Some people doubt al-Bukhari's statement, "Some people said," and say that al-Bukhari did not mean Imam Abu Hanifah (may Allah have mercy on him) here, but perhaps he meant al-Shafi'i.
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The questioner : Al-Bukhari established a chapter stating that a judge takes one interpreter... So this al-Shafi'i said this statement, so he intended al-Shafi'i, and he began to disparage al-Bukhari. Is his statement correct and consistent?
The Shaykh : The truth is more deserving of being followed, and in matters of independent legal reasoning, it is not permissible to disparage, especially from trusted scholars whom we know, or whom it is most likely, intended the truth. So if al-Bukhari said, "Some people said," we say, may Allah reward you with good, that you referred to them without mentioning their names. This is from his scrupulousness (may Allah have mercy on him). And in that case, the man does not intend the speaker, meaning he does not intend to disparage the speaker; rather, he intended the statement, as evidenced by the fact that he said, "Some people said." So al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) is considered in this matter to be one who is praised for it, not one who is criticized because of it. We came upon, and the judge, or the judge?
The Shaykh : The truth is more deserving of being followed, and in matters of independent legal reasoning, it is not permissible to disparage, especially from trusted scholars whom we know, or whom it is most likely, intended the truth. So if al-Bukhari said, "Some people said," we say, may Allah reward you with good, that you referred to them without mentioning their names. This is from his scrupulousness (may Allah have mercy on him). And in that case, the man does not intend the speaker, meaning he does not intend to disparage the speaker; rather, he intended the statement, as evidenced by the fact that he said, "Some people said." So al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) is considered in this matter to be one who is praised for it, not one who is criticized because of it. We came upon, and the judge, or the judge?