In a question regarding the hearing of Ibrahim ibn Yazid al-Nakha'i from Ibn Mas'ud in his biography in *al-Tahdhib*, which is cited from him.
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Al-Halabi: In a question regarding the hearing of Ibrahim ibn Yazid al-Nakha'i from Ibn Mas'ud in his biography in *al-Tahdhib*, which is cited from him... from Ibn Mas'ud, I heard this from a man from Ibn Mas'ud, and if I say 'Ibn Mas'ud said,' I heard this from more than one person from Ibn Mas'ud. Al-Dhahabi in *al-Mizan*, at the end of his biography, said: "And the opinion has settled among the hadith scholars regarding the trustworthiness of al-Nakha'i, and what he narrates from Ibn Mas'ud and others from the Companions are *mursal* reports that are not good." What is your opinion?
The Shaykh : No, there is no contradiction between this summary following al-Dhahabi and what was said in his biography regarding the distinction between when he says "from so-and-so"... Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. This is my son Abd al-Rahman. So, is this considered a statement where you need to qualify al-Dhahabi's words?
Al-Halabi: Yes, meaning with the same wording, whether it is "from" or "said."
The Shaykh : Or "said." If he says "said," he narrated it from a group from Ibn Mas'ud, and if he says "from," it is from a single person, so here it is weakened.
Al-Halabi: Weakened?
The Shaykh : If he says "from" in the narration from Ibn Mas'ud, it is like a *munqati'* report because it is ambiguous as to the person, whereas there, "Ibn Mas'ud said" is ambiguous as to a group. So, the narration in the case where the ambiguous ones are a group has more weight than his narration in the first case. If that is the case, then al-Dhahabi's statement is understood in light of this detail, or in other words, it is understood in light of what he says "from."
Al-Halabi: Which is the first...
The Shaykh : Which is the first. Al-Dhahabi's statement is understood in light of this.
The Shaykh : No, there is no contradiction between this summary following al-Dhahabi and what was said in his biography regarding the distinction between when he says "from so-and-so"... Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. This is my son Abd al-Rahman. So, is this considered a statement where you need to qualify al-Dhahabi's words?
Al-Halabi: Yes, meaning with the same wording, whether it is "from" or "said."
The Shaykh : Or "said." If he says "said," he narrated it from a group from Ibn Mas'ud, and if he says "from," it is from a single person, so here it is weakened.
Al-Halabi: Weakened?
The Shaykh : If he says "from" in the narration from Ibn Mas'ud, it is like a *munqati'* report because it is ambiguous as to the person, whereas there, "Ibn Mas'ud said" is ambiguous as to a group. So, the narration in the case where the ambiguous ones are a group has more weight than his narration in the first case. If that is the case, then al-Dhahabi's statement is understood in light of this detail, or in other words, it is understood in light of what he says "from."
Al-Halabi: Which is the first...
The Shaykh : Which is the first. Al-Dhahabi's statement is understood in light of this.