Did al-Bukhari intend to prefer the marfu' over the mursal?
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The questioner : I am confused by al-Bukhari when he mentioned it without a mursal; did al-Bukhari intend to prefer the muttasil over the mursal with this statement?
The Shaykh : No, he did not intend to prefer the mursal; he intended to prefer the connected marfu', meaning, but he intended to clarify that the narrators differed regarding it.
The Shaykh : No, he did not intend to prefer the mursal; he intended to prefer the connected marfu', meaning, but he intended to clarify that the narrators differed regarding it.