Verifying al-Bayhaqi's statement: And 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub is unknown, so whoever cites him as evidence is being reckless with his religion. End of quote.
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The questioner : This is the issue, O Shaykh, that you mentioned regarding the review of the book.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reckless with his religion.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He says, "reckless with his religion" or "with his sin." This is what we mentioned in the issue... 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub is unknown, so whoever cites him as evidence is being reckless with his religion.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says in the original text, in completing what I mentioned, that this falls under what we criticize the opponents for in citing the narrations of liars. May Allah protect us from such people. And he said in the marginal note, on page, meaning in a copy, "with his sin," and in another copy, "excused for his sin," quoted from page one hundred and forty-four...
The Shaykh : Let us write it down. Page?
The questioner : One hundred and forty-four.
The Shaykh : No, the treatise.
The questioner : Page seven.
The Shaykh : I have page nine. Fine, and what does it say in yours about 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub?
The questioner : It says "And 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub is unknown, so whoever cites him as evidence is being reckless with his religion".
The Shaykh : Reckless?
The questioner : Or reckless.
The Shaykh : With his religion?
The questioner : With his religion. It ended, and he mentioned in the original text in "Ma'rifat al-Sunan wa al-Athar" that this falls under what we criticize the opponents for.
The Shaykh : Well done. So, with his religion. That is it.
The questioner : Only.
The Shaykh : Yes? Yes, it was "reckless with his religion." Yes.
The questioner : Let us continue reading, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, let us continue.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Reckless with his religion.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : He says, "reckless with his religion" or "with his sin." This is what we mentioned in the issue... 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub is unknown, so whoever cites him as evidence is being reckless with his religion.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He says in the original text, in completing what I mentioned, that this falls under what we criticize the opponents for in citing the narrations of liars. May Allah protect us from such people. And he said in the marginal note, on page, meaning in a copy, "with his sin," and in another copy, "excused for his sin," quoted from page one hundred and forty-four...
The Shaykh : Let us write it down. Page?
The questioner : One hundred and forty-four.
The Shaykh : No, the treatise.
The questioner : Page seven.
The Shaykh : I have page nine. Fine, and what does it say in yours about 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub?
The questioner : It says "And 'Afiyyah ibn Ayyub is unknown, so whoever cites him as evidence is being reckless with his religion".
The Shaykh : Reckless?
The questioner : Or reckless.
The Shaykh : With his religion?
The questioner : With his religion. It ended, and he mentioned in the original text in "Ma'rifat al-Sunan wa al-Athar" that this falls under what we criticize the opponents for.
The Shaykh : Well done. So, with his religion. That is it.
The questioner : Only.
The Shaykh : Yes? Yes, it was "reckless with his religion." Yes.
The questioner : Let us continue reading, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Yes, let us continue.