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Is it permissible to interpret the Quran with weak hadiths, such as the story of the Jews of Khaybar invoking the unlettered Prophet before his prophethood?

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The mentioned tradition was narrated by Al-Hakim, attributed to Ibn Abbas (mawqoofan), with a very weak chain of transmission, and it includes Abd al-Malik ibn Harun ibn Antara, who is considered abandoned (matrook). The Qur'an is not to be interpreted with such extremely weak traditions, especially if it is thought that they originated from the Jews. Interpretation based on what is authentically reported from the Prophet is acceptable, but the weak and fabricated are to be rejected. The interpretations of the Companions and the Successors contain sound, good, weak, and Israelite narratives that have entered the books of Tafsir. Ancient scholars have cautioned against the prevalence of weakness in narrated traditions, as Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal said: "Three things have no origin: Tafsir, Malahim (epic battles), and Maghazi (military expeditions)," meaning that they often lack authentic chains of transmission.

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