Is al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) exclusive to scholars?
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Question:
This questioner says: Is al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) exclusive to scholars?
Answer:
Al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) is part of the science of isnad (the chain of narration), and only specialized hadith scholars can undertake it. It is not permissible to speak about people's faults or to stir up discord among them and call it al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators). That is backbiting and talebearing, not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: Is al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) exclusive to scholars?
Answer:
Al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators) is part of the science of isnad (the chain of narration), and only specialized hadith scholars can undertake it. It is not permissible to speak about people's faults or to stir up discord among them and call it al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators). That is backbiting and talebearing, not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil (the critique and vindication of narrators).
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:05:50)
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