Discussion of the chain of narration of the hadith of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)

The student : This chain of narration is authentic.

The Shaykh : This is an authentic chain of narration, but this is a case where it is said to be authentic due to other supporting evidence. This is related to the science of hadith, because in the chain it says: "Ismail narrated to us, Malik narrated to me." This Ismail is Ibn Abi Malik al-Asbah al-Madani, and he is one of al-Bukhari's shaykhs about whom criticism was made due to their poor memory. Therefore, this chain does not establish the hadith on its own; rather, it is because it came through a path other than Ismail's that the hadith is authentic without doubt. And so here, in the takhrij, it is traced to al-Bukhari and in Muslim, meaning through a path other than Ismail's. The important point is that the hadith is authentic, but the chain itself is not called authentic. This is part of the precision in the takhrij of hadiths.