Is the narration of the 'Abbadalah accepted absolutely, without their describing his book and praising it, or is their silence considered a commendation of the book?
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The questioner : Well, our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, regarding the narrator who was described as having poor memory, I came across the words of some scholars that if he is narrated from his book, if it is taken from him from his book, then his book, meaning his narration, is accepted. But is this statement absolute, whether they explicitly stated that his book is accurate or not, or did they not state that his book is also free from defects, they did not state that there is something in his book, they only said he has poor memory and he has a book, so so-and-so narrated from his book, as is mentioned, for example, from the narration of the 'Abbadalah from...
The Shaykh : Ibn Lahi'ah.
The questioner : From Ibn Lahi'ah, some of them say they took from his original manuscripts, and some say they accepted it before it burned, and some say his books did not burn, they only took from his original manuscripts even after his confusion. So is this restricted to when they described his book and praised it, or is their silence regarding criticism of his book sufficient evidence that if they took from his book, his narration is relied upon?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the latter, and Allah knows best. Yes, as long as they remained silent, it is a commendation of his book.
The questioner : The fact that they explicitly state, our Shaykh, that he is weak in his memory, if he were weak in his book as well, they would have mentioned it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What Allah willed!
The Shaykh : Ibn Lahi'ah.
The questioner : From Ibn Lahi'ah, some of them say they took from his original manuscripts, and some say they accepted it before it burned, and some say his books did not burn, they only took from his original manuscripts even after his confusion. So is this restricted to when they described his book and praised it, or is their silence regarding criticism of his book sufficient evidence that if they took from his book, his narration is relied upon?
The Shaykh : Yes, this is the latter, and Allah knows best. Yes, as long as they remained silent, it is a commendation of his book.
The questioner : The fact that they explicitly state, our Shaykh, that he is weak in his memory, if he were weak in his book as well, they would have mentioned it.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : What Allah willed!
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