Ibn 'Adi mentioned in the biography of Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-'Utaridi that he was criticized for narrating from those he did not meet; is he considered a practitioner of tadlis on that account?
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The questioner : The question of the honorable Shaykh concerns a biography, specifically the biography of Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-'Utaridi, which Ibn 'Adi mentioned in al-Kamil.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, a little bit, who is he?
The questioner : Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-'Utaridi; Ibn 'Adi wrote his biography in al-Kamil, in the first volume. He said in the biography: "They did not fault him except that he narrated from those he did not meet." On account of this phrase, al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned him in his book on the layers of those who practice tadlis. It is known the definition of a hadith that involves tadlis or a man who practices tadlis. Did al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's action apply to the scholars regarding this man in his book, in terms of the definition of a man who practices tadlis, which is one who narrates hadiths he did not hear from his shaykh from whom he heard a number of hadiths?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the question clear?
The Shaykh : This implies that he used to narrate mursal reports, and it is not correct to include him among those who practice tadlis if it is as you described.
The questioner : That is correct.
The Shaykh : So this man is not one who practices tadlis.
The Shaykh : Excuse me, a little bit, who is he?
The questioner : Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Jabbar al-'Utaridi; Ibn 'Adi wrote his biography in al-Kamil, in the first volume. He said in the biography: "They did not fault him except that he narrated from those he did not meet." On account of this phrase, al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar mentioned him in his book on the layers of those who practice tadlis. It is known the definition of a hadith that involves tadlis or a man who practices tadlis. Did al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar's action apply to the scholars regarding this man in his book, in terms of the definition of a man who practices tadlis, which is one who narrates hadiths he did not hear from his shaykh from whom he heard a number of hadiths?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is the question clear?
The Shaykh : This implies that he used to narrate mursal reports, and it is not correct to include him among those who practice tadlis if it is as you described.
The questioner : That is correct.
The Shaykh : So this man is not one who practices tadlis.
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