What is the ruling on a student who is a constant companion and frequent narrator from his shaykh who is a tadlis practitioner, if his shaykh uses the 'an'anah method?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on a student who is a constant companion and frequent narrator from his shaykh who is a tadlis practitioner, if his shaykh uses the 'an'anah method?
The Shaykh : There is no difference, except if he has a specific phrase, as is said regarding Shu'bah, for example, concerning the three. That is a different matter. But merely being described with this attribute is not sufficient.
The questioner : So the discussion is in Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi's book, in the biography of al-A'mash in Mizan al-I'tidal, where he states that one should suspend judgment regarding his 'an'anah, except from shaykhs from whom he narrated frequently.The Shaykh : Yes, they narrated frequently from him.
The questioner : He narrated frequently from them. My question now is the reverse of the issue: if the student is a tadlis practitioner and narrates from shaykhs whom he constantly accompanied and from whom he narrated frequently... the reverse of the question.
The Shaykh : Meaning, al-A'mash narrates from famous shaykhs of his.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he narrates frequently from them.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he uses the 'an'anah method from them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi says that one should suspend judgment regarding his 'an'anah, except from shaykhs from whom he narrated frequently, such as Abu al-Salih al-Samman. And who, our brothers, mentioned a group? And Abu Ishaq mentioned three. This is found in Mizan al-I'tidal, in the biography of...
The Shaykh : We have passed through a phrase like this.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, my opinion regarding al-A'mash and those like him, I have previously mentioned on another occasion.
The Shaykh : There is no difference, except if he has a specific phrase, as is said regarding Shu'bah, for example, concerning the three. That is a different matter. But merely being described with this attribute is not sufficient.
The questioner : So the discussion is in Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi's book, in the biography of al-A'mash in Mizan al-I'tidal, where he states that one should suspend judgment regarding his 'an'anah, except from shaykhs from whom he narrated frequently.The Shaykh : Yes, they narrated frequently from him.
The questioner : He narrated frequently from them. My question now is the reverse of the issue: if the student is a tadlis practitioner and narrates from shaykhs whom he constantly accompanied and from whom he narrated frequently... the reverse of the question.
The Shaykh : Meaning, al-A'mash narrates from famous shaykhs of his.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And he narrates frequently from them.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And he uses the 'an'anah method from them.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So Al-Hafiz al-Dhahabi says that one should suspend judgment regarding his 'an'anah, except from shaykhs from whom he narrated frequently, such as Abu al-Salih al-Samman. And who, our brothers, mentioned a group? And Abu Ishaq mentioned three. This is found in Mizan al-I'tidal, in the biography of...
The Shaykh : We have passed through a phrase like this.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, my opinion regarding al-A'mash and those like him, I have previously mentioned on another occasion.
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