The statement I made was about Mufti taqi usmani , how can it be avoided.
I believe in karamats that have been mentioned in Quran and authentic hadeeth. Not in some random books. They may be true also , but there is not enough evidence.
I do not believe them because there are many absurd things written in books , which I am sure if I mention here , most of the posters will also agree with me. We need to rely on authentic sources for preaching people .
I am sorry to bother you again but I have another question , not related to this subject.
There are several rijal books like tabqat ibn saad , Tareekh e kabeer , al thiqat ( Ibn Hibban ) , etc , where we find about the narrators of hadeeth.
Do you know any website that gives us the opinion of all the muhaddith about the status of narrators ? I am not talking about biographies , just to the point what the muhaadith have said about them.
Brother,
I plolitely requested you to drop Deobandi, Mufti Taqi Usmani, Tableeghi Jamaat and XYZ for 5 seconds but let me try to discuss the matter before Mughul empire in India and Deoband (1866)
Imam Abu Haneefa (RA) is a Tab'ae
- Born in 80 AH and last Sahabi of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) passed away around 110 AH
- Imam Dhahabi (RA) confirms that he witnessed Anas Bin Malik (RA) . Click and read what Imam Dhahabi (RA) has said about him who existed hunderds of years before "Deobandees"
- Imam Abu Haneefa (RA) narrates from or describes at least 16 companions of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him)
The chapter on this matter is concluded with the following words, "
Whoever denies Imam Abu Hanifah (Allah be pleased with him) is a Tabi‘i after this is either a deficient ignoramus or a pathetic fanatic." And if have concerns with "Deobandi English" translation, the
Arabic is contained in this 400 page book on Imam Abu Haneefa (RA)
Here is the
Musnad (hadeeth collection) attributed to Imam Abu Haneefa (RA).
Here is an Arabic biography by a Saudi-Hanbali scholar with English subtitles confirming Imam bu Haneefa (RA) being a Tab'ae and Senior Imams of this Ummah.
Sings of Sins on Human body:
- Dark spots on human heart, Hadeeth. I don't know any cardiologist who has told me that the heart of a sinner is a different color.
- Sins leave a dark spot (internally and externally) which is visible to humans with Kashf and it is stated by Allamah Suyuti (RA) in كتاب قوت المغتذي على جامع الترمذي
- Sins being washed and bing seen by Imam Abu Haneefa (RA) is quoted by Imam Sha'rani (RA) and Mufti Taqi Usmani in his commentary of Saheeh Muslim narrates it and provides the chain for it, see فتح الملهم بشرح صحيح مسلم This is the one of the autjoritative and comprehencive commntaries of Saheeh Muslim in our times.
Please read the research of Mufti Taqi Usmani and then critique
Imam Sha'rani (RA) on the issue as the quote is on him and he was neither a "Deobandi" nor a "Hanafi".
Using weak Hadeeth in Fadail (virtues):
A weakness in chain of a narration doesn't mean that it is "fabricated".
It has been the accepted practise of Muslims that it is permissable to
use weak (not fabricated) narrations in matters of virtues. This is the statament of
Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal (RA) being quoted on the authority of
Imam Ibn Taymiyyah (RA)
Please read in full:
(قول أحمد بن حنبل: إذا جاء الحلال والحرام شددنا في الأسانيد، وإذا جاء الترغيب والترهيب تساهلنا في الأسانيد، وكذلك ما عليه العلماء من العمل بالحديث الضعيف في فضائل الأعمال: ليس معناه إثبات الاستحباب بالحديث الذي لا يحتج به؛ فإن الاستحباب حكم شرعي؛ فلا يثبت إلا بدليل شرعي، ومن أخبر عن الله أنه يحب عملاً من الأعمال من غير دليل شرعي؛ فقد شرع من الدين ما لم يأذن به الله، كما لو أثبت الإيجاب أو التحريم، ولهذا يختلف العلماء في الاستحباب كما يختلفون في غيره، بل هو أصل الدين المشروع.
Example is
Al-Adab Al-Mufrad of
Imam Bukhari (RA) so:
All of the above have nothing to do with "Deobandees" and predate them by centuries.
As far as "Fazail" books of
Maulana Zakariyya Kandhalwi (RA) are concerned then when it comes to Hadeeth then he mentions the weakness in Arabic directly under the Hadeeth, open the book (In Urdu or English) and read Arabic.
@Suleiman There are alternative books in Tableeghi Jamaat and they are the famous "Fazail" books OR
Riyadus-Saliheen by the
great Master of Hadeeth Imam Nawawi (RA), a person can choose to read whatever they want. I am not a Tableeghi and have nothing to do with them but we should separate ourselves from Hindutva and speak the truth and full facts when conveying a matter.
Using Fabricated Hadeeth in books:
Not permitted by anyone unless they are writing on the specific subject and mentioned it, like the works of Imam ibn al-Jawzi (RA) entitled "
كتاب الموضوعات لابن الجوزي"
Scholars of the past were humans and many have in error including a narration (or few) in their books which are fabricated because as humans everyone makes mistakes and the response is not to speak ill of a scholar OR to bury the whole book but just recognise an error and point it out and count it as a mistake.
Maulana Zakariyya Kandhalwi (RA) are was a Scholar of Hadeeth who taught in Madina and wrote dozens of Masterpieces of Hadeeth including his commentary on
Muwatta of Imam Malik (RA) so he was clearly an expert on Hadeeth and he does not include any fabrication on purpose in any of his books.
Narrators and search:
Many sites such as
بحث فوري للكشف عن صحة الحديث وحكم العلماء عليه
sunnah.one
تأكد وتحقق من صحة الحديث عبر أسرع موقع للبحث عن أي حديث والتحقق من صحته
hdith.com
But this is a matter of dispute because a narrator could be "weak" according to a scholar and "authentic" according to another.
Appreciate your time, my Brother
Do you not feel that Ibn kathir took a lot of things from Tabari ?
Probably did but not sure how much...