Introduction by Imâm Muslim

English translation

[1] It was narrated that Al-Mughîrah bin Shu'bah said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said that." And he mentioned the above narrated Hadîth, that "Whoever narrates a Hadīth from me knowing that it is false, then he is one of the liars."

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، وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي قُلْنَا مِنْ هَذَا هُوَ اللَّازِمُ دُونَ مَا خَالَفَهُ، قَوْلُ اللهُ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ: {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ جَاءَكُمْ فَاسِقٌ بِنَبَأٍ فَتَبَيَّنُوا أَنْ تُصِيبُوا قَوْمًا بِجَهَالَةٍ فَتُصْبِحُوا عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتُمْ نَادِمِينَ} [الحجرات: 6]، وَقَالَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُهُ: {مِمَّنْ تَرْضَوْنَ مِنَ الشُّهَدَاءِ} [البقرة: 282]، وَقَالَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: {وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ} [الطلاق: 2]، فَدَلَّ بِمَا ذَكَرْنَا مِنْ هَذِهِ الْآيِ أَنَّ خَبَرَ الْفَاسِقِ سَاقِطٌ غَيْرُ مَقْبُولٍ، وَأَنَّ شَهَادَةَ غَيْرِ الْعَدْلِ مَرْدُودَةٌ، وَالْخَبَرُ وَإِنْ فَارَقَ مَعْنَاهُ مَعْنَى الشَّهَادَةِ فِي بَعْضِ الْوُجُوهِ، فَقَدْ يَجْتَمِعَانِ فِي أَعْظَمِ مَعَانِيهِمَا، إِذْ كَانَ خَبَرُ الْفَاسِقِ غَيْرَ مَقْبُولٍ عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ كَمَا أَنَّ شَهَادَتَهُ مَرْدُودَةٌ عِنْدَ جَمِيعِهِمْ، وَدَلَّتِ السُّنَّةُ عَلَى نَفْيِ رِوَايَةِ الْمُنْكَرِ مِنَ الْأَخْبَارِ كَنَحْوِ دَلَالَةِ الْقُرْآنِ عَلَى نَفْيِ خَبَرِ الْفَاسِقِ وَهُوَ الْأَثَرُ الْمَشْهُورُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «مَنْ حَدَّثَ عَنِّي بِحَدِيثٍ يُرَى أَنَّهُ كَذِبٌ، فَهُوَ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ». حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ أَيْضًا، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، وَسُفْيَانَ، عَنْ حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مَيْمُونِ بْنِ أَبِي شَبِيبٍ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، قَالَا: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ذَلِكَ

English translation

[2] 1 - (1) It was narrated from Rib'ī bin Hīrāsh that he heard 'Alī, may Allāh be pleased with him, delivering a Khutbah in which he said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Do not tell lies about me, for whoever tells lies about me will enter the Fire.'"

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1 - (1) وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا غُنْدَرٌ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَخْطُبُ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تَكْذِبُوا عَلَيَّ، فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ يَكْذِبْ عَلَيَّ يَلِجِ النَّارَ»

English translation

[3] 2 - (2) It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: "What prevents me from narrating many Ahādīth to you is the fact that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.'"

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2 - (2) وحَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّهُ لَيَمْنَعُنِي أَنْ أُحَدِّثَكُمْ حَدِيثًا كَثِيرًا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ تَعَمَّدَ عَلَيَّ كَذِبًا، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»

English translation

[4] 3 - (3) It was narrated that Abū Hurairah said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.”

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3 - (3) وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْغُبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَصِينٍ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ»

English translation

[5] 4 - (4) ‘Alī bin Rabī‘ah Al-Wālibī said: “I came to the Masjid when Al-Mughīrah was the governor of Al-Kūfah, and Al-Mughīrah said: I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ say: “To lie about me is not like lying about anyone else. Whoever tells a lie about me deliberately, let him take his seat in the Fire.”

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4 - (4) وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، قَالَ: أَتَيْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ وَالْمُغِيرَةُ أَمِيرُ الْكُوفَةِ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ الْمُغِيرَةُ: سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ لَيْسَ كَكَذِبٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ، فَمَنْ كَذَبَ عَلَيَّ مُتَعَمِّدًا، فَلْيَتَبَوَّأْ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنَ النَّارِ» وحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ الْأَسَدِيُّ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ الْأَسَدِيِّ، عَنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهِ، وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ: «إِنَّ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ لَيْسَ كَكَذِبٍ عَلَى أَحَدٍ»

English translation

[6] A similar report (as no. 5) was narrated from Al-Mughīrah bin Shu‘bah from the Prophet ﷺ, but he did not mention: “To lie about me is not like lying about anyone else.”

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وحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ. حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بن مسهر. أخبرنا محمد بن قيس الأسدي، عن علي بن ربيعة الأسدي، عن المغيرة بْنِ شُعْبَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِهِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ "إِنَّ كَذِبًا عَلَيَّ ليس ككذب على أحد".

English translation

[7] 5 - (5) It was narrated that Hafs bin ‘Āšim said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘It is sufficient lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears.’”

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وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ خُبَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ» وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ خُبَيْبِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ

English translation

[8] A similar report (as no. 7) was narrated from Abû Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ.

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[9] 'Umar bin Al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allāh be pleased with him, said: "It is sufficient lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears."

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5 - (5) وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ التَّيْمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ النَّهْدِيِّ، قَالَ: قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ اللهُ تَعَالَى عَنْهُ: «بِحَسْبِ الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ»

English translation

[10] Ibn Wahb said: "Mālik said to me: 'You should know that no man who speaks of everything that he hears will be free of faults, and he will never be an Imām who speaks of everything that he hears.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي مَالِكٌ: «اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ يَسْلَمُ رَجُلٌ حَدَّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ، وَلَا يَكُونُ إِمَامًا أَبَدًا وَهُوَ يُحَدِّثُ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ»

English translation

[11] It was narrated that 'Abdullāh said: "It is sufficient lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears."

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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: «بِحَسْبِ الْمَرْءِ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ»

English translation

[12] Muḥammad bin Al- Muthanna said: "I heard 'Abdur-Rahmân bin Mahdî say: 'No man will be a Imâm whose example is followed unless he refrains from (speaking of) some of the things that he hears.'"

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وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ، يَقُولُ: «لَا يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ إِمَامًا يُقْتَدَى بِهِ حَتَّى يُمْسِكَ عَنْ بَعْضِ مَا سَمِعَ»

English translation

[13] It was narrated that Sufyân bin Husain said: "Iyâs bin Mu'âwiyah asked me: 'I see that you are fond of learning Qur'ân. Recite a Sûrah to me and explain it so that I may see how much you have learned.' I did that and he said to me: 'Remember what I am going to say to you: "Beware of narrating the distorted reports, for anyone who does that only humiliates himself and the people will deny his narrations."'

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وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُقَدَّمٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ بْنِ حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلَنِي إِيَاسُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، فَقَالَ: إِنِّي أَرَاكَ قَدْ كَلِفْتَ بِعِلْمِ الْقُرْآنِ، فَاقْرَأْ عَلَيَّ سُورَةً، وَفَسِّرْ حَتَّى أَنْظُرَ فِيمَا عَلِمْتَ، قَالَ: فَفَعَلْتُ، فَقَالَ لِيَ: احْفَظْ عَلَيَّ مَا أَقُولُ لَكَ: «إِيَّاكَ وَالشَّنَاعَةَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ، فَإِنَّهُ قَلَّمَا حَمَلَهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ذَلَّ فِي نَفْسِهِ، وَكُذِّبَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ»

English translation

[14] It was narrated from 'Ubaidullâh bin 'Abdullâh bin 'Utbah that 'Abdullâh bin Mas'ûd said: "You will never narrate a Hadîth to the people that beyond their grasp, except that it will be a source of Fitnah (confusion) for some of them."

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، وَحَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَا: أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، قَالَ: «مَا أَنْتَ بِمُحَدِّثٍ قَوْمًا حَدِيثًا لَا تَبْلُغُهُ عُقُولُهُمْ، إِلَّا كَانَ لِبَعْضِهِمْ فِتْنَةً»

English translation

[15] 6 - (6) It was narrated from Abû Hurairah that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "At the end of my Ummah there will be people who will narrate to you things that neither you nor your forefathers ever heard. Beware of them and stay away from them.”

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6 - (6) وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو هَانِئٍ، عَنْ أَبِي عُثْمَانَ مُسْلِمِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «سَيَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ أُمَّتِي أُنَاسٌ يُحَدِّثُونَكُمْ مَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ، وَلَا آبَاؤُكُمْ، فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ»

English translation

[16] 7 - (7) Muslim bin Yasâr narrated that he heard Abû Hurairah say: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: ‘At the end of time there will be imposters and liars who will bring Ahâdîth that neither you nor your forefathers ever heard. Beware of them and stay away from them, and do not let them mislead you or confuse you.’”

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7 - (7) وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ حَرْمَلَةَ بْنِ عِمْرَانَ التُّجِيبِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو شُرَيْحٍ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ شَرَاحِيلَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ، يَقُولُ: أَخْبَرَنِي مُسْلِمُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَكُونُ فِي آخِرِ الزَّمَانِ دَجَّالُونَ كَذَّابُونَ، يَأْتُونَكُمْ مِنَ الْأَحَادِيثِ بِمَا لَمْ تَسْمَعُوا أَنْتُمْ، وَلَا آبَاؤُكُمْ، فَإِيَّاكُمْ وَإِيَّاهُمْ، لَا يُضِلُّونَكُمْ، وَلَا يَفْتِنُونَكُمْ»

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[17] It was narrated that ‘Âmir bin ‘Abdah said: “‘Abdullâh said: ‘The Shaitân appears in the form of a man, coming to people and telling them false reports. Then they disperse, and a man among them says: I heard a man whose face I recognize, but I do not know his name, telling me (such and such).’”

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الْأَشَجُّ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ بْنِ رَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ عَبْدَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: " إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لِيَتَمَثَّلُ فِي صُورَةِ الرَّجُلِ، فَيَأْتِي الْقَوْمَ، فَيُحَدِّثُهُمْ بِالْحَدِيثِ مِنَ الْكَذِبِ، فَيَتَفَرَّقُونَ، فَيَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُمْ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا أَعْرِفُ وَجْهَهُ، وَلَا أَدْرِي مَا اسْمُهُ يُحَدِّثُ "

English translation

[18] It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr bin Al-'Âs said: "There are devils detained in the sea who were put in chains by (Prophet) Sulaimân. Soon they will emerge and recite (what they falsely claim is) Qur'ân to the people."

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْعَاصِ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ فِي الْبَحْرِ شَيَاطِينَ مَسْجُونَةً، أَوْثَقَهَا سُلَيْمَانُ، يُوشِكُ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ، فَتَقْرَأَ عَلَى النَّاسِ قُرْآنًا»

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[19] It was narrated that Tâwûs said: "This man" - meaning Bushair bin Ka'b - "came to Ibn 'Abbâs and started telling him something. Ibn 'Abbâs said to him: 'Repeat to me the report of so-and-so.' He repeated it to him, and he said to him: 'Repeat to me the report of so-and-so.' He repeated it to him, and said: 'I do not know (what is your intention). Do you approve of everything else I say, and have a problem with this one? Or do you have a problem with everything I say and approve only of this one?'" Ibn 'Abbâs said to him: 'We used to narrate from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ when there were no lies that had been fabricated against him, but when the people rode high and low,[1] we stopped narrating from him.'" [1] Meaning they started to narrate a great deal from here and there without ascertaining their authenticity.

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْأَشْعَثِيُّ جَمِيعًا عَنِ ابْنِ عُيَيْنَةَ، قَالَ سَعِيدٌ: أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَ هَذَا إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ - يَعْنِي بُشَيْرَ بْنَ كَعْبٍ - فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: عُدْ لِحَدِيثِ كَذَا وَكَذَا ، فَعَادَ لَهُ، ثُمَّ حَدَّثَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: عُدْ لِحَدِيثِ كَذَا وَكَذَا، فَعَادَ لَهُ، فَقَالَ لَهُ: مَا أَدْرِي أَعَرَفْتَ حَدِيثِي كُلَّهُ، وَأَنْكَرْتَ هَذَا؟ أَمْ أَنْكَرْتَ حَدِيثِي كُلَّهُ، وَعَرَفْتَ هَذَا؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: «إِنَّا كُنَّا نُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ يُكْذَبُ عَلَيْهِ، فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ النَّاسُ الصَّعْبَ وَالذَّلُولَ، تَرَكْنَا الْحَدِيثَ عَنْهُ»

English translation

[20] It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbâs said: "We used to memorize Hadîth, and that which is narrated from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ deserved to be memorized. But when you started riding every high and low, (to narrate a great deal), there is no way."

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَحْفَظُ الْحَدِيثَ، وَالْحَدِيثُ يُحْفَظُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَمَّا إِذْ رَكِبْتُمْ كُلَّ صَعْبٍ وَذَلُولٍ، فَهَيْهَاتَ»

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[21] It was narrated that Mujâhid said: "Bushair bin Ka'b Al-'Adawî came to Ibn 'Abbâs and started narrating to him and saying: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said...' 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said...' Ibn 'Abbâs did not approve of his reports and did not even look at him. He said: 'O Ibn 'Abbâs, why is it that I do not see you listening to what I tell you? I am narrating to you from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ and you are not paying attention.' Ibn 'Abbâs said: 'At one time, if we heard a man say: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said," we would all turn to look at him and listen to him. But when the people started to ride high and low (to narrate a great deal), we did not accept from the people anything but that which we are familiar with.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو أَيُّوبَ سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ الْغَيْلَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ يَعْنِي الْعَقَدِيَّ، حَدَّثَنَا رَبَاحٌ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، قَالَ: جَاءَ بُشَيْرٌ الْعَدَوِيُّ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فَجَعَلَ يُحَدِّثُ، وَيَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَجَعَلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ لَا يَأْذَنُ لِحَدِيثِهِ، وَلَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، مَالِي لَا أَرَاكَ تَسْمَعُ لِحَدِيثِي، أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَلَا تَسْمَعُ، فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: " إِنَّا كُنَّا مَرَّةً إِذَا سَمِعْنَا رَجُلًا يَقُولُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ابْتَدَرَتْهُ أَبْصَارُنَا، وَأَصْغَيْنَا إِلَيْهِ بِآذَانِنَا، فَلَمَّا رَكِبَ النَّاسُ الصَّعْبَ، وَالذَّلُولَ، لَمْ نَأْخُذْ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا مَا نَعْرِفُ "

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[22] It was narrated that Ibn Abî Mulaikah said: "I wrote to Ibn 'Abbâs asking him to write something for me, but to be selective. He said: 'A sincere boy, I will choose for him and be selective.' He called for a record of judgements passed by 'Alī, and he started to write down some of them and he would come across some things and say: 'By Allāh, 'Alī would never have passed such a judgement unless he got it wrong.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الضَّبِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا نَافِعُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَسْأَلُهُ أَنْ يَكْتُبَ لِي كِتَابًا، وَيُخْفِي عَنِّي، فَقَالَ: «وَلَدٌ نَاصِحٌ أَنَا أَخْتَارُ لَهُ الْأُمُورَ اخْتِيَارًا، وَأُخْفِي عَنْهُ»، قَالَ: فَدَعَا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ، فَجَعَلَ يَكْتُبُ مِنْهُ أَشْيَاءَ، وَيَمُرُّ بِهِ الشَّيْءُ، فَيَقُولُ: «وَاللهِ مَا قَضَى بِهَذَا عَلِيٌّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ ضَلَّ»

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[23] It was narrated that Tāwūs said: "A book containing judgements passed by 'Alī, may Allāh be pleased with him, was brought to Ibn 'Abbās. He erased all of them except a few," and Sufyān bin 'Uyaynah gestured with his hand.

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حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ حُجَيْرٍ، عَنْ طَاوُسٍ، قَالَ: «أُتِيَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ بِكِتَابٍ فِيهِ قَضَاءُ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، فَمَحَاهُ إِلَّا قَدْرَ»، وَأَشَارَ سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ بِذِرَاعِهِ

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[24] It was narrated that Abū Ishāq said: "When they introduced those things after 'Alī was gone, a man from among the companions of 'Alī said: 'May Allāh kill them! What great knowledge they have corrupted.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: " لَمَّا أَحْدَثُوا تِلْكَ الْأَشْيَاءَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ: قَاتَلَهُمُ اللهُ، أَيَّ عِلْمٍ أَفْسَدُوا " حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَيَّاشٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ، يَقُولُ: «لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْدُقُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْهُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ»

English translation

[25] Abū Bakr - meaning bin 'Ayyāsh - narrated: "I heard Al-Mughīrah say: 'No report narrated from 'Alī by anyone could be believed, except that which was narrated from the companions of 'Abdullāh bin Mas'ūd.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ: " لَمَّا أَحْدَثُوا تِلْكَ الْأَشْيَاءَ بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ، قَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَلِيٍّ: قَاتَلَهُمُ اللهُ، أَيَّ عِلْمٍ أَفْسَدُوا " حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَيَّاشٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ، يَقُولُ: «لَمْ يَكُنْ يَصْدُقُ عَلَى عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ عَنْهُ إِلَّا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ»

English translation

[26] It was narrated that Muḥammad bin Sīrīn said: "This knowledge is the (foundation of) religion, so watch from whom you learn your religion."

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حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَهِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، وَحَدَّثَنَا فُضَيْلٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَنَا مَخْلَدُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا الْعِلْمَ دِينٌ، فَانْظُرُوا عَمَّنْ تَأْخُذُونَ دِينَكُمْ»

English translation

[27] It was narrated that Ibn Sīrīn said: "They used not to ask about chains (of narration), but when the Fitnah occurred, they said: 'Tell us about your men (in the chain of narration).' They would look for the people of Sunnah (in them) to accept their Hadīth, and they would look for the people of Bid'ah (in them) to reject their Hadīth."

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: " لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الْإِسْنَادِ، فَلَمَّا وَقَعَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ، قَالُوا: سَمُّوا لَنَا رِجَالَكُمْ، فَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ فَيُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ، وَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ فَلَا يُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ " حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ: لَقِيتُ طَاوُسًا فَقُلْتُ: حَدَّثَنِي فُلَانٌ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ، قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ مَلِيًّا، فَخُذْ عَنْهُ»

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[28] It was narrated that Sulaimân bin Mûsâ said: "I met Tâwûs and said: 'So-and-so narrated such-and-such to me.' He said: 'If [your companion] is Malîy'an (able)[1] then learn from him."

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ الْأَحْوَلِ، عَنِ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، قَالَ: " لَمْ يَكُونُوا يَسْأَلُونَ عَنِ الْإِسْنَادِ، فَلَمَّا وَقَعَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ، قَالُوا: سَمُّوا لَنَا رِجَالَكُمْ، فَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ السُّنَّةِ فَيُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ، وَيُنْظَرُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْبِدَعِ فَلَا يُؤْخَذُ حَدِيثُهُمْ " حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عِيسَى وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَوْزَاعِيُّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى، قَالَ: لَقِيتُ طَاوُسًا فَقُلْتُ: حَدَّثَنِي فُلَانٌ كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ، قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ مَلِيًّا، فَخُذْ عَنْهُ»

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[29] Sa'eed bin 'Abdul 'Aziz said: It was narrated that Sulaimân bin Mûsâ said: "I said to Tâwûs: 'So-and-so narrated such-and-such to me.' He said: 'If your companion is Malîy'an (able), then learn from him."

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وَحَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَرْوَانُ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيَّ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ مُوسَى قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِطَاوُسٍ: إِنَّ فُلَانًا حَدَّثَنِي بِكَذَا وَكَذَا، قَالَ: «إِنْ كَانَ صَاحِبُكَ مَلِيًّا، فَخُذْ عَنْهُ»

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[30] It was narrated from Ibn Abî Zinâd that his father said: "In Al-Madînah, I met one hundred men, all of whom were reliable, but no one accepted Ahâdûth from them. It was said: 'He is not one of its people.'"[2]

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حَدَّثَنَا نَصْرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجَهْضَمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا الْأَصْمَعِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ: " أَدْرَكْتُ بِالْمَدِينَةِ مِائَةً، كُلُّهُمْ مَأْمُونٌ، مَا يُؤْخَذُ عَنْهُمُ الْحَدِيثُ، يُقَالُ: لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِهِ " حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ الْمَكِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ خَلَّادٍ الْبَاهِلِيُّ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ بْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ مِسْعَرٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَعْدَ بْنَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ يَقُولُ: «لَا يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَّا الثِّقَاتُ»

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[31] It was narrated that Mis'ar said: "I heard Sa'd bin Ibrâhîm say: 'There is to be no narrating from the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ except from those who are trustworthy.'"[3] [1] Meaning, trustworthy, precise and reliable, firm in his religion and his understanding, like one who would be relied upon to collect wealth. [2] Meaning, he has no knowledge of this field. [3] Meaning, the narrations attributed to Allâh's Messenger ﷺ are not accepted but from the trustworthy.

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[32] Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh bin Quhzādh - from the people of Marw - narrated to me, he said: “I heard ‘Abdān bin ‘Uthmān saying: “Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak said: “The chain (of narration) is part of religion, were it not for the chain, anyone could say whatever he wanted.” He (Muslim) said: Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh said: “Al-‘Abbās bin Abī Rizmah said to me: ‘I heard ‘Abdullāh say: “The criterion between us and other people is these lists,” meaning the chain of narration. Muḥammad said: “I heard Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm bin ‘Eisā At-Tālaqānī say: ‘I said to ‘Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak: “O Abū ‘Abdur-Rahmān, there is a Hadīth which says: ‘It is part of honoring one’s parents in death after honoring them in life to pray on behalf of your parents when you pray, and fast on behalf of your parents when you fast.’” ‘Abdullāh said: “O Abū Ishāq! From whom (did you get) this?” I said to him: “This Hadīth is from Shihāb bin Khirāsh.” He said: “He is trustworthy. From whom did he get it?” I said: “From Al-Ḥajjāj bin Dīnār.” He said: “He is trustworthy. From whom did he get it?” I said: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ said.” He said: “O Abū Ishāq, betwīn Al-Ḥajjāj bin Dīnār and the Prophet ﷺ there is a big gap which cannot be easily bridged. But there is no dispute concerning charity (given on behalf of deceased parents).” Muḥammad said: “I heard ‘Alī bin Shāqīq say: ‘I heard ‘Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak say, in front of the people: ‘Ignore the Aḥādīth of ‘Amr bin Thābit, for he used to verbally abuse the Salaf.”

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وقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنَ عِيسَى الطَّالْقَانِيَّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ: الْحَدِيثُ الَّذِي جَاءَ «إِنَّ مِنَ الْبِرِّ بَعْدَ الْبِرِّ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ لِأَبَوَيْكَ مَعَ صَلَاتِكَ، وَتَصُومَ لَهُمَا مَعَ صَوْمِكَ». قَالَ: فَقَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، عَمَّنْ هَذَا؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: هَذَا مِنْ حَدِيثِ شِهَابِ بْنِ خِرَاشٍ فَقَالَ: ثِقَةٌ، عَمَّنْ قَالَ؟ قُلْتُ: عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، قَالَ: ثِقَةٌ، عَمَّنْ قَالَ؟ " قُلْتُ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَ: يَا أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ، إِنَّ بَيْنَ الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَفَاوِزَ تَنْقَطِعُ فِيهَا أَعْنَاقُ الْمَطِيِّ، وَلَكِنْ لَيْسَ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ اخْتِلَافٌ

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[33] It was narrated that Abū ‘Aqīl, the companion of Buhayyah said:[1] “I was sitting with Al-Qāsim bin ‘Ubaidullāh and Yahyā bin Sa‘eed. Yahyā said to Al-Qāsim: ‘O Abū Muḥammad! How grave it is for a great man like you to be asked a question about this religion and you have no knowledge of it and no answer.’ Al-Qāsim said to him: ‘Why is that?’ He said: ‘Because you are the son of two Imām of guidance, the son of Abū Bakr and ‘Umar.’ Al-Qāsim said to him: ‘What is worse than that is one who knows about Allāh but speaks without knowledge, or accepts a report from one who is not trustworthy.’ He fell silent and did not answer him.”

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَبِي النَّضْرِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو النَّضْرِ هَاشِمُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَقِيلٍ، صَاحِبُ بُهَيَّةَ، قَالَ: كُنْتُ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ، وَيَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، فَقَالَ يَحْيَى لِلْقَاسِمِ: يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّهُ قَبِيحٌ عَلَى مِثْلِكَ، عَظِيمٌ أَنْ تُسْأَلَ عَنْ شَيْءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ هَذَا الدِّينِ، فَلَا يُوجَدَ عِنْدَكَ مِنْهُ عِلْمٌ، وَلَا فَرَجٌ - أَوْ عِلْمٌ، وَلَا مَخْرَجٌ - فَقَالَ لَهُ الْقَاسِمُ: وَعَمَّ ذَاكَ؟، قَالَ: لِأَنَّكَ ابْنُ إِمَامَيْ هُدًى. ابْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، وَعُمَرَ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ لَهُ الْقَاسِمُ: أَقْبَحُ مِنْ ذَاكَ عِنْدَ مَنْ عَقَلَ عَنِ اللهِ أَنْ أَقُولَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ، أَوْ آخُذَ عَنْ غَيْرُ ثِقَةٍ، قَالَ: فَسَكَتَ فَمَا أَجَابَهُ

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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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[35] It was narrated that Yahyâ bin Sa'eed said: "I asked Sufyân Ath-Thawrî, Shu'bah, Mâlik and Ibn 'Uyaynah about a man who was not reliable in narration of Hadîth, but a man came and asked me about him. They said: 'Tell them that he is not reliable.'"

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وَحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ أَبُو حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيَّ، وَشُعْبَةَ، وَمَالِكًا، وَابْنَ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الرَّجُلِ لَا يَكُونُ ثَبْتًا فِي الْحَدِيثِ، فَيَأْتِينِي الرَّجُلُ، فَيَسْأَلُنِي عَنْهُ، قَالُوا: «أَخْبِرْ عَنْهُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِثَبْتٍ»

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[36] It was narrated that An-Nadr said: "While Ibn 'Awn was standing in the threshold,[1] he was asked about the Hadîth of Shahr. He said: 'They [1] He was standing in the opening of either a door or a gate. condemned Shahr, they condemned Shahr.” Abū Al-Ḥusain Muslim bin Al-Hajjāj (may Allāh have mercy on him) said: (Ibn ‘Awn meant that) The people have taken to criticizing him.

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وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ النَّضْرَ، يَقُولُ: سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَوْنٍ، عَنْ حَدِيثٍ لِشَهْرٍ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى أُسْكُفَّةِ الْبَابِ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ شَهْرًا نَزَكُوهُ، إِنَّ شَهْرًا نَزَكُوهُ». قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " يَقُولُ: أَخَذَتْهُ أَلْسِنَةُ النَّاسِ تَكَلَّمُوا فِيهِ "

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[37] It was narrated that Shu‘bah said: “I met Shahr but I did not pay any attention to him.”

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[38] Muḥammad bin ‘Abdullāh bin Quhzādḥ - from the people of Mar, narrated to me, he said: ‘Alī bin Ḥusain bin Wāqid said: ‘Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak said: “I said to Sufyān Ath-Thawrī: ‘Abbād bin Kathīr is one whose situation you know about. When he narrates a report he makes serious mistakes. Do you think that I should tell the people not to accept reports from him?’ Sufyān said: ‘Yes.’ ‘Abdullāh said: ‘If I was in a gathering where mention was made of ‘Abbād, I would praise him for his religion, but I would say: “Do not accept reports from him.”’ Muḥammad narrated to us: ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Uthmān said: My father said: “‘Abdullāh bin Al-Mubārak said: I went to Shu‘bah and he said: ‘This is ‘Abbād bin Kathīr - beware of him.”’

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، قَالَ: قَالَ شُعْبَةُ: «وَقَدْ لَقِيتُ شَهْرًا فَلَمْ أَعْتَدَّ بِهِ» وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْوَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ: " إِنَّ عَبَّادَ بْنَ كَثِيرٍ مَنْ تَعْرِفُ حَالَهُ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ جَاءَ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، فَتَرَى أَنْ أَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ: لَا تَأْخُذُوا عَنْهُ؟ " قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: «بَلَى»، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: فَكُنْتُ إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ ذُكِرَ فِيهِ عَبَّادٌ، أَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي دِينِهِ، وَأَقُولُ: «لَا تَأْخُذُوا عَنْهُ» وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبِي، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى شُعْبَةَ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، فَاحْذَرُوهُ وحَدَّثَنِي الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ مُعَلًّى الرَّازِيَّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْهُ عَبَّادٌ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: «كُنْتُ عَلَى بَابِهِ، وَسُفْيَانُ عِنْدَهُ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ»

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[39] Al-Fâdl bin Sahl narrated to me: "I asked Mu'alla Ar-Râzî about Muḥammad bin Sa'eed, the one that 'Abbâd bin Kathîr narrated from. So he told me that 'Eisâ bin Yûnus said: 'I was at his door and Sufyân was with him. When he came out, I asked him about Muḥammad bin Sa'eed, and he told me that he was a liar.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، قَالَ: قَالَ شُعْبَةُ: «وَقَدْ لَقِيتُ شَهْرًا فَلَمْ أَعْتَدَّ بِهِ» وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ، مِنْ أَهْلِ مَرْوَ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: قُلْتُ لِسُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ: " إِنَّ عَبَّادَ بْنَ كَثِيرٍ مَنْ تَعْرِفُ حَالَهُ، وَإِذَا حَدَّثَ جَاءَ بِأَمْرٍ عَظِيمٍ، فَتَرَى أَنْ أَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ: لَا تَأْخُذُوا عَنْهُ؟ " قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: «بَلَى»، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ: فَكُنْتُ إِذَا كُنْتُ فِي مَجْلِسٍ ذُكِرَ فِيهِ عَبَّادٌ، أَثْنَيْتُ عَلَيْهِ فِي دِينِهِ، وَأَقُولُ: «لَا تَأْخُذُوا عَنْهُ» وَقَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَبِي، قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى شُعْبَةَ، فَقَالَ: هَذَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، فَاحْذَرُوهُ وحَدَّثَنِي الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ مُعَلًّى الرَّازِيَّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْهُ عَبَّادٌ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: «كُنْتُ عَلَى بَابِهِ، وَسُفْيَانُ عِنْدَهُ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي أَنَّهُ كَذَّابٌ»

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[40] It was narrated from Muḥammad bin Yahyâ bin Sa'eed Al-Qattân that his father said: "We have not seen any fault in the righteous worse than their telling lies in narrating Hadîth." Ibn Abî 'Attâb said: "I met Muḥammad bin Yahyâ bin Sa'eed Al-Qattân and I asked him about him. He said, narrating from his father: 'You will not see in good people anything worse than in telling lies about Hadîth.'" Muslim said: (This means) Lies flow from their tongues but they do not lie deliberately.

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَتَّابٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَفَّانُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: «لَمْ نَرَ الصَّالِحِينَ فِي شَيْءٍ أَكْذَبَ مِنْهُمْ فِي الْحَدِيثِ» قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عَتَّابٍ: فَلَقِيتُ أَنَا مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْهُ، فَقَالَ: عَنْ أَبِيهِ، «لَمْ تَرَ أَهْلَ الْخَيْرِ فِي شَيْءٍ أَكْذَبَ مِنْهُمْ فِي الْحَدِيثِ». قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ: " يَقُولُ: يَجْرِي الْكَذِبُ عَلَى لِسَانِهِمْ، وَلَا يَتَعَمَّدُونَ الْكَذِبَ "

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[41] It was narrated that Khalîfah bin Mûsâ said: "I entered upon Ghâlib bin 'Ubaidullâh and he started to dictate to me: 'Makhûl narrated to me,' 'Makhûl narrated to me.' Then he needed to urinate, so he got up, and I looked at his notebook and in it (was written): 'Abân narrated to me from Anas,' 'Abân narrated from so-and-so.' So I got up and left." He (Muslim) said: And I heard Al-Hasan bin 'Alî Al-Ḥulwânî say: "I saw in the book of 'Affân a Hadîth of Hishâm Abû Al-Miqdâm - a Hadîth of 'Umar bin 'Abdul-'Azîz. Hishâm said: 'A man called Yahyâ bin so-and-so narrated to me, from Muḥammad bin Ka'b.' I said to 'Affân: 'They say that Hishâm heard it from Muḥammad bin Ka'b.' He said: 'His problem started with this Hadîth. He used to say: "Yahyâ narrated to me from Muḥammad,' then after that he claimed that he had heard it from Muḥammad.'"

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قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيَّ، يَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ فِي كِتَابِ عَفَّانَ، حَدِيثَ هِشَامٍ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ، حَدِيثَ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ هِشَامٌ: حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ فُلَانٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَفَّانَ: إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ هِشَامٌ، سَمِعَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّمَا ابْتُلِيَ مِنْ قِبَلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثُمَّ ادَّعَى بَعْدُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ "

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[42] Muḥammad bin 'Abdullâh bin Quhzâdh narrated to me: "I heard 'Abdullâh bin 'Uthmân bin Jabalah saying: 'I said to 'Abdullâh bin Al-Mubârak: "Who is the man from whom you narrated the Hadîth of 'Abdullâh bin 'Amr: 'The Day of Al-Fitr is the day of rewards'?" He said: "Sulaimân bin Al-Ḥajjâj. Look into what you get from him." Ibn Quhzâdh said: "I heard Wahb bin Zam'ah mentioning from Sufyân bin 'Abdul-Malik who said: "Abdullâh, meaning Ibn Al-Mubârak, said: "I saw Rawḥ bin Ghutaif, the narrator of the Hadîth about blood the size of a Dirham,[1] and I sat with him for a while, but I began to feel embarrassed of my companions if they were to see me with him, because they disliked his narrations."

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قَالَ: وَسَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيَّ، يَقُولُ: رَأَيْتُ فِي كِتَابِ عَفَّانَ، حَدِيثَ هِشَامٍ أَبِي الْمِقْدَامِ، حَدِيثَ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، قَالَ هِشَامٌ: حَدَّثَنِي رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ يَحْيَى بْنُ فُلَانٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِعَفَّانَ: إِنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ هِشَامٌ، سَمِعَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ، فَقَالَ: " إِنَّمَا ابْتُلِيَ مِنْ قِبَلِ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثُمَّ ادَّعَى بَعْدُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ "

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[43] It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin Al-Mubârak said: "Baqiyah is truthful in speech, but he accepts (reports) from (anyone)."

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حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ قُهْزَاذَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ وَهْبًا، يَقُولُ: عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ ابْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ: بَقِيَّةُ صَدُوقُ اللِّسَانِ، وَلَكِنَّهُ يَأْخُذُ عَمَّنْ أَقْبَلَ وَأَدْبَرَ "

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[44] It was narrated that Ash-Sha'bî said: "Al-Hârith Al-A'war Al-Hamdânî narrated to me, but he was a liar."

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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ. حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ؛ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ الأَعْوَرُ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ، وَكَانَ كَذَّابًا.

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[45] It was narrated that Mughîrah said: "I heard Ash-Sha'bî say: 'Al-Hârith Al-A'war narrated to me,' but he bears witness that Al-Hârith Al-A'war is one of the liars."

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَامِرٍ، عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بَرَّادٍ الأَشْعَرِيُّ. حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ، عَنْ مُفَضَّلٍ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ؛ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ الشَّعْبِيَّ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنِي الْحَارِثُ الأَعْوَرُ، وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ أَحَدُ الْكَاذِبِينَ.

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[46] It was narrated that Ibrâhîm said: "'Alqamah said: 'I read the Qur'ân in two years.' Al-Hârith said: 'The Qur'ân is easy but the Wahî (revelation) is more difficult.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ. حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مُغِيرَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؛ قَالَ: قَالَ عَلْقَمَةُ: قَرَأْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي سَنَتَيْنِ. فَقَالَ الْحَارِثُ: الْقُرْآنُ هَيِّنٌ. الْوَحْيُ أَشَدُّ.

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[47] It was narrated from Ibrâhîm that Al-Hârith said: "I learned the Qur'ân in three years and the Wahî in two" - or he said: "the Wahî in three years and the Qur'ân in two."

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ. حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ، يَعْنِي ابْنَ يُونُسَ. حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؛ أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ قَالَ: تَعَلَّمْتُ الْقُرْآنَ فِي ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ وَالْوَحْيَ فِي سَنَتَيْنِ. أَوَ قَالَ: الْوَحْيَ فِي ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ. وَالْقُرْآنَ فِي سَنَتَيْنِ.

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[48] It was narrated from Ibrâhîm that Al-Hârîth was accused (of fabrication).

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجٌ. قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ يُونُسَ. حَدَّثَنَا زَائِدَةُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ وَالْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ؛ أَنَّ الْحَارِثَ اتُّهِمَ.

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[49] It was narrated that Hamzah Az-Zayyât said: "Murrah Al-Hamdânî heard something from Al-Hârîth and he said to him: 'Sit by the door.' Murrah went in and picked up his sword, but Al-Hârîth sensed that he was up to no good, so he went away."

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وحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ. حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ الزَّيَّاتِ. قَالَ: سَمِعَ مُرَّةُ الْهَمْدَانِيُّ مِنَ الْحَارِثِ شَيْئًا. فَقَالَ لَهُ: اقْعُدْ بِالْبَابِ. قَالَ، فَدَخَلَ مُرَّةُ وَأَخَذَ سَيْفَهُ. قَالَ، وَأَحَسَّ الْحَارِثُ بِالشَّرِّ، فَذَهَبَ.

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[50] It was narrated that Ibn 'Awn said: "Ibrâhîm said to us: 'Beware of Al-Mughîrah bin Sa'eed and Abû 'Abdur-Rahîm, for they are liars.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَوْنٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ لَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ: «إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ سَعِيدٍ، وَأَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، فَإِنَّهُمَا كَذَّابَانِ»

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[51] It was narrated that 'Âsim said: "We used to go to Abû 'Abdur-Rahmân Al-Sulamî when we were young boys, and he used to say to us: 'Do not sit with the storytellers except for Abū Al-Aḥwaṣ, and beware of Shaqīq.' And He said: 'This Shaqīq held some Khārijī views, but he was not Abū Wā'il.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمٌ، قَالَ: كُنَّا نَأْتِي أَبَا عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيَّ وَنَحْنُ غِلْمَةٌ أَيْفَاعٌ، فَكَانَ يَقُولُ لَنَا: «لَا تُجَالِسُوا الْقُصَّاصَ غَيْرَ أَبِي الْأَحْوَصِ، وَإِيَّاكُمْ وَشَقِيقًا»، قَالَ: «وَكَانَ شَقِيقٌ هَذَا يَرَى رَأْيَ الْخَوَارِجِ، وَلَيْسَ بِأَبِي وَائِلٍ»

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[52] Abū Ghassân Muḥammad bin 'Amr Ar-Rāzī narrated to us, he said: "I heard Jarīr say: 'I met Jābir bin Yazīd Al-Ju'fī, but I did not write down anything from him as he believed in Ar-Raj'ah.'"[1]

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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو غَسَّانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الرَّازِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ جَرِيرًا، يَقُولُ: «لَقِيتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ يَزِيدَ الْجُعْفِيَّ فَلَمْ أَكْتُبْ عَنْهُ، كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِالرَّجْعَةِ»

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[53] It was narrated that Mis'ar said: "Jābir bin Yazīd narrated to us, before he innovated as he did."

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حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، قَالَ: «حَدَّثَنَا جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ مَا أَحْدَثَ»

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[54] It was narrated that Sufyān said: "The people used to narrate from Jābir before he showed what he showed. And when he showed what he showed, the people suspected his Hadīth, and some people abandoned him." It was said to him: "What did he show?" He said: "Belief in Ar-Raj'ah (return to this life after death and before the Day of Judgement)."

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وحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: «كَانَ النَّاسُ يَحْمِلُونَ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ مَا أَظْهَرَ، فَلَمَّا أَظْهَرَ مَا أَظْهَرَ اتَّهَمَهُ النَّاسُ فِي حَدِيثِهِ، وَتَرَكَهُ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ»، فَقِيلَ لَهُ: وَمَا أَظْهَرَ؟ قَالَ: «الْإِيمَانَ بِالرَّجْعَةِ»

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[55] It was narrated that Abū Yaḥyā Al-Ḥimṣanī said: “Qabiṣah and his brother narrated us that they heard Al-Jarrāh bin Malīḥ say: ‘I heard Jābir bin Yazīd say: “I have seventy thousand Aḥādīth, all from Abū Ja‘far from the Prophet ﷺ.”’

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وحَدَّثَنَا حَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يَحْيَى الْحِمَّانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا قَبِيصَةُ، وَأَخُوهُ، أَنَّهُمَا سَمِعَا الْجَرَّاحَ بْنَ مَلِيحٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ: «عِنْدِي سَبْعُونَ أَلْفَ حَدِيثٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كُلُّهَا»

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[56] It was narrated that Zuhair said: “Jābir said” - or “I heard Jābir say: ‘I have fifty thousand Aḥādīth, and I have not narrated any of them.’ Then one day he narrated a Hadīth and said: ‘This is one of the fifty thousand.’”

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ زُهَيْرًا، يَقُولُ: قَالَ جَابِرٌ - أَوْ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا - يَقُولُ: «إِنَّ عِنْدِي لَخَمْسِينَ أَلْفَ حَدِيثٍ، مَا حَدَّثْتُ مِنْهَا بِشَيْءٍ»، قَالَ: ثُمَّ حَدَّثَ يَوْمًا بِحَدِيثٍ، فَقَالَ: «هَذَا مِنَ الْخَمْسِينَ أَلْفًا»

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[57] It was narrated that Sallām bin Abī Muṭī‘ said: “I heard Jābir Al-Ju‘fi say: ‘I have fifty thousand Hadīth from the Prophet ﷺ.’”

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وحَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الْيَشْكُرِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْوَلِيدِ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ سَلَّامَ بْنَ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ جَابِرًا الْجُعْفِيَّ، يَقُولُ: «عِنْدِي خَمْسُونَ أَلْفَ حَدِيثٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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58 Sufyān said: “I heard a man asking Jābir about the Verse of the Holy Qur’ān: “...Therefore I will not leave this land until my father permits me, or Allāh decides my case and He is the Best of the judges.”[1] Jābir said: ‘This has not been fulfilled yet.’ Sufyān said: ‘He is lying.’” We said [to Sufyân]: "What did he mean by that?" He said: "The Râfidah say that 'Alî is in the clouds, and we will not join any of his sons who rebel against the state, until a voice calls out to us from heaven" - meaning 'Alî - "who will tell us to go out and support so-and-so. Jâbir said: 'This is the interpretation of this Verse.' But he was lying; it was about the brothers of Yûsuf [ﷺ]."

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وحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ جَابِرًا عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : {فَلَنْ أَبْرَحَ الْأَرْضَ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ لِي أَبِي أَوْ يَحْكُمَ اللهُ لِي وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ} [يوسف: 80]، فَقَالَ جَابِرٌ: «لَمْ يَجِئْ تَأْوِيلُ هَذِهِ»، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: وَكَذَبَ، فَقُلْنَا لِسُفْيَانَ: وَمَا أَرَادَ بِهَذَا؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ الرَّافِضَةَ تَقُولُ: إِنَّ عَلِيًّا فِي السَّحَابِ، فَلَا نَخْرُجُ مَعَ مَنْ خَرَجَ مِنْ وَلَدِهِ حَتَّى يُنَادِيَ مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ يُرِيدُ عَلِيًّا أَنَّهُ يُنَادِي اخْرُجُوا مَعَ فُلَانٍ، يَقُولُ جَابِرٌ: «فَذَا تَأْوِيلُ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ، وَكَذَبَ، كَانَتْ فِي إِخْوَةِ يُوسُفَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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[59] It was narrated that Sufyân said: "I heard Jâbir narrating nearly thirty thousand Ahâdith, but I would not allow myself to mention any of them, even if I had such-and-such." [Muslim said]: I heard Abû Ghassân Muḥammad bin 'Amr al-Râzî say: "I asked Jarîr bin 'Abdul-Hamîd: 'Did you meet Al-Hârith bin Ḥaşîrah?' He said: 'Yes, he was a very quiet old man, who is hiding something serious.'"

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[60] It was narrated that Ḥammâd bin Zaid said: "Ayyûb mentioned a man one day and said: 'He is not careful about what he says.' And he mentioned another, and said: 'He adds to the number.'[1]

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حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: ذَكَرَ أَيُّوبُ رَجُلًا يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: «لَمْ يَكُنْ بِمُسْتَقِيمِ اللِّسَانِ»، وَذَكَرَ آخَرَ، فَقَالَ: «هُوَ يَزِيدُ فِي الرَّقْمِ»

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[61] It was narrated that Hammâd bin Zaid said: "Ayyûb said: 'I have a neighbor, then he mentioned some of his virtues, (then he said) but if he were to testify before me even concerning two date fruits, I would not find his testimony acceptable.'"

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حَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ أَيُّوبُ: «إِنَّ لِي جَارًا، ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ، وَلَوْ شَهِدَ عِنْدِي عَلَى تَمْرَتَيْنِ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَهَادَتَهُ جَائِزَةً»

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[62] It was narrated that Ma'mar said: "I never saw Ayyûb backbite about anyone except 'Abdul-Karîm," meaning Abû Umayyah. "He mentioned him and said: 'May Allâh have mercy on him. He was not trustworthy, and he asked me about a Hadîth of 'Ikrimah, then he said: "I heard 'Ikrimah.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، وَحَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ: قَالَ مَعْمَرٌ: مَا رَأَيْتُ أَيُّوبَ اغْتَابَ أَحَدًا قَطُّ إِلَّا عَبْدَ الْكَرِيمِ يَعْنِي أَبَا أُمَيَّةَ، فَإِنَّهُ ذَكَرَهُ، فَقَالَ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " كَانَ غَيْرَ ثِقَةٍ، لَقَدْ سَأَلَنِي عَنْ حَدِيثٍ لِعِكْرِمَةَ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عِكْرِمَةَ "

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[63] It was narrated that Hammâm said: "Abû Dâwûd Al-A'ma came to us and started saying: 'Al-Barâ' narrated to us' and 'Zaid bin Arqam narrated to us.' We mentioned that to Qatâdah and he said: 'He is lying, he never heard anything from them; rather he used to beg from the people at the time of the severe plague.'"

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حَدَّثَنِي الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ: قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْأَعْمَى، فَجَعَلَ يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنَا الْبَرَاءُ، قَالَ: وَحَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ أَرْقَمَ، فَذَكَرْنَا ذَلِكَ لِقَتَادَةَ، فَقَالَ: «كَذَبَ، مَا سَمِعَ مِنْهُمْ، إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ سَائِلًا يَتَكَفَّفُ النَّاسَ زَمَنَ طَاعُونِ الْجَارِفِ»

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[64] It was narrated that Hammâm said: "Abû Dâwûd Al-A'ma entered upon Qatâdah and when he left, they said: 'This man claims that he met eighteen men who had been present at (the battle at) Badr.' Qatâdah said: 'He used to beg before the plague, and he has nothing to do with that at all, and he should not speak. By Allâh, Al-Hasan did not narrate directly from anyone who had been present at Badr, and Sa'eed bin Al-Mûsâyyab did not narrate directly from anyone who had been present at Badr, except for Sa'd bin Mâlik.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا هَمَّامٌ، قَالَ: دَخَلَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْأَعْمَى عَلَى قَتَادَةَ، فَلَمَّا قَامَ، قَالُوا: إِنَّ هَذَا يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ لَقِيَ ثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ بَدْرِيًّا، فَقَالَ قَتَادَةُ: «هَذَا كَانَ سَائِلًا قَبْلَ الْجَارِفِ، لَا يَعْرِضُ فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْ هَذَا، وَلَا يَتَكَلَّمُ فِيهِ، فَوَاللهِ مَا حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ عَنْ بَدْرِيٍّ مُشَافَهَةً، وَلَا حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ عَنْ بَدْرِيٍّ مُشَافَهَةً، إِلَّا عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ»

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[65] It was narrated from Raqabah that Abû Ja'far Al-Hâshimî Al-Madanî used to fabricate Hadîth, though the words were true, but they were not Ahâdîth from the Prophet ﷺ, but he used to report that they were from the Prophet ﷺ.

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حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ، «أَنَّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الْهَاشِمِيَّ الْمَدَنِيَّ، كَانَ يَضَعُ أَحَادِيثَ كَلَامَ حَقٍّ، وَلَيْسَتْ مِنْ أَحَادِيثِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَكَانَ يَرْوِيهَا عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ»

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[66] It was narrated that Shu'bah narrated from Yûnus bin 'Ubaid who said: " 'Amr bin 'Ubaid used to tell lies in Hadîth."

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حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، قَالَ أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ: وحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ، قَالَ: «كَانَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ يَكْذِبُ فِي الْحَدِيثِ»

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[67] It was narrated that Mu'âdh bin Mu'âdh said: "I said to 'Awf bin Abî Jamîlah that 'Amr bin 'Ubaid narrated to us, from Al-Hasan, that the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Whoever bears weapons against us is not one of us.' He said: "Amr is lying, by Allâh, but he wanted to use that to support his vile views."[1]

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حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ أَبُو حَفْصٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ مُعَاذَ بْنَ مُعَاذٍ، يَقُولُ: قُلْتُ لِعَوْفِ بْنِ أَبِي جَمِيلَةَ: إِنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنْ حَمَلَ عَلَيْنَا السِّلَاحَ فَلَيْسَ مِنَّا»، قَالَ: «كَذَبَ وَاللهِ عَمْرٌو، وَلَكِنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَحُوزَهَا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ الْخَبِيثِ»

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[68] It was narrated that Hammâd bin Zaid said: "A man had been staying close to Ayyûb and listening to him, then Ayyûb noticed that he was missing. They said to him: 'O Abû Bakr, now he is staying close to 'Amr bin 'Ubaid.'" Hammâd said: "One day while I was with Ayyûb, and we had gone early to the market, he met that man. Ayyûb greeted him with Salâm and asked him, then Ayyûb said to him: 'I have heard that you are staying close to that man.'" Hammâd asked: "[Did] he name him," meaning 'Amr. "He said: 'Yes, O Abû Bakr. He tells us weird things.' Ayyûb said to him: 'We run away from' or 'we feel anxious about those weird things.'"

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وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ لَزِمَ أَيُّوبَ وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ، فَفَقَدَهُ أَيُّوبُ، فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهُ قَدْ لَزِمَ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُبَيدٍ، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: فَبَيْنَا أَنَا يَوْمًا مَعَ أَيُّوبَ، وَقَدْ بَكَّرْنَا إِلَى السُّوقِ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ الرَّجُلُ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ أَيُّوبُ، وَسَأَلَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ: «بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ لَزِمْتَ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ»، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: سَمَّاهُ يَعْنِي عَمْرًا، قَالَ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهُ يَجِيئُنَا بِأَشْيَاءَ غَرَائِبَ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ: «إِنَّمَا نَفِرُّ أَوْ نَفْرَقُ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْغَرَائِبِ» وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ زَيْدٍ يَعْنِي حَمَّادًا، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِأَيُّوبَ: إِنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ رَوَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: لَا يُجْلَدُ السَّكْرَانُ مِنَ النَّبِيذِ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبَ، أَنَا سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ: «يُجْلَدُ السَّكْرَانُ مِنَ النَّبِيذِ»

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[69] It was narrated that Ibn Zaid, meaning, Hammâd, said: "It was said to Ayyûb that 'Amr bin 'Ubaid narrated that Al- Ḥasan said: 'The drunkard is not to be flogged if he is intoxicated by consuming Nabīdh.' He said: 'He is lying. I heard Al-Ḥasan say that the drunkard is to be flogged for drinking Nabīdh.'"

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وحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ الْقَوَارِيرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: كَانَ رَجُلٌ قَدْ لَزِمَ أَيُّوبَ وَسَمِعَ مِنْهُ، فَفَقَدَهُ أَيُّوبُ، فَقَالُوا: يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهُ قَدْ لَزِمَ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُبَيدٍ، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: فَبَيْنَا أَنَا يَوْمًا مَعَ أَيُّوبَ، وَقَدْ بَكَّرْنَا إِلَى السُّوقِ، فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ الرَّجُلُ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهِ أَيُّوبُ، وَسَأَلَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ: «بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ لَزِمْتَ ذَاكَ الرَّجُلَ»، قَالَ حَمَّادٌ: سَمَّاهُ يَعْنِي عَمْرًا، قَالَ: نَعَمْ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ إِنَّهُ يَجِيئُنَا بِأَشْيَاءَ غَرَائِبَ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ لَهُ أَيُّوبُ: «إِنَّمَا نَفِرُّ أَوْ نَفْرَقُ مِنْ تِلْكَ الْغَرَائِبِ» وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجُ بْنُ الشَّاعِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ زَيْدٍ يَعْنِي حَمَّادًا، قَالَ: قِيلَ لِأَيُّوبَ: إِنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ عُبَيْدٍ رَوَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، قَالَ: لَا يُجْلَدُ السَّكْرَانُ مِنَ النَّبِيذِ، فَقَالَ: كَذَبَ، أَنَا سَمِعْتُ الْحَسَنَ، يَقُولُ: «يُجْلَدُ السَّكْرَانُ مِنَ النَّبِيذِ»

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[70] It was narrated that Sallām bin Abī Muṭi' said: "Ayyūb heard that I was going to 'Amr, so he came to me one day and said: 'If you are not safe with his religion, how can you be safe with his Aḥādīth?'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سَلَّامَ بْنَ أَبِي مُطِيعٍ، يَقُولُ: بَلَغَ أَيُّوبَ أَنِّي آتِي عَمْرًا فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيَّ يَوْمًا، فَقَالَ: «أَرَأَيْتَ رَجُلًا لَا تَأْمَنُهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ، كَيْفَ تَأْمَنُهُ عَلَى الْحَدِيثِ؟» وحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى، يَقُولُ: «حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ»

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[71] It was narrated that Sufyān said: "I heard Abū Mūsā say: 'Amr bin 'Ubaid narrated to us, before he innovated.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ. حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ. حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ. قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا مُوسَى يَقُولُ: حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ قبل أن يحدث.

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[72] 'Ubaidullāh bin Mu'ādḥ Al-'Anbarī narrated to me: "My father narrated us: 'I wrote to Shu'bah asking him about Abū Shaibah, the Qāḏī of Wāsiṭ. He wrote to me saying: "Do not write down anything from him, and tear up my letter.'"

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حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، قَالَ: كَتَبْتُ إِلَى شُعْبَةَ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَاضِي وَاسِطَ، فَكَتَبَ إِلَيَّ: «لَا تَكْتُبْ عَنْهُ شَيْئًا وَمَزِّقْ كِتَابِي»

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[73] Al-Hulwānī narrated to me, he said: "I heard 'Affān say: 'I told Hammād bin Salamah a Hadīth from Ṣāliḥ Al-Murrī from Ṭāḥit. He said: "He is lying." And I told Hammām a Hadīth from Ṣāliḥ Al-Murrī and he said: "He is lying.""

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وحَدَّثَنَا الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثْتُ حَمَّادَ بْنَ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ صَالِحٍ الْمُرِّيِّ بِحَدِيثٍ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، فَقَالَ: «كَذَبَ» وَحَدَّثْتُ هَمَّامًا، عَنْ صَالِحٍ الْمُرِّيِّ، بِحَدِيثٍ، فَقَالَ: «كَذَبَ»

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[74] Abû Dâwûd said: "Shu'bah said to me: 'Go to Jarîr bin Hâzim and tell him: "It is not permissible for you to narrate from Al-Hasan bin 'Umârah, because he tells lies." Abû Dâwûd said: "I said to Shu'bah: 'How is that?' He said: 'He narrated to us from Al-Hakam things for which I find no basis.'" He said: "I said to him: 'What things?' He said: 'I asked Al-Hakam: "Did the Prophet ﷺ offer the funeral prayer for those who were slain at Uhûd?" He said: "He did not offer the prayer for them." But Al-Hasan bin 'Umârah said, narrating from Al-Hakam, from Miqsam, from Ibn 'Abbâs, that the Prophet ﷺ offered the prayer for them and buried them. I said to Al-Hakam: "What do you say about the children of Zina (children born out of wedlock)?" He said: "The funeral prayer should be offered for them." I said: "From the Hadîth of whom is that narrated?" He said: "It is narrated from Al-Hasan Al-Başrî." But Al-Hasan bin 'Umârah said: "Al-Hakam narrated to us from Yahyâ bin Al-Jazzâr, from 'Alî, may Allâh be pleased with him."

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وحَدَّثَنِا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي شُعْبَةُ: ائْتِ جَرِيرَ بْنَ حَازِمٍ، فَقُلْ لَهُ: «لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ أَنْ تَرْوِيَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عُمَارَةَ فَإِنَّهُ يَكْذِبُ»، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: قُلْتُ لِشُعْبَةَ: وَكَيْفَ ذَاكَ؟ فَقَالَ: «حَدَّثَنَا عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بِأَشْيَاءَ لَمْ أَجِدْ لَهَا أَصْلًا»، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ: بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ؟ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِلْحَكَمِ: أَصَلَّى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى قَتْلَى أُحُدٍ؟ فَقَالَ: لَمْ يُصَلِّ عَلَيْهِمْ، فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ: عَنِ الْحَكَمِ، عَنْ مِقْسَمٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ صَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ وَدَفَنَهُمْ، قُلْتُ لِلْحَكَمِ: مَا تَقُولُ فِي أَوْلَادِ الزِّنَا، قَالَ: يُصَلَّى عَلَيْهِمْ، قُلْتُ: مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَنْ يُرْوَى؟ قَالَ: يُرْوَى عَنِ الْحَسَنِ الْبَصْرِيِّ، فَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عُمَارَةَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَكَمُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْجَزَّارِ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ

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[75] Al-Hasan Al-Hulwânî narrated to me, he said: "I heard Yazîd bin Hârûn, when he mentioned Ziyâd bin Maimûn, say: 'I swore that I would not narrate anything from him, or from Khâlid bin Maḥdûj.' He said: 'I met Ziyâd bin Maimûn, and I asked him about a Hadîth. He narrated it to me from Bakr Al-Muzanî. Then I went back to him, and he narrated it to me from Muwarriq. Then I went back to him, and he narrated it to me from Al-Ḥasan.' And he used to accuse the two of them of lying." Al-Ḥulwânî said: "I heard 'Abduṣ-Ṣâmad, when I mentioned Ziyâd bin Maimûn in his presence, accuse him of lying."

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وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَزِيدَ بْنَ هَارُونَ، وَذَكَرَ زِيَادَ بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، فَقَالَ: «حَلَفْتُ أَلَّا أَرْوِيَ عَنْهُ شَيْئًا، وَلَا عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَحْدُوجٍ» وَقَالَ: «لَقِيتُ زِيَادَ بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَدِيثٍ، فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ عَنْ بَكْرٍ الْمُزَنِيِّ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ عَنْ مُوَرِّقٍ، ثُمَّ عُدْتُ إِلَيْهِ، فَحَدَّثَنِي بِهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، وَكَانَ يَنْسُبُهُمَا إِلَى الْكَذِبِ»

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[76] Maḥmûd bin Ghailân narrated to me, he said: "I said to Abû Dâwûd At-Ṭayâlisî: 'You have narrated a great deal from 'Abbâd bin Maṣûr. How come you did not hear from him the Hadîth of Al-'Aṭṭarah which was narrated to us by An-Naḏr bin Shumail?' He said to me: 'Be quiet! 'Abdur-Raḥmân bin Maḥdî and I met Ziyâd bin Maimûn and we asked him. We said to him: "What are these Aḥâdîth that you narrate from Anas?" He said: "What do you think of a man who commits a sin then repents; doesn't Allâh accept his repentance?" We said: "Yes." He said: "I did not hear either a little or a lot from Anas (meaning, nothing at all). If the people do not know, then you now know that I did not meet Anas.” Abû Dâwûd said: “After that, I heard that he was narrating and ‘Abdur-Rahmân and I went to him and he said: ‘I repent.’ Then after that he was narrating again, so we ignored him.”

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وحَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ غَيْلَانَ، قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ: قَدْ أَكْثَرْتَ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ، فَمَا لَكَ لَمْ تَسْمَعْ مِنْهُ حَدِيثَ الْعَطَّارَةِ الَّذِي رَوَى لَنَا النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُمَيْلٍ؟ قَالَ لِيَ: " اسْكُتْ، فَأَنَا لَقِيتُ زِيَادَ بْنَ مَيْمُونٍ، وَعَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ مَهْدِيٍّ، فَسَأَلْنَاهُ، فَقُلْنَا لَهُ: هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيثُ الَّتِي تَرْوِيهَا عَنْ أَنَسٍ؟ فَقَالَ: أَرَأَيْتُمَا رَجُلًا يُذْنِبُ فَيَتُوبُ، أَلَيْسَ يَتُوبُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ؟ قَالَ: قُلْنَا: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: مَا سَمِعْتُ مِنْ أَنَسٍ مِنْ ذَا قَلِيلًا وَلَا كَثِيرًا، إِنْ كَانَ لَا يَعْلَمُ النَّاسُ فَأَنْتُمَا لَا تَعْلَمَانِ أَنِّي لَمْ أَلْقَ أَنَسًا "، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ: " فَبَلَغَنَا بَعْدُ أَنَّهُ يَرْوِي، فَأَتَيْنَاهُ أَنَا وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، فَقَالَ: أَتُوبُ، ثُمَّ كَانَ بَعْدُ يُحَدِّثُ فَتَرَكْنَاهُ "

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[77] Ḥasan Al-Ḥulwânî narrated to me, he said: “I heard Shabâbah say: “Abdul-Quddûs used to narrate to us and say: “Suwaid bin ‘Aqalah.””[1] Shabâbah said: ‘And I heard ‘Abdul-Quddûs say: “The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade using Ar-Rawhu ‘ardan.” It was said to him: “What does that mean?” He said: “It means making a small window in a wall to let the breeze pass through.”[2] Muslim said: I heard ‘Ubaidullâh bin ‘Umar Al-Qawârînî say: “I heard Hammâd bin Zaid say to a man - a few days after Mahdî bin Hilâl arrived: ‘What is this tainted spring coming from your direction?’[3] He said: ‘Yes indeed, O Abû Ismâ’l.”

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[78] Al-Ḥasan Al-Ḥulwānī narrated to me, he said: "I heard 'Affān say: 'I heard Abū 'Awānah say: "No Ḥadīth reached me from Al-Ḥasan, but I bring it to Abān bin Abī 'Ayyāsh and he would recite it for me.'"

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وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَفَّانَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَوَانَةَ، قَالَ: «مَا بَلَغَنِي عَنِ الْحَسَنِ حَدِيثٌ إِلَّا أَتَيْتُ بِهِ أَبَانَ بْنَ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ، فَقَرَأَهُ عَلَيَّ»

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[79] Suwaid bin Sa'eed narrated to me, he said: "'Alī bin Mushir narrated to us: 'Ḥamzah Az-Zayyāt and I heard approximately one thousand Aḥādīth from Abān bin Abī 'Ayyāsh.'" 'Alī said: 'I met Ḥamzah, and he told me that he saw the Prophet ﷺ in a dream, and he told him what he had heard from Abān, and he did not recognize anything except a few things, five or six.'"

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وحَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، قَالَ: «سَمِعْتُ أَنَا وَحَمْزَةُ الزَّيَّاتُ مِنْ أَبَانَ بْنِ أَبِي عَيَّاشٍ نَحْوًا مِنْ أَلْفِ حَدِيثٍ»، قَالَ عَلِيٌّ: فَلَقِيتُ حَمْزَةَ، فَأَخْبَرَنِي «أَنَّهُ رَأَى النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْمَنَامِ، فَعَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ مَا سَمِعَ مِنْ أَبَانَ، فَمَا عَرَفَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا شَيْئًا يَسِيرًا خَمْسَةً أَوْ سِتَّةً»

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[80] Zakariyyā bin 'Adiyy said: "Abū Ishāq Al-Fazārī said to me: 'Write down from Baqiyyah whatever he narrates from those who are known, and do not write down what he narrates from those who are not known. And do not write down anything that Ismā'īl bin 'Ayyāsh narrated from those who are known nor those who are not known.'"

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حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ بْنُ عَدِيٍّ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ الْفَزَارِيُّ: «اكْتُبْ عَنْ بَقِيَّةَ، مَا رَوَى عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِينَ، وَلَا تَكْتُبْ عَنْهُ مَا رَوَى عَنْ غَيْرِ الْمَعْرُوفِينَ، وَلَا تَكْتُبْ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَيَّاشٍ، مَا رَوَى عَنِ الْمَعْرُوفِينَ، وَلَا عَنْ غَيْرِهِمْ»

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[81] Ishāq bin Ibrāhīm Al-Ḥanzālī narrated to me, he said: "I heard some of the companions of 'Abdullāh say: 'Ibn Al-Mubārak said: "What a good man Baqiyyah would be, were it not that he changes names into nicknames and nicknames into names. For a long time he used to narrate to us from Abū Sa'eed Al-Wuhâzī, then we realized that that was 'Abdul-Quddūs."

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وحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِ عَبْدِ اللهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ: «نِعْمَ الرَّجُلُ بَقِيَّةُ لَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ يُكَنِّي الْأَسَامِيَ، وَيُسَمِّي الْكُنَى، كَانَ دَهْرًا يُحَدِّثُنَا عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْوُحَاظِيِّ فَنَظَرْنَا فَإِذَا هُوَ عَبْدُ الْقُدُّوسِ»

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[82] Aḥmad bin Yūsuf Al-Azdī narrated to me, he said: "I heard 'Abdur-Razzāq say: 'I never saw Ibn Al-Mubārak state bluntly that anyone was a liar, except in the case of 'Abdul-Quddūs. I heard him say: "He is a liar."

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وحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْأَزْدِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ الرَّزَّاقِ، يَقُولُ: مَا رَأَيْتُ ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ يُفْصِحُ بِقَوْلِهِ كَذَّابٌ إِلَّا لِعَبْدِ الْقُدُّوسِ، فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ لَهُ: «كَذَّابٌ»

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[83] 'Abdullāh bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān Ad-Dārīmī narrated to me, he said: "I heard Abū Nu'aim say - and he mentioned Al-Mu'alla bin 'Urfān - he said: 'Abū Wā'il narrated to us: "Ibn Mas'ūd came out to us at the battle of Siffeen." Abū Nu'aim said: 'Do you think that he was resurrected after death?'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الدَّارِمِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا نُعَيْمٍ، وَذَكَرَ الْمُعَلَّى بْنَ عُرْفَانَ، فَقَالَ: قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو وَائِلٍ، قَالَ: خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ بِصِفِّينَ فَقَالَ أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ: «أَتُرَاهُ بُعِثَ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ؟»

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[84] It was narrated that 'Affān bin Muslim said: "We were with Ismā'il bin 'Ulayyah and a man narrated a report from another man. I said that this one is not reliable. The man said: 'You are backbiting about him.' Ismā'il said: 'He is not backbiting; rather he judged that he is not reliable.'"

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حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، وَحَسَنٌ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، كِلَاهُمَا عَنْ عَفَّانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ، قَالَ: كُنَّا عِنْدَ إِسْمَاعِيلَ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، فَحَدَّثَ رَجُلٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ هَذَا لَيْسَ بِثَبْتٍ، قَالَ: فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: اغْتَبْتَهُ، قَالَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ: «مَا اغْتَابَهُ، وَلَكِنَّهُ حَكَمَ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِثَبْتٍ»

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[85] Bishr bin 'Umar said: "I asked Mālik bin Anas about Muḥammad bin 'Abdur-Raḥmān, who narrated from Sa'eed bin Al-Mūsāyyab. He said: 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked Mālik bin Anas about Abū Al-Ḥuwaīrīth. He said: 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Shu'bah from whom Ibn Abī Dhi'b narrated. He said: 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Ṣāliḥ, the freed slave of At-Taw'amah. He said: 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked him about Ḥarām bin 'Uthmān. He said: 'He is not trustworthy.' I asked Mālik about these five. He said: 'They are not trustworthy in their Aḥādīth.' I asked him about another man whose name I have forgotten and he said: 'Have you seen him in my books?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'If he were trustworthy, you would have seen him in my books.'"

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وحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الدَّارِمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ مَالِكَ بْنَ أَنَسٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الَّذِي يَرْوِي عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِثِقَةٍ»، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ صَالِحٍ، مَوْلَى التَّوْأَمَةِ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِثِقَةٍ»، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أَبِي الْحُوَيْرِثِ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِثِقَةٍ»، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شُعْبَةَ الَّذِي رَوَى عَنْهُ ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِثِقَةٍ»، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَرَامِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِثِقَةٍ»، وَسَأَلْتُ مَالِكًا عَنْ هَؤُلَاءِ الْخَمْسَةِ، فَقَالَ: «لَيْسُوا بِثِقَةٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِمْ»، وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ نَسِيتُ اسْمَهُ، فَقَالَ: «هَلْ رَأَيْتَهُ فِي كُتُبِي؟» قُلْتُ: لَا، قَالَ: «لَوْ كَانَ ثِقَةً لَرَأَيْتَهُ فِي كُتُبِي»

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[86] Al-Faḍl bin Sahl narrated to me, he said: "Yahyā bin Ma'in narrated to me: 'Hajjāj narrated to us: Ibn Abī Dhi'b narrated to us, from Shuraḥbīl bin Sa'd, and he was accused.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، «عَنْ شُرَحْبِيلَ بْنِ سَعْدٍ وَكَانَ مُتَّهَمًا»

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[87] Muḥammad bin 'Abdullāh bin Quhzādh narrated to me, he said: "I heard Abū Ishāq At-Tālaqānī say: 'I heard Ibn Al-Mubārak say: If I had been given the choice between entering Paradise and meeting 'Abdullāh bin Muḥarrir, I would have chosen to meet him then enter Paradise. But when I did see him, I realized that camel dung was dearer to me than him."

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وحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ قُهْزَاذَ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا إِسْحَاقَ الطَّالْقَانِيَّ، يَقُولُ: سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ الْمُبَارَكِ، يَقُولُ: «لَوْ خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ أَنْ أَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَبَيْنَ أَنْ أَلْقَى عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ مُحَرَّرٍ لَاخْتَرْتُ أَنْ أَلْقَاهُ، ثُمَّ أَدْخُلَ الْجَنَّةَ، فَلَمَّا رَأَيْتُهُ كَانَتْ بَعْرَةٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْهُ»

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[88] Al-Faḍl bin Saḥl narrated to me: "Walīd bin Ṣāliḥ narrated to us: 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Amr said: 'Zaid - meaning Ibn Abī Unaysah - said: 'Do not accept any reports from my brother.'"

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وحَدَّثَنِي الْفَضْلُ بْنُ سَهْلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَلِيدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ عُبَيْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ زَيْدٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ: «لَا تَأْخُذُوا عَنْ أَخِي»

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[89] Aḥmad bin Ibrāhīm Ad-Dawraqī narrated to me, he said: "Abdus-Salām Al-Wābiṣī told me: 'Abdullāh bin Ja'far Ar-Raqqī narrated to me, that 'Ubaidullāh bin 'Amr said: Yaḥyā bin Abī Unaysah was a liar."

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حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ السَّلَامِ الْوَابِصِيُّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ: «كَانَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ كَذَّابًا»

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[90] Aḥmad bin Ibrāhīm narrated to me, he said: "Sulaimān bin Ḥarb narrated to me that Ḥammād bin Zaid said: Mention of Farqad was made in the presence of Ayyūb, and he said: Farqad is not a person of Hadīth."

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حَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ: ذُكِرَ فَرْقَدٌ عِنْدَ أَيُّوبَ، فَقَالَ: «إِنَّ فَرْقَدًا لَيْسَ صَاحِبَ حَدِيثٍ»

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[91] 'Abdur-Raḥmān bin Bishr Al-'Abdī narrated to me, he said: "I heard Yaḥyā bin Sa'eed Al-Qaṭṭān say, when mention was made in his presence of Muḥammad bin 'Abdullāh bin 'Ubaid bin 'Umayr Al-Laithī, that he was very weak (in narration). It was said to Yaḥyā: 'Weaker than Ya'qūb bin 'Aṭā?' He said: 'Yes.' Then he said: 'I did not think that anyone would narrate from Muḥammad bin 'Abdullāh bin 'Ubaid bin 'Umayr.'" commands and prohibitions, exhortation and warning. If the narrator is not sincere and honest, and the one who knows of his faults hears it and narrates it - without explaining his faults to one who is unaware of them - then he will be sinning if he does that; betraying the common folk of the Muslims. For he cannot be certain that some of those who hear those reports will not follow and accept them, or some of them, although they - or most of them - are lies that have no basis. Moreover, the authentic reports, which are narrated from trustworthy narrators and the people who are accepted, are so great in number, that there is no need to quote from narrators that are not trustworthy and not accepted. I think that the reason why most of the people of this type narrate these weak Ahâdîth and chains of unknown narrators, and accept them after knowing of their faults, is to show how much knowledge of Hadîth they have before the masses, and so that it will be said: "How many Ahâdîth so-and-so has memorized and recorded!" Whoever follows such a path with knowledge, then he has no share of true knowledge, and it is more befitting that he should be called ignorant rather than knowledgeable.

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وحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ بِشْرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانَ، ذُكِرَ عِنْدَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ اللَّيْثِيُّ فَضَعَّفَهُ جِدًّا، فَقِيلَ لِيَحْيَى: أَضْعَفُ مِنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ عَطَاءٍ؟ قَالَ: «نَعَمْ»، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «مَا كُنْتُ أَرَى أَنَّ أَحَدًا يَرْوِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ عُمَيْرٍ»

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[92] Bishr bin Hakam narrated to me, he said: "I heard Yalyâ bin Sa'eed A1-Qattân describe Hakim bin Jubair, 'Abdul-A'la, and Yahyâ bin MiIsâ bin DInâr as weak (in narration) he said: 'His Hadith is nothing' and he classed Müsâ bin Dihqân and 'Eisa bin AbI 'Eisa A]-Madani as weak. And I heard Al-Hasan bin 'Eisa say: 'Ibn Al-Mubârak said to me: "When you come to JarIr, write down all of his knowledge except for reports from three people: Do not write down from him reports from 'Ubaidah bin Mu'attib, As-SarrI bin Ismâ'il and Muhammad bin Sâlim." Muslim said: And there is much that is similar to what we have mentioned of the words of the people of knowledge concerning accused narrators of HadIth and the faults in their reports, for which we have no room to write about here. What we have mentioned is sufficient for those who are wise and understand the way of the MuhaddithIn in discussing and explaining such matters. The reason why they obliged themselves to expose the faults of the narrators of HadIth and transmitters of reports, and to pass judgement on them when asked to, is due to the seriousness of the matter. Reports on matters of religion speak of lawful and unlawful, Narrating from the Trustworthy... commands and prohibitions, exhortation and warning. If the narrator is not sincere and honest, and the one who knows of his faults hears it and narrates it - without explaining his faults to one who is unaware of them then he will be sinning if he does that; betraying the common folk of the Muslims. For he cannot be certain that some of those who hear those reports will not follow and accept them, or some of them, although they - or most of them - are lies that have no basis. Moreover, the authentic reports, which are narrated from trustworthy narrators and the people who are accepted, are so great in number, that there is no need to quote from narrators that are not trustworthy and not accepted. I think that the reason why most of the people of this type narrate these weak AhâdtJj and chains of unknown narrators, and accept them after knowing of their faults, is to show how much knowledge of HadIth they have before the masses, and so that will be said: "How many Ahâdith so-and-so has memorized and recorded!" Whoever follows such a path with knowledge, then he has no share of true knowledge, and it more befitting that he should be called ignorant rather than knowledgeable. Narrating from the Trustworthy... 79