Al-Albaani's comments on Al-Bukhari's 'Al-Adab Al-Mufrad'

20-6-2010 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assallam wa alykum, i heard that shaikh nassuriddin albani had removed some hadeeths from Sahihi Bukhari regarding Kiss of leg/hands---- if he did he must have mention why he did as i know him my his knowledge and work i dont think he will just do it without any explanation or reason jazak allah khair
Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention ) is His slave and Messenger.

 

First of all, you should know that Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him did not report in his “Saheeh” – as far as we know – any Hadeeth about kissing the hands and legs.

Secondly, Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him reported these Ahaadeeth in “Al-Adab Al-Mufrad”, and Shaykh Al-Albaani classified them as Dha’eef [weak] in his checking to the Ahaadeeth of “Al-Adab Al-Mufrad”.

This will be clarified as follows: Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him reported in “Al-Adab Al-Mufrad” a Hadeeth about a woman whose name was Umm Abaan who was the daughter of Al-Waazi’ from her grandfather (Az-Zaari’ ibn ‘Aamir may Allaah be pleased with him) who was among the delegation of ‘Abd Qays, that he said: “We came, and it was said: “‘That is the Prophet sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam ( may Allaah exalt his mention )’, so we kissed his hands and legs.” Shaykh Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him said: “Its chain of narration is Dha’eef, as Umm Abaan is unknown.” End quote [Dha’eef Al-Adab Al-Mufrad]

Also, Al-Bukhari may Allaah have mercy upon him reported in “Al-Adab Al-Mufrad” a Hadeeth from Suhayb who said: “I saw ‘Ali kissing the hand and legs of Al-‘Abbaas.” Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him said: “Its chain of narration is Dha’eef, and it is not directly attributed to the Companion. In addition to this, Suhayb who was a freed slave of Al-‘Abbaas may Allaah be pleased with him is not known.”  [This is extracted from Dha’eef Al-Adab Al-Mufrad by Al-Albaani]

Finally, we would like to mention that Shaykh Al-Albaani may Allaah have mercy upon him criticized some Ahaadeeth in Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim, but he was not an innovator in this issue as some prominent scholars did so before him, like Ad-Daaraqutni. Shaykh Al-Albaani made Ijtihaad (i.e. the effort a jurist makes in order to deduce the verdict) about this and he will be rewarded whether he was right or wrong, and it is not necessary that he was right. Moreover, such a behavior from Ad-Daaraqutni or Al-Albaani does not degrade the rank and status of Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim.

Allaah Knows best.

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