The statement of al-Hafiz al-Haythami: "Al-Tabarani narrated it in al-Kabir or al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih." Why was this not adopted as his technical term, just as we adopted the previous case as al-Hakim's technical term?

The questioner : Also, I have come across your critique of al-Hafiz al-Haythami when he says, for example, "Al-Tabarani narrated it in al-Kabir or al-Awsat, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih."

The Shaykh : You, O Shaykh, are going to make me forget Al-Albani!

The questioner : May Allah preserve you and bless you, O our Shaykh, praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : What Allah willed, your memory is good.

The questioner : Praise be to Allah, you have critiqued al-Haythami many times in this chapter when he says, may Allah have mercy on him, "and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih." We always say that thisThe Shaykh : Al-Tabarani is certainly not among the narrators of the Sahih.

The Shaykh : Well done.

The questioner : The question here is, if that is the case, why was this not adopted as al-Haythami's technical term, whereas you adopted the case we are discussing as al-Hakim's technical term?

The Shaykh : If he did not establish a rule or a book of additions (Istidrak) so that we could note this observation and dwell on it, as we did regarding al-Hakim, but such a substitution involves, I mean?

The questioner : May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.

The questioner : I mean, by the way, regarding your books, we have learned from them, praise be to Allah, and the audio tapes.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.

The questioner : We ask Allah to bless you.

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.