Who are the scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in our present day?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Who are the scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in our present day?
Answer:
By Allah, we do not know anyone among the scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in our present day. The scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil are in the graves now, but their words exist in the books, the books of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil. Al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in the science of isnad, in the narration of hadith, what is it? Ta'dil is speaking ill of people and criticizing them, saying so-and-so is like this and so-and-so is like that, praising some people and insulting others. This is ghibah (backbiting) and namimah (talebearing), and it is not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Who are the scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in our present day?
Answer:
By Allah, we do not know anyone among the scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in our present day. The scholars of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil are in the graves now, but their words exist in the books, the books of al-jarh wa al-ta'dil. Al-jarh wa al-ta'dil in the science of isnad, in the narration of hadith, what is it? Ta'dil is speaking ill of people and criticizing them, saying so-and-so is like this and so-and-so is like that, praising some people and insulting others. This is ghibah (backbiting) and namimah (talebearing), and it is not al-jarh wa al-ta'dil. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [52 -560] من هم علماء الجرح والتعديل في عصرنا الحاضر؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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