Discussion regarding Abu al-Zubayr’s narration from Jabir, and what he heard from him versus what he did not hear.
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The questioner : However, in the excuse mentioned by Ibn Hajar in *al-Tahdhib*, it appears to be a valid excuse.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Namely, that Shu’bah made him swear an oath between the Corner and the Station, as narrated from al-Layth: “that he made him swear an oath between the Corner and the Station”.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :“Are these hadiths that you narrate from Jabir ones you heard from him? He said: Yes, by Allah, I heard them from him”, so we say perhaps Muslim relied on this narration and thus included Abu al-Zubayr’s narration from Jabir. What is your opinion, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : My opinion, by Allah, is that I do not consider this narration problematic, but perhaps you know, along with me, the narration of al-Layth ibn Sa’d. Do you know it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, it supersedes that one, because al-Layth’s narration explicitly states that he asked him: “Did you hear all of Jabir’s hadiths from him? He said: No, I heard some and some are from what I did not hear. He said to him: Then teach me the hadiths that you heard from him, so he taught him”. So al-Layth’s hadith regarding Abu al-Zubayr is based on validity, but as for whether he heard all of Abu al-Zubayr’s hadiths in the narration you mentioned just now, I do not know it. However, I say: if it is authentic, it is explained by al-Layth’s narration from Jabir.
The questioner : But it is, O Shaykh, in *al-Tahdhib*.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said in the meeting that they mentioned to us that if we arrive, based on the assumption that we will show it to you in *al-Tahdhib*.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is fine, the library is close.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Namely, that Shu’bah made him swear an oath between the Corner and the Station, as narrated from al-Layth: “that he made him swear an oath between the Corner and the Station”.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner :“Are these hadiths that you narrate from Jabir ones you heard from him? He said: Yes, by Allah, I heard them from him”, so we say perhaps Muslim relied on this narration and thus included Abu al-Zubayr’s narration from Jabir. What is your opinion, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : My opinion, by Allah, is that I do not consider this narration problematic, but perhaps you know, along with me, the narration of al-Layth ibn Sa’d. Do you know it?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Fine, it supersedes that one, because al-Layth’s narration explicitly states that he asked him: “Did you hear all of Jabir’s hadiths from him? He said: No, I heard some and some are from what I did not hear. He said to him: Then teach me the hadiths that you heard from him, so he taught him”. So al-Layth’s hadith regarding Abu al-Zubayr is based on validity, but as for whether he heard all of Abu al-Zubayr’s hadiths in the narration you mentioned just now, I do not know it. However, I say: if it is authentic, it is explained by al-Layth’s narration from Jabir.
The questioner : But it is, O Shaykh, in *al-Tahdhib*.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I said in the meeting that they mentioned to us that if we arrive, based on the assumption that we will show it to you in *al-Tahdhib*.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is fine, the library is close.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.