In al-Nasa'i's narration, the narrator is Jabir himself; is this considered anomalous?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. Al-Nasa'i's narration: Sunan an-Nasa'i 2962Sahih (Darussalam).
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The narrator is Jabir himself in *Sahih Muslim*:Sahih Muslim 1218a Is this considered anomalous or authentic?
The Shaykh : No, perhaps the narrators narrated it by meaning, because the saying of the Messenger: and the saying of Allah: [Al-Ahzab 33:21] It seems they narrated it by meaning. Otherwise, this is a point one must be aware of: as long as the source is the same, it is obligatory to rule that the weaker one is anomalous. But perhaps the narrator narrated it by meaning from this route I mentioned to you, Sharafi, after the adhan.
Like the one flowing from the head.
We will start with that with which Allah started.
ابدؤوا بما بدأ الله بهThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The narrator is Jabir himself in *Sahih Muslim*:
I begin with what Allah (has commanded me) to begin
أبدأ بما بدأ الله بهThe Shaykh : No, perhaps the narrators narrated it by meaning, because the saying of the Messenger:
I begin
أبدأThere has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an
لقد كان لكم في رسول الله أسوةLike the one flowing from the head.