And does this formulation suggest a break in the chain?
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The questioner : All right, our Shaykh, if a group of people narrated to us, or if it was from someone of less than that status, is the chain considered valid?
The Shaykh: Who is the one who says, "A group narrated to us"?
The questioner: A trustworthy person.
The Shaykh: A trustworthy man.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He says, "A group of people narrated to us."
The questioner : In congregation.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: For example, from Ma'mar.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the hadith is established.
The questioner : If it was from someone of less than that status.
The Shaykh : If he is what?
The questioner: Less than that, less than trustworthy.
The Shaykh : The ruling is the same; if his hadith is good, it is good, and if his hadith is weak, it is weak.
The questioner : Does the formulation "a group" suggest a break in the chain?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Does "a group" suggest that the chain was broken?
The Shaykh : It does not suggest a break. A break occurs when a narrator is dropped from the chain. Here, the narrator was not dropped; rather, he was left unspecified and not named. If the unspecified person is a single individual, the hadith is not used as evidence. However, if it is a group, it is used as evidence.
The questioner : Based on the principle of mass transmission.
The Shaykh : A group, yes.
The Shaykh: Who is the one who says, "A group narrated to us"?
The questioner: A trustworthy person.
The Shaykh: A trustworthy man.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He says, "A group of people narrated to us."
The questioner : In congregation.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: For example, from Ma'mar.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, the hadith is established.
The questioner : If it was from someone of less than that status.
The Shaykh : If he is what?
The questioner: Less than that, less than trustworthy.
The Shaykh : The ruling is the same; if his hadith is good, it is good, and if his hadith is weak, it is weak.
The questioner : Does the formulation "a group" suggest a break in the chain?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : Does "a group" suggest that the chain was broken?
The Shaykh : It does not suggest a break. A break occurs when a narrator is dropped from the chain. Here, the narrator was not dropped; rather, he was left unspecified and not named. If the unspecified person is a single individual, the hadith is not used as evidence. However, if it is a group, it is used as evidence.
The questioner : Based on the principle of mass transmission.
The Shaykh : A group, yes.
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