The Shaykh’s remarks on some of the chains of the report of Ibn 'Abbas (disbelief short of disbelief).
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The Shaykh : The Companion, as is well known, is Ibn 'Abbas, and the one who narrated from him is Tawus.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is there a break in the chain here that is suspected?
The questioner : This... the Shaykh of the narrator is Tawus, yes, I do not think there is... in the chain.
The Shaykh : Well done, meaning from the Shaykh, Ahmad ibn Salman al-Mawsili informed us, meaning he narrated to us, 'Ali ibn Harb narrated to us, Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah from Hisham ibn Hajjaj from Tawus, who said: Ibn 'Abbas said. This is the break.
The questioner : That is what they said, and I think it is in... Salman ibn...
The Shaykh : Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah from Hisham ibn Hajjaj.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From Tawus, who said: Ibn 'Abbas said.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where is the break that is claimed?
The questioner : It is circulated like this.
The Shaykh : Why? We said earlier...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient for discussion and examination to simply say that this report or this hadith is weak until we hear the reason for the weakness. Here, what is the reason for the weakness in this chain? Where is the break that was mentioned earlier?
The questioner : So, my Shaykh, do you consider the authenticity of this report to be the stronger position?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Is there a break in the chain here that is suspected?
The questioner : This... the Shaykh of the narrator is Tawus, yes, I do not think there is... in the chain.
The Shaykh : Well done, meaning from the Shaykh, Ahmad ibn Salman al-Mawsili informed us, meaning he narrated to us, 'Ali ibn Harb narrated to us, Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah from Hisham ibn Hajjaj from Tawus, who said: Ibn 'Abbas said. This is the break.
The questioner : That is what they said, and I think it is in... Salman ibn...
The Shaykh : Sufyan ibn 'Uyaynah from Hisham ibn Hajjaj.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : From Tawus, who said: Ibn 'Abbas said.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Where is the break that is claimed?
The questioner : It is circulated like this.
The Shaykh : Why? We said earlier...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not sufficient for discussion and examination to simply say that this report or this hadith is weak until we hear the reason for the weakness. Here, what is the reason for the weakness in this chain? Where is the break that was mentioned earlier?
The questioner : So, my Shaykh, do you consider the authenticity of this report to be the stronger position?
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