Some scholars may use certain terms in the critique and vindication of narrators, saying, "This man is like the staff of Moses, which snatched up what they fabricated," and some may take amusement in them.
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The student: Some scholars of the critique and vindication of narrators, when they speak about a man, say, "This man is like the staff of Moses, which snatched up what they fabricated," so some of the brothers joke with it...?
The Shaykh : I see that the hadith scholars who say this—may Allah forgive them—should not say it this way, because there is a fear that it will be used in mockery, even if the hadith scholars do not intend this at all. It is better to say, "This man is like a verse," or "This man has extensive knowledge," or "This man has broad learning," or the like.
The student: They also say, "So-and-so possesses the magical staff of Moses"?
The Shaykh : This is also not permissible; this is more severe, because saying "the magical staff of Moses" means that what he brought is sorcery, and this is dangerous.
The Shaykh : I see that the hadith scholars who say this—may Allah forgive them—should not say it this way, because there is a fear that it will be used in mockery, even if the hadith scholars do not intend this at all. It is better to say, "This man is like a verse," or "This man has extensive knowledge," or "This man has broad learning," or the like.
The student: They also say, "So-and-so possesses the magical staff of Moses"?
The Shaykh : This is also not permissible; this is more severe, because saying "the magical staff of Moses" means that what he brought is sorcery, and this is dangerous.