Clarification that Thabit ibn al-Harith al-Ansari is unknown
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The questioner : The hadith has two defects. Did I mention the second defect?
The Shaykh : I mean this one who was said to be a Companion and who left.
The questioner : Thabit.
The Shaykh : Yes, Thabit ibn al-Harith. It was established that he is not a Companion. He is also not authenticated by the scholars of knowledge, because merely being a Companion is sufficient for the researcher to seek authentication, as you know, since all the Companions are trustworthy. If his status as a Companion is not established, then it is obligatory at that point to know that he is a trustworthy, precise, and memorizing person. He has none of that at all. Therefore, he is a Tabi'i. This is the first defect, so the hadith is mursal (a report missing the Companion link). Second, he is unknown and not recognized for his justice. This is the second defect.
The Shaykh : I mean this one who was said to be a Companion and who left.
The questioner : Thabit.
The Shaykh : Yes, Thabit ibn al-Harith. It was established that he is not a Companion. He is also not authenticated by the scholars of knowledge, because merely being a Companion is sufficient for the researcher to seek authentication, as you know, since all the Companions are trustworthy. If his status as a Companion is not established, then it is obligatory at that point to know that he is a trustworthy, precise, and memorizing person. He has none of that at all. Therefore, he is a Tabi'i. This is the first defect, so the hadith is mursal (a report missing the Companion link). Second, he is unknown and not recognized for his justice. This is the second defect.
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