What Does It Mean When a Scholar Says About a Hadith: “There Is No Harm in It”?
- Muiz As-Siddeeqi
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What Does It Mean When a Scholar Says About a Hadith: “There Is No Harm in It”?
"The meaning of the Shaykh's statement regarding a ḥadīth: 'There is no harm in it'
It means that the ḥadīth is either ḥasan (good) or ṣaḥīḥ (authentic) — that is the intended meaning.
The terms ḥasan and ṣaḥīḥ are sometimes described with phrases like: 'There is no harm in it,' 'It is good,' or 'It is strong.' All of these are similar expressions in meaning."
Source: Sharḥ Riyāḍ al-Ṣāliḥīn, page 286, from the chapter: "The Recommendation of Repeating Salām upon Meeting Someone Again."
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