Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said regarding the unknown narrator: "He is the one whose identity and integrity are known, but whose name is unknown; he is cited as evidence." Is this statement correct?
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The Shaykh : Excuse me, raise your voice and let me understand what your question is.
The questioner : Al-Nawawi said
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : In the final part of his discussion on the unknown narrator in his book *Taqrib*: "He is the one whose identity and integrity are known, but whose name is unknown; he is cited as evidence", is this statement correct, O our Shaykh? The one whose identity and integrity are known, but whose name is unknown, is cited as evidence.
The Shaykh : His name is unknown
The questioner : His name is unknown
The Shaykh : I mean, he was not named. How can his name be unknown if his integrity is known?
The student: Unless he was a Companion
The questioner : This is the statement of al-Sakhawi in *Fath al-Mughith*
The Shaykh : We do not know this
The questioner : In the first volume, O our Shaykh
The Shaykh : How can his name be unknown if his integrity is known?
The questioner : That is how it is written
The Shaykh : You proceed, I mean
The student: A trustworthy person narrated to me
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The student: This is a question from Madi al-Budu, O our Shaykh
The Shaykh : Ah, he is more deserving
The questioner : A question and a follow-up
The Shaykh : He is more deserving
The questioner : Al-Nawawi said
The Shaykh : Ah
The questioner : In the final part of his discussion on the unknown narrator in his book *Taqrib*: "He is the one whose identity and integrity are known, but whose name is unknown; he is cited as evidence", is this statement correct, O our Shaykh? The one whose identity and integrity are known, but whose name is unknown, is cited as evidence.
The Shaykh : His name is unknown
The questioner : His name is unknown
The Shaykh : I mean, he was not named. How can his name be unknown if his integrity is known?
The student: Unless he was a Companion
The questioner : This is the statement of al-Sakhawi in *Fath al-Mughith*
The Shaykh : We do not know this
The questioner : In the first volume, O our Shaykh
The Shaykh : How can his name be unknown if his integrity is known?
The questioner : That is how it is written
The Shaykh : You proceed, I mean
The student: A trustworthy person narrated to me
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The student: This is a question from Madi al-Budu, O our Shaykh
The Shaykh : Ah, he is more deserving
The questioner : A question and a follow-up
The Shaykh : He is more deserving