If al-Nasa'i includes a man in his Sunan, does his inclusion remove the man's obscurity if only one man narrates from him?
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The questioner : If he includes a man in his Sunan, does this narration or his inclusion of the man remove the obscurity of his identity if only one man narrates from him?
The Shaykh : There is no rule that if one man narrates, it removes him from obscurity.
The questioner : Yes, but Ibn Hajar, it seems Ibn Hajar relies on it and says of the man in al-Taqrib that he is acceptable.
The Shaykh : This is a lot of it, but it is not always acceptable.
The questioner : It is not always acceptable.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him), as is clear to you, said that in al-Nasa'i's Sunan there are many who are unknown in terms of their identity.
The Shaykh : And what do you mean by this statement? Did you not hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by your citation from Ibn Kathir? Did you not hear the answer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : There is no rule that if one man narrates, it removes him from obscurity.
The questioner : Yes, but Ibn Hajar, it seems Ibn Hajar relies on it and says of the man in al-Taqrib that he is acceptable.
The Shaykh : This is a lot of it, but it is not always acceptable.
The questioner : It is not always acceptable.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Ibn Kathir (may Allah have mercy on him), as is clear to you, said that in al-Nasa'i's Sunan there are many who are unknown in terms of their identity.
The Shaykh : And what do you mean by this statement? Did you not hear the answer?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by your citation from Ibn Kathir? Did you not hear the answer?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So.
The questioner : ... .
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