The ruling on the tadlis of Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid, al-Walid ibn Muslim, and 'Umar ibn 'Ali al-Maqdami.
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The questioner : 'Umar ibn 'Ali al-Maqdami and his tadlis: he engages in the tadlis of silence.
The Shaykh : The problem of problems.
The questioner : He says, "It was narrated to us from our shaykh," although he did not hear it from him. What is the ruling on his explicit statement of hearing outside the two Sahihs?
The Shaykh : I thought you were asking about his status in the two Sahihs.
The questioner : No, it is outside the two Sahihs.
The Shaykh : Naturally, the ruling is to refrain from citing him as evidence.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Now, we come to Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid and al-Walid ibn Muslim, who engage in the tadlis of leveling. The tadlis of leveling is when they explicitly state that they heard from their shaykh, but in the chain above their shaykh, up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there is an 'an'anah and a tadlis of leveling. The tadlis of leveling removes the weak link from the chain until the chain becomes level and sound. Is this accepted, or is one also to refrain from citing it?
The Shaykh : As for al-Walid ibn Muslim al-Dimashqi, a man from our city, he is not to be cited as evidence unless he explicitly states that he heard the hadith in every chain.
The questioner : Up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean, excuse me, not up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but up to the Companion. As for Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid, it is known among the majority of hadith scholars that his tadlis is not the tadlis of leveling like that of al-Walid ibn Muslim. So, if one believes that Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid’s tadlis is the tadlis of leveling, like the tadlis of al-Walid ibn Muslim, then they are equal in the air. It is not permissible to cite the hadith of either of them as evidence unless his narration is continuous in every layer. Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Yes, if one believes they are equal?
The Shaykh : Yes, he did.
The questioner : And if one believes in distinguishing between them, the matter is different?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : And beware of it.
The Shaykh : The problem of problems.
The questioner : He says, "It was narrated to us from our shaykh," although he did not hear it from him. What is the ruling on his explicit statement of hearing outside the two Sahihs?
The Shaykh : I thought you were asking about his status in the two Sahihs.
The questioner : No, it is outside the two Sahihs.
The Shaykh : Naturally, the ruling is to refrain from citing him as evidence.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you. Now, we come to Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid and al-Walid ibn Muslim, who engage in the tadlis of leveling. The tadlis of leveling is when they explicitly state that they heard from their shaykh, but in the chain above their shaykh, up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), there is an 'an'anah and a tadlis of leveling. The tadlis of leveling removes the weak link from the chain until the chain becomes level and sound. Is this accepted, or is one also to refrain from citing it?
The Shaykh : As for al-Walid ibn Muslim al-Dimashqi, a man from our city, he is not to be cited as evidence unless he explicitly states that he heard the hadith in every chain.
The questioner : Up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
The Shaykh : Yes, I mean, excuse me, not up to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but up to the Companion. As for Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid, it is known among the majority of hadith scholars that his tadlis is not the tadlis of leveling like that of al-Walid ibn Muslim. So, if one believes that Baqiyyah ibn al-Walid’s tadlis is the tadlis of leveling, like the tadlis of al-Walid ibn Muslim, then they are equal in the air. It is not permissible to cite the hadith of either of them as evidence unless his narration is continuous in every layer. Is the answer clear?
The questioner : Yes, if one believes they are equal?
The Shaykh : Yes, he did.
The questioner : And if one believes in distinguishing between them, the matter is different?
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : And beware of it.
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