Are the narrators mentioned by al-Daraqutni in *The Weak and the Abandoned* considered abandoned based on al-Barqani's phrase in the book (…

The questioner : Here too, our Shaykh’s phrase is found in al-Daraqutni’s book *The Weak and the Abandoned*. What does it say? It says here: Al-Barqani said, “My discussion with Abu Mansur Ibrahim ibn al-Husayn Hamdan, for Abu al-Hasan Ali al-‘Umrani al-Daraqutni (may Allah forgive me and him), regarding the abandoned among the Companions of Hadith, was lengthy. So it was agreed between us and him to abandon those he listed under the letters of the alphabet in these pages.” And he proceeded to list the narrators. He mentioned this in the introduction to *The Weak and the Abandoned* and proceeded to list the narrators.

The Shaykh : The abandoned.

The questioner : Yes, some narrators are mentioned without any commentary. Are they considered abandoned by this phrase?

The Shaykh : That is the apparent ruling.

The questioner : And so, Shaykh, meaning your practice, meaning if you come across one, you consider him abandoned.

The Shaykh : Yes, of course, this is subject to the known condition, meaning if he does not contradict [other evidence].

The questioner : Yes, meaning if he is unique in his narration, or if al-Daraqutni counts him among those he severely weakened, and he combines him with others.

The Shaykh : That is the apparent ruling.

The questioner: Yes.