The Difficulty in the Statement of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir: "I Caught Up with Abu Bakr"
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, the hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir where he said, "I caught up with Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman." In the biography of the narrator, it states that he was born in the twenty-first year of the Hijrah. So how can he say, "I caught up with Abu Bakr," when Abu Bakr passed away before that?
The Shaykh:
The specific date mentioned for his birth makes the matter easy; it means there was an error by the one who specified the date of birth.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person praying forgets the prostration for forgetfulness and a long time has passed, does he make it up?
The Shaykh:
'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir is a Tabi'i, from the generation of the Tabi'un, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, the hadith of 'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir where he said, "I caught up with Abu Bakr, 'Umar, and 'Uthman." In the biography of the narrator, it states that he was born in the twenty-first year of the Hijrah. So how can he say, "I caught up with Abu Bakr," when Abu Bakr passed away before that?
The Shaykh:
The specific date mentioned for his birth makes the matter easy; it means there was an error by the one who specified the date of birth.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, if a person praying forgets the prostration for forgetfulness and a long time has passed, does he make it up?
The Shaykh:
'Abd Allah ibn 'Amir is a Tabi'i, from the generation of the Tabi'un, yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب حد القذف — islamhouse.com (1:11:13)
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