What is your opinion regarding the statement that it is not permissible to describe a person as being like the staff of Moses in the context of narrator criticism, given that hadith scholars intend to refer to his strength in exposing liars and fabricators of hadith?

The student: ... Their saying: "He is like the staff of Moses, which devours what they fabricate." It is well known that hadith scholars sometimes use expressions intending the meaning behind them, as if they are saying he takes from the liars and fabricators. What is the basis for your statement that it is not permissible?

The Shaykh : Yes, because we say that the staff of Moses (peace be upon him) became a sign that devoured everything they fabricated, and this man, no matter who he is, cannot encompass everything.