If the narrator is weak and the one who conceals defects is inconsistent in his narration; is the weakness severe?

The questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : , it reached us ... the hadith from the men, here there is no question in the science of hadith except one question, which says: If the narrator is weak and the one who conceals defects is inconsistent in his narration; is the weakness severe?

The Shaykh : Repeat.

The questioner: If the narrator is weak and the one who conceals defects is inconsistent in his narration; is the weakness severe?

The Shaykh: No, it indicates his weakness. All that is the case is that two defects are present in him; if either one were independent, it would make him weak, and if two defects are present, both of which make him weak, but his hadith does not become more weak; that is: it is not said of him that he is severely weak. Especially since it is possible that if he is one who conceals defects, he may have explicitly stated the narration. And if he did not explicitly state the narration, he remains weak, and it is possible that he can be strengthened by other weak narrators whose weakness is not severe. The rank is the same, so he is weak, and it is not said of one like him that he is extremely weak. This is what we know from the scholars of hadith.
Yes.