Do you take this hadeeth O Abaa ‘Abdillaah? So he said: When I narrate an authentic hadeeth on the authority of the Messenger of Allaah and do not adopt it, then I testify to you [all] that I have lost my mind.
Tag: hadeeth
Seek benefit from them
I heard a talk from ‘Alee ibn al-Madeenee which amazed me; He read to us the hadeeth of al-ghaar, then said: Certainly, these ahaadeeth have been relayed to us so we can seek benefit from them, [and] not be amazed by them.
The importance of the chain of narration
Do not look at the [text of the] hadeeth, rather look at the isnaad; If it is authentic [then look at the text of the hadeeth], otherwise do not. So do not be lured by [the text of] a hadeeth if it’s isnaad is not authentic.
Out of respect for the knowledge of hadeeth
[al-Imaam] Maalik would not narrate hadeeth unless he was in a state of purity (wudhoo) out of great respect for the [knowledge of] hadeeth.
‘If the hadeeth agrees with my mind, then it is authentic’
How do we respond to the one who says: If the hadeeth agrees with my mind, then it is authentic; And if it does not agree with it, then it is unauthentic?
Finding inconsistencies in the Qur.aan and the Sunnah
Sometimes I find inconsistencies between prophetic ahaadeeth, quite possibly some of them contradict one another; So what is the opinion of your eminence regarding this problem?
The differing amongst the Scholars in the authenticity and weakness of ahaadeeth
I read a hadeeth which has been authenticated by some of the contemporary scholars, whilst [some of] the scholars of the past have declared it as weak. So what should I do?
Discarding Qur.aan and Hadeeth cassette recordings
Is it permissible to dispose of cassettes, which have verses of the Qur.aan and some ahaadeeth recordings on them, in a waste basket?
Authenticity of the hadeeth: «Verily Allaah created Aadam upon His appearance»
What is the authenticity of the hadeeth «Verily Allaah created Aadam upon His appearance»?
The authenticity of a hadeeth
And with this, the authenticity [of the hadeeth] is not affirmed, as is not hidden [from the people of hadeeth].