Imam as-Suyuti: The Mutakallimun Rejected Saheeh Ahadeeth

Imam as-Suyuti states:

قد وقع مثل ذلك للإمام في غير ما حديث صحيح أنكره اعتمادا على صعوبة ظاهره، وكذا وقع أيضًا للقاضي أبي بكر الباقلاني، ولإمام الحرمين، ولابن فورك، وللقاضي عياض، وللغزالي، وآخرين أجلاء، أنكروا أحاديث، وهي صحيحة ثابتة في الصحيحين وغيرهما، قابلة للتأويل، وتعجب منهم أئمة الحديث في ذلك

This phenomenon has occurred with the Imam (Imam ar-Razi) regarding authentic ahadeeth, which he rejected due to their apparent difficulty. Similarly, it has happened with Qadi Abu Bakr al-Baqillani, Imam al-Haramayn (Imam al-Juwayni), Ibn Furak, al-Qadi Iyadh, Al-Ghazali, and other esteemed scholars. They denied ahadeeth that were saheeh and documented in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim and other works, despite being prone to ta’weel. This led to astonishment among the Imams of hadeeth concerning them.[1]

For examples of how the Mutakallimun rejected Saheeh ahadeeth, see Waleed Baasamad, Athar ‘Ilm Al-Kalam ‘ala Al-Muntasibeen Ilayhi, pp. 117-123.

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[1] Hashiyat as-Suyuti ‘ala Tafseer al-Baidawi, vol. 1, pp. 390-391