Do the books *Ta'jil al-Manfa'ah*, *Lisan al-Mizan*, and *Taqrib al-Tahdhib* cover the narrators of the six canonical books?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, do the books *Ta'jil al-Manfa'ah*, *Lisan al-Mizan*, and *Taqrib al-Tahdhib* cover the narrators of the six canonical books?
The Shaykh : Each of these books has its own specific focus. *Ta'jil al-Manfa'ah* is specifically concerned with the Musnad of Abu Hanifah and al-Shafi'i, and those mentioned alongside them.
*Al-Tahdhib* and *Al-Taqrib* are specifically concerned with the six canonical books and what is appended to them, such as *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* by al-Bukhari, *Khalq Af'al al-'Ibad*, and similar works.
*Al-Mizan* is not limited to anyone except those about whom criticism has been made, whether that criticism is the stronger position or the weaker position, and whether the person biographed in *Al-Mizan* is from the narrators of the six canonical books or from others. Thus, each of these books has its own specificity. You may not find many of the biographed individuals in *Ta'jil*, nor in *Al-Mizan*, nor in *Al-Tahdhib*, and consequently not in *Al-Taqrib*. This is the ruling regarding these books.
The Shaykh : Each of these books has its own specific focus. *Ta'jil al-Manfa'ah* is specifically concerned with the Musnad of Abu Hanifah and al-Shafi'i, and those mentioned alongside them.
*Al-Tahdhib* and *Al-Taqrib* are specifically concerned with the six canonical books and what is appended to them, such as *Al-Adab al-Mufrad* by al-Bukhari, *Khalq Af'al al-'Ibad*, and similar works.
*Al-Mizan* is not limited to anyone except those about whom criticism has been made, whether that criticism is the stronger position or the weaker position, and whether the person biographed in *Al-Mizan* is from the narrators of the six canonical books or from others. Thus, each of these books has its own specificity. You may not find many of the biographed individuals in *Ta'jil*, nor in *Al-Mizan*, nor in *Al-Tahdhib*, and consequently not in *Al-Taqrib*. This is the ruling regarding these books.