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The Correct Meaning of the Statement “When a Hadīth Is Authentic, It Is My Opinion”

By Shaykh Muhammad ‘Awwāmah Translated by Muntasir Zaman Before concluding the first cause of difference, it is necessary to discuss two doubts that dwell in the minds of many people: The statement, “When a Hadīth is authentic, it is my opinion” The authenticity of a Hadīth is sufficient to practice upon it The first doubt is put forth as follows: Imām al-Shāfī‘ī mentions, “When a Hadīth is authentic, it is my opinion.’ Hence, if we come across an authentic Hadith in Sahīh al-Bukhārī, for example, in a particular issue and we practice according to that Hadīth, then we have practiced…