What is the obligation of students of knowledge regarding a man who has been criticized by one scholar and vindicated by another?
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Question:
One scholar criticized a man, and then another scholar vindicated him. What is the obligation of the students? Do they follow the criticism or the vindication?
Answer:
We do not know what this criticism and vindication is. This man is one of the hadith scholars, one of the men in the chain of narration. The criticism and vindication of the men in the chain of narration is for the sake of protecting the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from what is mixed in. As for criticism that is backbiting and talebearing with no benefit behind it, it is not permissible. Yes.
One scholar criticized a man, and then another scholar vindicated him. What is the obligation of the students? Do they follow the criticism or the vindication?
Answer:
We do not know what this criticism and vindication is. This man is one of the hadith scholars, one of the men in the chain of narration. The criticism and vindication of the men in the chain of narration is for the sake of protecting the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) from what is mixed in. As for criticism that is backbiting and talebearing with no benefit behind it, it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الواجب على طلبة العلم بالنسبة لرجل تم تجريحه من جهة عالم وتعديله من جهة عالم آخر؟ — youtube.com
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