69: Doubt the Islam of one who does not accept the hadeeth of the Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam).

If you hear a man criticising the narrations, not accepting them or rejecting any of the narrations from the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam), doubt his Islam since he is a person having despicable opinion and saying. He is, indeed, attacking the Messenger of Allah (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) and his Companions, since we have only come to know of Allah, His Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam), the Qur’an, what is good and bad and of this world and the Hereafter through the narrations. [1]

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NOTES

[1] The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) said, “There will come a time when a man sitting upon his couch is told a hadeeth and he replies, ‘Between us and you is the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. What we find in it to be lawful, we take as lawful and what we find in it to be forbidden, we take as forbidden.’ Indeed, what the Messenger of Allah has forbidden is like what Allah has forbidden.” Reported by Ahmad, Abu Daawood, Ibn Maajah and at-Tirmidhee, who declared it hasan. Al-Albaanee declared it saheeh in Saheehul-Jaami’ (no.8186).

Imaam Maalik (rahimahullaah) said, “Everyone after the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) will have his saying accepted or rejected, not so the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam).” Reported by Ibn ‘Abdul-Barr in Jaami’ Bayaan al-‘Ilm (2/91).

Imaam Ahmaad (rahimahullaah) said, “Whoever rejects a hadeeth of Allah’s Messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) is on the brink of destruction.” Reported in Tabaqaatul-Hanaabilah (2/15) and by Ibn battah in al-Ibanatul-Kubraa (1/97).

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