Are there weak hadiths in al-Bukhari or Muslim?
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Question:
One of the great scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil and the science of narrators says: In the modern era, he says that in al-Bukhari and Muslim, or in one of them, there are some few weak hadiths?
Answer:
This is something some scholars have said, but it is not accepted, and the correct view is to accept what is in them.
Q: Was anything found, even one hadith?
The Shaykh: There is a hadith in Muslim, a hadith he narrated, in which some of the narrators made a mistake. The hadith is: "Allah created the earth on Saturday and placed His creations in seven days, from Saturday to Friday." This contradicts the text of the Qur'an, because Allah created the creation in six days. This is a mistake by some of the narrators who attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas it is actually from Ka'b al-Ahbar. It is an error by some narrators in attributing it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) via Abu Hurayrah. There is no doubt that this is a mistake, as al-Bukhari and others said. Muslim narrated it, but it is a mistake. It was attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) via Abu Hurayrah, whereas the correct version is that Abu Hurayrah narrated it from Ka'b. It is not from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some narrators made a mistake and attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas it is from Ka'b al-Ahbar.
And in some of Muslim's narrations... some scholars have spoken about it, saying that He holds the sky with His right hand and the earth with His left... and the correct view is that there is no harm in it; because the evidence indicating the right hand indicates the left hand, but both hands are blessed right hands, both of His hands are blessed right hands, and not the left, so in terms of virtue, it is a right hand.
Is acceptance by reception (taqlid) preferred over the multiplicity of chains to provide certain knowledge?
The Shaykh: More knowledge may be gained from the multiplicity of chains. If it is narrated through good chains, more may be gained from them, indicating more knowledge. But the special merit of the two Shaykhs is that they agreed upon it, considered it authentic, and the community accepted it. This is a special merit.
One of the great scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil and the science of narrators says: In the modern era, he says that in al-Bukhari and Muslim, or in one of them, there are some few weak hadiths?
Answer:
This is something some scholars have said, but it is not accepted, and the correct view is to accept what is in them.
Q: Was anything found, even one hadith?
The Shaykh: There is a hadith in Muslim, a hadith he narrated, in which some of the narrators made a mistake. The hadith is: "Allah created the earth on Saturday and placed His creations in seven days, from Saturday to Friday." This contradicts the text of the Qur'an, because Allah created the creation in six days. This is a mistake by some of the narrators who attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas it is actually from Ka'b al-Ahbar. It is an error by some narrators in attributing it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) via Abu Hurayrah. There is no doubt that this is a mistake, as al-Bukhari and others said. Muslim narrated it, but it is a mistake. It was attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) via Abu Hurayrah, whereas the correct version is that Abu Hurayrah narrated it from Ka'b. It is not from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Some narrators made a mistake and attributed it to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), whereas it is from Ka'b al-Ahbar.
And in some of Muslim's narrations... some scholars have spoken about it, saying that He holds the sky with His right hand and the earth with His left... and the correct view is that there is no harm in it; because the evidence indicating the right hand indicates the left hand, but both hands are blessed right hands, both of His hands are blessed right hands, and not the left, so in terms of virtue, it is a right hand.
Is acceptance by reception (taqlid) preferred over the multiplicity of chains to provide certain knowledge?
The Shaykh: More knowledge may be gained from the multiplicity of chains. If it is narrated through good chains, more may be gained from them, indicating more knowledge. But the special merit of the two Shaykhs is that they agreed upon it, considered it authentic, and the community accepted it. This is a special merit.
Source
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