Does Doubting a Hadith’s Authenticity Invalidate One’s Faith or Ramadan Fast?
Answered by Shaykh Yusuf Weltch
Question
Do doubts about a hadith’s authenticity constitute kufr? Does this affect my fasting in Ramadan?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful and Compassionate.
No. Doubts regarding the authenticity of a specific Hadith do not affect one’s faith, nor do they affect one’s fast of Ramadan.
The science of grading Hadith is profoundly rigorous, and one should submit to the gradings of reputable scholars regarding any particular hadith grading.
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[Shaykh] Yusuf Weltch
Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Yusuf Weltch is a teacher of Arabic, Islamic law, and spirituality. After accepting Islam in 2008, he went on to study at Darul Uloom Seminary in New York and completed his studies at Darul Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen.
There, he completed the memorization of the Quran and his study of Islamic Sciences. Throughout his years of study, he was blessed to learn from many great scholars: Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Habib Kazhim al-Saqqaf, Shaykh ‘Umar bin Husayn al-Khatib, and others.
Upon returning, he joined the SeekersGuidance faculty in the summer of 2019.
