The Musnad of Baqi ibn Makhlad: If it were printed, it would be in 700 volumes. Is this statement correct?
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The questioner : The owner of the Musnad, Baqi ibn Makhlad, has a Musnad that, if printed, would be in 700 volumes. Is that so, O our Shaykh?
The Shaykh : I do not know how many volumes it is, but according to what the scholars have mentioned, it is broader than "Musnad Ahmad."
The questioner : But they do not specify 700 volumes?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I heard one of the Shaykhs say 700 volumes.
Another questioner : 700 .
Another questioner : Yes.
Another questioner : Shaykh Ali told me it is approximately 200, something like that. As for the first report, I heard 700. But Ali said it is around, perhaps 200, two hundred and a bit.
The Shaykh : I do not know how many volumes it is, but according to what the scholars have mentioned, it is broader than "Musnad Ahmad."
The questioner : But they do not specify 700 volumes?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : I heard one of the Shaykhs say 700 volumes.
Another questioner : 700 .
Another questioner : Yes.
Another questioner : Shaykh Ali told me it is approximately 200, something like that. As for the first report, I heard 700. But Ali said it is around, perhaps 200, two hundred and a bit.
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