What is the meaning of your saying about a narrator, "I do not know him"?
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The questioner : Excuse me, my Shaykh, may Allah reward you. It happens that during your tracing of some hadiths, you say about a narrator, "I do not know him." What is the meaning of this statement of yours?
The Shaykh : It means he has no biographical entry.
The questioner : He has no biographical entry in the books of biographies?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : On a temporary residence permit
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a temporary residence permit?
The questioner : Temporary means his residence permit is renewed every year, and it may not be renewed for him.
The Shaykh : The answer is not clear.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to shorten the prayer, meaning the person who resides in a country on a temporary residence permit?
The Shaykh : I am asking you what you mean by a temporary residence permit?
The questioner : This residence permit is given to a person and is renewed for him every year. Every year means it is renewed for him; that is, he is given a residence permit to stay for a period of one year, and then, when the matter ends, it is renewed for him.
The Shaykh : So he resides for a year? Yes?
The student: Cut
The Shaykh : Cut, yes
The Shaykh : It means he has no biographical entry.
The questioner : He has no biographical entry in the books of biographies?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good
The questioner : Oh Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : On a temporary residence permit
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by a temporary residence permit?
The questioner : Temporary means his residence permit is renewed every year, and it may not be renewed for him.
The Shaykh : The answer is not clear.
The questioner : Is it permissible for him to shorten the prayer, meaning the person who resides in a country on a temporary residence permit?
The Shaykh : I am asking you what you mean by a temporary residence permit?
The questioner : This residence permit is given to a person and is renewed for him every year. Every year means it is renewed for him; that is, he is given a residence permit to stay for a period of one year, and then, when the matter ends, it is renewed for him.
The Shaykh : So he resides for a year? Yes?
The student: Cut
The Shaykh : Cut, yes