Importance Of Weak Ahadith
Walikumsalam Fabricated hadith are called mawdu. Its different from weak. authencity of hadith are checked by following criteria 1 – All narrators should be pious 2 – Good memory and precision 3 – Continuous isnaad from beginning to end 4 – The hadeeth is free from any oddness in its isnaad or text which contradicts Quran or other sound hadith 5 – The hadeeth is free from faults in its isnaad and text. A “fault” is a subtle problem that undermines the soundness of the hadeeth, which can be detected only by the well versed scholars of hadeeth. Weak hadith doesnot meet more than one criteria set by mohadeseen. Thats why it create doubt. Majority ulema says not to draw any prinicple from weak ahadith as it may stray us away from right path. The strict criteria is necessary to distinguish between false and right. if you consider weak ahadith then certain biddah can enter in religion as evident from some sects. There is possiblity that those hadith are correctly attributed. However, Islam as religion has reached to us based on Quran and sunnah. Both has reached us with Ijma and tawatur. You have to keep in mind what is basic message of Islam and act accordingly. Rest Allah knows better. Hope it helps