
If you know the authenticity of the hadith, there is no need [to mention the chain]. Say: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said," if you have knowledge that the hadith is authentic. There is no harm in saying: "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said." There is no need for the chain of narration, and no need to mention the Companion. But if you mention the Companion: "Abu Hurayrah said... from Ibn 'Umar... from Abu Sa'id... from so-and-so... from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," there is no harm. As for the chain of narration, there is no need for it; there is no need for the chain of narration if you know that the hadith is authentic. But if you mention the Companion, "from Abu Hurayrah, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," "from Abu Sa'id, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," "from Anas, from Ibn 'Umar... from so-and-so," there is no harm; this is good.
But if you do not know the authenticity of the hadith, say: "It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)," or "It is mentioned from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." Do not be definitive. Say: "It is narrated" using the form of weakness, or "It is mentioned from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) so-and-so," or "So-and-so mentioned so-and-so," or "Abu Dawud mentioned so-and-so," or "Al-Tirmidhi mentioned so-and-so," or "Ibn Majah mentioned so-and-so," or "Imam Ahmad mentioned so-and-so," or "Malik mentioned so-and-so."
But if it is in the two Sahihs, in Al-Bukhari and Muslim, there is no harm in being definitive. Say: "Al-Bukhari narrated in his Sahih," or "Muslim narrated in his Sahih from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said so-and-so," or that he did so-and-so; because the hadiths of the two Sahihs are accepted.
The presenter: May Allah reward you and bless you, may the Shaykh be respected.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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