It is recorded in al-Dhahabi’s *Mizan al-I’tidal*, in the biography of Abu Salih Badham, that he lies.

The questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : It is recorded in al-Dhahabi’s *Mizan al-I’tidal*, in the biography of Abu Salih Badham, the statement: ... that he lies. However, in the manuscript of al-Uqayli’s *al-Du‘afa’*, the word “lies” is replaced by “fabricates,” which is the correct reading. You have weakened this man based on the printed edition of *al-Mizan* ... It was reported from a chain of narration ... that he said: How can he be called a liar when he narrated from him extensively in tafsir? We hope for your guidance, with thanks?

The Shaykh : Before we read what is in the book, we do not weaken this Abu Salih Badhan or Badham based on the claim that he lied. If we had relied on the accusation of lying reported by those who transmitted it, his hadith would have been at the lowest level of rejection and would not merely be weak. However, when an author discusses a man, he mentions everything said about him if the man is weak.