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Clarification That The Chain Of Narration Is Part Of The Religion, And Reports Should Only Be Narrated From Those Who Are Trustworthy, And That Critical Assessment And Evaluation of Narrators For Things That Are True Is Permissible And Is In Fact Obligatory; And That Doing So Is Not Backbiting That Is Forbidden, Rather It Is Defending The Honorable Shari'ah

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Darussalam · Volume 1

Introduction by Imâm Muslim

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[34] It was narrated by Sufyân [bin 'Uyaynah] who said: "They informed me about Abû 'Aqîl, the companion of Buhayyah; that a son of 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar was asked about something of which he did not have any knowledge. Yahyâ bin Sa'eed said to him: 'I feel it is very grave that a man like you, who is the son of two Imâm of guidance' - meaning 'Umar and Ibn 'Umar - 'can be asked about something of which he has no knowledge.' He said: 'By Allâh, it is more serious than that before Allâh and before anyone who has any knowledge of Allâh, to speak without knowledge, or to narrate from someone who is not trustworthy.' Abû 'Aqîl Yahyâ bin Al-Mutawakkil was present while the two of them said that."

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وحَدَّثَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الْعَبْدِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ، يَقُولُ: أَخْبَرُونِي عَنْ أَبِي عَقِيلٍ صَاحِبِ بُهَيَّةَ، أَنَّ أَبْنَاءً لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، سَأَلُوهُ عَنْ شَيْءٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ فِيهِ عِلْمٌ، فَقَالَ لَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ: وَاللهِ إِنِّي لَأُعْظِمُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مِثْلُكَ، وَأَنْتَ ابْنُ إِمَامَيِ الْهُدَى - يَعْنِي عُمَرَ، وَابْنَ عُمَرَ - تُسْأَلُ عَنْ أَمْرٍ لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ فِيهِ عِلْمٌ، فَقَالَ: «أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَاللهِ عِنْدَ اللهِ، وَعِنْدَ مَنْ عَقَلَ عَنِ اللهِ، أَنْ أَقُولَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، أَوْ أُخْبِرَ عَنْ غَيْرِ ثِقَةٍ» قَالَ: وَشَهِدَهُمَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ يَحْيَى بْنُ الْمُتَوَكِّلِ حِينَ قَالَا ذَلِكَ.

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