BENEFIT 204: Four principles of Ahlul ḥadith derived from the saying of Allah:

﴿یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُوۤا۟ إِن جَاۤءَكُمۡ فَاسِقُۢ بِنَبَإࣲ فَتَبَیَّنُوۤا۟﴾ "O believers, if a Faasiq (wicked person) brings you any news, verify ˹it˺." [Surah Al-Ḥujurāt: 6] PRINCIPLE 1: From the explicit meaning (المنطوق), the Āyah establishes that the speech of a Faasiq is to be verified and not accepted, and the result of this verification is suspension; because as long as you are verifying and investigating it, you are not acting upon it. This is the intended meaning of verification here. PRINCIPLE 2: From the implicit meaning (المفهوم المخالفة), the Āyah establishes another principle, that is: if a trustworthy person comes, then we must accept his report without the need for verification. This is a principle in the science of hadith: the report of a wicked person is to be scrutinised, verified, and ultimately suspended, while the report of a trustworthy person is accepted and acted upon immediately without verification. PRINCIPLE 3: If we apply the concept of equivalent agreement (المفهوم الموافقة المساوي), we establish that the report of a Majhool (unknown person) is equivalent to that of the Faasiq. The common factor between the two being the absence of trustworthiness. So just as the characteristic of trustworthiness is not established for the Faasiq, it is also not established for the Majhool. Hence, the Majhool is treated like the Faasiq (in terms of suspending their report until further analysis) due to the absence of trustworthiness in both. PRINCIPLE 4: If we apply the concept of (المفهوم الأولى), we establish that the report of a disbeliever is also rejected; because if the report of a Faasiq is not accepted, then it goes without saying that the report of a disbeliever (who is far worse) is not to be accepted. Upon reflection, this Āyah contains many principles in this field. @almanhajussalafi