What is the status of Abu Salih Badham with you, O Shaykh?
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The questioner : Your Eminence, in the book *Mizan al-I'tidal* by al-Dhahabi, in the biography of Abu Salih Badham, the freed slave of Umm Hani', it is stated that he lies. In the manuscript of the book *Dhu'afa* by al-'Uqayli, the word "lies" is replaced with "he is weak," which is the correct statement. You have weakened this man based on the printed *Mizan*, and the accusation of lying against Abu Salih is reported from Isma'il ibn Abi Khalid. How can he be called a liar when he narrated many reports from him in tafsir? We ask for your guidance, and we thank you.
The Shaykh : Before we read what is in the book, we do not weaken this Abu Salih Badhan, or Badhan, based on the claim that he was a liar. Because if we relied on the lying accusation reported about him, his hadith would be at the extreme of rejection and would not merely be weak. However, when the author speaks about a man, he mentions everything said about him if he is weak.
The Shaykh : Before we read what is in the book, we do not weaken this Abu Salih Badhan, or Badhan, based on the claim that he was a liar. Because if we relied on the lying accusation reported about him, his hadith would be at the extreme of rejection and would not merely be weak. However, when the author speaks about a man, he mentions everything said about him if he is weak.