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A report is rejected if it contradicts reason, the Quran or an established principle

Cited in 2 segments across 2 recordings · 2018 to 2021 · principle/principle:hadith-must-not-contradict-reason-quran-or-principle

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26 Jan 2021Monday Nights with Mufti Abu Layth Did the debate with Dr Abdullah Abdul Majid answer the BukhariGate challenge? Mufti Abu Layth says the discussion did not settle BukhariGate but strengthened it, since doubts about the book's transmission mean reports contradicting reason or the Quran should be set aside. Lessonposition checkedDr Abdullah Abdul Majid [?]Sahih al-BukhariImam al-BukhariImam Malik machine5 min 14 s1:16:45on YouTube
30 Aug 2018BukhariGate: Issues with Sahih al-Bukhari Summing up: judge Bukhari like any other book; the deen comes through living practice Bukhari should be read like any other hadith book, each report judged on its merits against reason, the Quran and established principles. The religion itself reaches Muslims through the living tradition of practice, not through this book. Lessonposition checkedSahih al-BukhariSunan Ibn MajahIbn al-Jawzi [?]Ibn Hazm machine7 min 53 s1:32:44on YouTube