What is status of following Hadith ?
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Answer
The chain for this particular Hadith is weak.
(Refer: footnotes of Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwamah on Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, Hadith: 16490)
Note: This is not the only proof on this issue. Rulings of Shari’ah are deduced from any of the four sources; Quran, Sunnah, Ijma’ (consensus) and Qiyas (analogy). Refer to the books of the Fuqaha for details.
And Allah Ta’ala Knows best,
Answered by: Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar
Checked by: Moulana Haroon Abasoomar