His statement: (And I asked Malik about these five) Is it Ibn Anas?
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The questioner : I asked Malik ibn Anas, then he said, "And I asked Malik about these five?"
The Shaykh : In one copy it says, "I asked Malik" without the conjunction, and in another copy
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : do not repeat the wording. "I asked Malik ibn Anas about so-and-so and so-and-so," "I asked Malik about these five." This means the second copy, which is in the margin, is more correct. Yes? If there is no conjunction, there is no problem. "I asked Malik about so-and-so, about so-and-so, about so-and-so, about so-and-so; I asked him about these five." If you write the copy we have in the margin.
The Shaykh : In one copy it says, "I asked Malik" without the conjunction, and in another copy
The questioner : ... ؟
The Shaykh : do not repeat the wording. "I asked Malik ibn Anas about so-and-so and so-and-so," "I asked Malik about these five." This means the second copy, which is in the margin, is more correct. Yes? If there is no conjunction, there is no problem. "I asked Malik about so-and-so, about so-and-so, about so-and-so, about so-and-so; I asked him about these five." If you write the copy we have in the margin.