For I have a personal view regarding what al-Nawawī has conveyed from the scholars, and I must state it on this occasion. I say:
Since it is a firmly established Sharīʿah principle that people should be addressed in terms they can grasp whenever possible—and because the convention mentioned by the critical ḥadith specialists is unknown to most people, who, owing to the scarcity of students of the Sunnah, see no difference between someone’s saying, “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said,” and his saying, “It is narrated from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)”—I believe it is necessary to state explicitly whether a ḥadith is sound or weak, so as to dispel any ambiguity. This accords with the Prophet’s guidance: “Daʿ ma yarībuka ilā mā lā yarībuk” (Leave what makes you doubtful for what does not make you doubtful), related by al-Nasāʾī and al-Tirmidhī and authenticated in Irwāʾ al-Ghalīl 2074 and elsewhere.