Why, in your takhrij (tracing to sources) of the hadiths in Yusuf al-Qaradawi's *Al-Halal wa al-Haram* (The Lawful and the Forbidden), do you mention who narrated the hadith but not its grade of authenticity or weakness?

The questioner : In your takhrij (tracing to sources) of the hadiths in Yusuf al-Qaradawi's *Al-Halal wa al-Haram* (The Lawful and the Forbidden), you only mention a hadith narrated by Abu Dawud or a hadith narrated by Ahmad, but you do not mention its grade of authenticity. I ask you to clarify this.

The Shaykh : Unfortunately, this is a shubhah (doubtful matter) created by the book's imprint. My takhrij (tracing to sources) of *Al-Halal wa al-Haram* by the honorable scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi has not yet been printed, or more precisely, has not yet been published. What you find in the takhrij in all editions, up to the twelfth, is the takhrij of the author, Yusuf al-Qaradawi, himself; it is not my takhrij. However, in some introductions, I do not know whether by oversight or intentionally—Allah knows the intention—there is wording that suggests the takhrij in the book's margin is by Al-Albani. In reality, they intended the takhrij that would be printed in the near future. Then the problems you know and hear about in Lebanon arose, and the printing of this book, which is the takhrij, was delayed. Therefore, the issue is based on this error from the start. If the error is clarified, the issue collapses. I think this is clear. Wait, if Allah wills, for the takhrij in my own hand in a book in a special volume. There, you will not find a hadith left unaddressed; rather, as is our custom in most, if not all, of our books, every hadith is given its grade of authenticity, weakness, or something in between. Yes.