The Book of Faith-01b
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The reader: And Muhammad ibn Abi 'Utab narrated to me, saying: "Ibn 'Afan narrated to me from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan, from his father, who said: 'We have not seen the righteous ones to be more lying in anything than they are in hadith'"
The Shaykh : This is an exaggeration; this is a great exaggeration. But there is no doubt that the righteous ones are overcome by heedlessness, the purity of their hearts, and their trust in people, so they narrate from those who are not qualified to narrate. Also, the righteous ones, when it comes to the chapter of encouraging good, because of their love for good, they do not take much caution, and likewise in the chapter of warning. Therefore, weakness is common among them. As for saying that they are the most lying people in hadith, this is not correct; this is a hasty exaggeration. Yes.
Perhaps this man was guided to a specific group of righteous people who are the most lying in hadith, so he thought that all people are like these. Yes.
The questioner : What is meant by "the righteous ones" here?
The Shaykh : The worshippers; the meaning is the worshippers. Yes.
The reader: Ibn Abi 'Utab said: "I met Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan and asked him about it. He said, regarding his father: 'Have you not seen the people of goodness to be more lying in anything than they are in hadith?' Muslim says: 'Lying flows from their tongues, but they do not intend to lie.'"
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a good explanation. But as I indicated to you, because of the purity of their hearts, their good intentions, their good opinion of people, and their desire for good, this heedlessness occurs from them. Yes.
The Shaykh : This is an exaggeration; this is a great exaggeration. But there is no doubt that the righteous ones are overcome by heedlessness, the purity of their hearts, and their trust in people, so they narrate from those who are not qualified to narrate. Also, the righteous ones, when it comes to the chapter of encouraging good, because of their love for good, they do not take much caution, and likewise in the chapter of warning. Therefore, weakness is common among them. As for saying that they are the most lying people in hadith, this is not correct; this is a hasty exaggeration. Yes.
Perhaps this man was guided to a specific group of righteous people who are the most lying in hadith, so he thought that all people are like these. Yes.
The questioner : What is meant by "the righteous ones" here?
The Shaykh : The worshippers; the meaning is the worshippers. Yes.
The reader: Ibn Abi 'Utab said: "I met Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Sa'id al-Qattan and asked him about it. He said, regarding his father: 'Have you not seen the people of goodness to be more lying in anything than they are in hadith?' Muslim says: 'Lying flows from their tongues, but they do not intend to lie.'"
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a good explanation. But as I indicated to you, because of the purity of their hearts, their good intentions, their good opinion of people, and their desire for good, this heedlessness occurs from them. Yes.