What is the validity of al-Mu'allimi's statement regarding the preference of the Baghdadi students of Ibn Ma'in when the transmissions of his students differ regarding the authentication and criticism?
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The questioner : When our Shaykh differs, the students of Ibn Ma'in differ in transmitting the statement about him; some of them authenticate him and some of them criticize him. The questions of Ibn Ma'in are numerous, and his students are many. If they differ in the statement of the Imam of the critics that the Baghdadi students of his are preferred, is this statement the correct one, or should they be combined, as if it were a disagreement among the Imams in biographical evaluation?
The Shaykh : This is the principle. As for the preference based on being from Baghdad, it has not passed me, and I have no knowledge of it.
The questioner : It is in *al-Tankil*, Shaykh. This statement is found in *al-Tankil*.
The Shaykh : I know, but I say I have nothing on this. As for the preference based on being more trustworthy or more memorizing, that is the principle. As for the narration of the Baghdadi being the preferred one, yes, I do not have, I mean, knowledge of this.
The questioner : And it appears that Shaykh al-Mu'allimi intended by that the local nature, that he.
The Shaykh : But is everyone who speaks about them from Baghdad?
The questioner : No, Shaykh, I do not live, I mean the students. He said if the students of Ibn Ma'in differ in transmitting the statements from Ibn Ma'in.
The Shaykh : Ibn Ma'in himself.
The questioner : Himself.
The Shaykh : It is the factors of local nature.
The questioner : The factors of local nature, this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. So, what is the correct position in that, Shaykh? First, one looks at who is most established in Ibn Ma'in in criticism, or one combines them, saying he is trustworthy once and weak another time, so we say he is truthful. If al-Duqayli transmitted from him that he is weak, and Ibn al-Jundayb, for example, transmitted from him that he is trustworthy, do we say in this case he is truthful, or do we say al-Duqayli is preferred over Ibn al-Jundayb in this field?
The Shaykh : Why is he preferred because he is local?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And no other reason.
The questioner : He was constantly with him and asked him more questions.
The Shaykh : And in the hypothetical case, there are no statements.
The questioner : This is what we benefit from, except if we stop at a place where we have only this statement.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : As for a collection of statements, then they.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I have nothing on this.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : This is the principle. As for the preference based on being from Baghdad, it has not passed me, and I have no knowledge of it.
The questioner : It is in *al-Tankil*, Shaykh. This statement is found in *al-Tankil*.
The Shaykh : I know, but I say I have nothing on this. As for the preference based on being more trustworthy or more memorizing, that is the principle. As for the narration of the Baghdadi being the preferred one, yes, I do not have, I mean, knowledge of this.
The questioner : And it appears that Shaykh al-Mu'allimi intended by that the local nature, that he.
The Shaykh : But is everyone who speaks about them from Baghdad?
The questioner : No, Shaykh, I do not live, I mean the students. He said if the students of Ibn Ma'in differ in transmitting the statements from Ibn Ma'in.
The Shaykh : Ibn Ma'in himself.
The questioner : Himself.
The Shaykh : It is the factors of local nature.
The questioner : The factors of local nature, this.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. So, what is the correct position in that, Shaykh? First, one looks at who is most established in Ibn Ma'in in criticism, or one combines them, saying he is trustworthy once and weak another time, so we say he is truthful. If al-Duqayli transmitted from him that he is weak, and Ibn al-Jundayb, for example, transmitted from him that he is trustworthy, do we say in this case he is truthful, or do we say al-Duqayli is preferred over Ibn al-Jundayb in this field?
The Shaykh : Why is he preferred because he is local?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : And no other reason.
The questioner : He was constantly with him and asked him more questions.
The Shaykh : And in the hypothetical case, there are no statements.
The questioner : This is what we benefit from, except if we stop at a place where we have only this statement.
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
The questioner : As for a collection of statements, then they.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I have nothing on this.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you.
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