The Shaykh’s narration of a strange story about Thabit al-Bunani.
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The Shaykh: About Thabit al-Bunani, who narrates from Anas ibn Malik, a Companion.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He said: "Thabit married a woman. He said: So a man carried him on his shoulder and presented him to his wife." Ha, this is one of the strange stories.
The questioner: My Shaykh, I think this Thabit is weak?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: I say, is this Thabit weak?
The Shaykh: No, no, he is one of the men of the Six Books. "So a man carried him on his shoulder to his wife on the night he entered with her. The people used to say: If the matter of men were in Thabit’s flesh and blood, it would have gone, but it is only in his bone." What does this statement mean? "If the matter of men were in Thabit’s flesh and blood, it would have gone, but it is only in his bone."
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: He said: "Thabit married a woman. He said: So a man carried him on his shoulder and presented him to his wife." Ha, this is one of the strange stories.
The questioner: My Shaykh, I think this Thabit is weak?
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: I say, is this Thabit weak?
The Shaykh: No, no, he is one of the men of the Six Books. "So a man carried him on his shoulder to his wife on the night he entered with her. The people used to say: If the matter of men were in Thabit’s flesh and blood, it would have gone, but it is only in his bone." What does this statement mean? "If the matter of men were in Thabit’s flesh and blood, it would have gone, but it is only in his bone."
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