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the truth about themselves. They do not accept these Ahadeeths with
certainty. Therefore, they are describing themselves. However, they
are not saying the truth when they claim that Ahlul-Hadeeth and
people of Sunnah feel the same way." He also said, "They do not know
of the various ways that a Hadeeth is narrated, which led people of
Sunnah to be certain of it. Therefore, their saying, 'We do not feel
certainty about its validity,' does not apply to others…
It is also similar to when one says that he feels pain, pleasure,
love or hatred, but another person stands up to him, trying to prove
that he does not feel pain, suffering, love or hatred. He tries to produce
many doubts, as if saying, 'I do not feel what you feel, therefore what
you feel is false because we do not share it!' This is the true
misguidance.
Therefore, true is the following saying, 'I say to the one who
presents his blame (to us) as a gift, taste what we feel and afterwards
blame us, if you can.'
We advise these people to concentrate their attention on what
the Messenger was sent with. Preserve, search for and collect it. Study
the character of those who narrated it. And when it is proven correct,
do not shun it for anything else. Make the Sunnah the ultimate goal
and desire behind your efforts... Then, and only then, you will know,
'Do the Khabars of the Messenger of Allah lead to certainty or not?'
However, if you refuse them (the Khabars of the Messenger)
and do not seek knowledge from them, then they will not lead you to
certainty. Even if you say that they do not lead you to Dhann, then you
are truly describing yourself and what you gained and benefitted from
them (the Khabars of the Messenger of Allah)." [Hadeeth is Proof Itself in
Belief and Laws by Shaikh al-Albanee, p.77]
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