Is it obligatory to verify the chain of narration when transmitting the statements of the Imams?
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The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : I say, may Allah reward you with good. Al-Shahrastani mentioned in his book *Al-Milal wa al-Nihal* that Zayd ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) studied under... Wasil ibn 'Ata and 'Amr ibn 'Ubayd. He said that he took from their principles as one who... I say, is such a thing authentic?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say, is such a thing authentic? And if it is authentic, is it...
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. I believe that Zayd ibn 'Ali took from Wasil ibn 'Ata and 'Amr ibn 'Ubayd.
The questioner : He mentioned this.
The Shaykh : It requires proof. It requires proof, because mere transmission from a person without a chain of narration is not acceptable. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were attributed a statement without a chain of narration, we would not accept it. If anyone attributes a statement to one of the Imams and does not provide a chain of narration for it, we do not accept it. It is well known that Zayd ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him, may Allah have mercy on him) was moderate. This is the well-known fact.
The student: But if it is authentic, does it harm him, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: I say, does it harm him if it is authentic?
The Shaykh : By Allah, we do not know what he took, because we cannot criticize any person unless we see what he took from the principles of these Mu'tazilah, these Mu'tazilah.
The questioner : I say, may Allah reward you with good. Al-Shahrastani mentioned in his book *Al-Milal wa al-Nihal* that Zayd ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) studied under... Wasil ibn 'Ata and 'Amr ibn 'Ubayd. He said that he took from their principles as one who... I say, is such a thing authentic?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : I say, is such a thing authentic? And if it is authentic, is it...
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know. I believe that Zayd ibn 'Ali took from Wasil ibn 'Ata and 'Amr ibn 'Ubayd.
The questioner : He mentioned this.
The Shaykh : It requires proof. It requires proof, because mere transmission from a person without a chain of narration is not acceptable. If the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) were attributed a statement without a chain of narration, we would not accept it. If anyone attributes a statement to one of the Imams and does not provide a chain of narration for it, we do not accept it. It is well known that Zayd ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him, may Allah have mercy on him) was moderate. This is the well-known fact.
The student: But if it is authentic, does it harm him, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: I say, does it harm him if it is authentic?
The Shaykh : By Allah, we do not know what he took, because we cannot criticize any person unless we see what he took from the principles of these Mu'tazilah, these Mu'tazilah.